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pietisnpreparing this volume, the Editors have had several aims, 
jlivF- of which have, at some times, crossed each other; and the 
5 important have been occasionally, but unavoidably, sacrificed 
. the more important. 

The first aim of all has been, to select hymns of a truly devo- 
ir 1 1 character. We have been unwilling to lose some stanzas, 
jh, though inferior in poetic value, are yet, in themselves or in 
associations, adapted to quicken religious feeling. We have 
.:.emed it unwise to part with such endeared and spiritual, though 
homely expressions of religious thought and feeling, as are found 
in Hymns 31, 220, 490, 492, 853, and 923 of this Collection. 

With the same aim, we have omitted many popular religious 
songs, which, though of high lyrical merit, are still, in themselves 
or in their associations, poorly fitted to nurture the Christian life. 
We are not insensible to the excellence of such songs of Thomas 
Moore as those commencing with 

;: Like morning, when her early breeze," 
and 

"The bird let loose in eastern skies," 
and 

" This world is all a fleeting show;" 

but we are more sensible of the uncongeniality between such effu- 
sions of such a Muse, and the scenes of communion with God, ic 
his temple and on his holy day. 

But while we have aimed to make the chief merit of this volume 
consist in its thoroughly Christian spirit, we have not forgotten 
that its lyrical value should have the precedence over all except its 
religious excellences. It is not meant to be a Book of Theology in 



IV INTRODUCTION 

rhyme, but it is called " The Sabbath Hymn Book, for the sendee 
of Song in the house of the Lord : " 1 Chronicles 6 : 31. As Ave 
have inserted some stanzas because their spiritual value prevailed 
over their lyrical defects ; so we have omitted some stanzas because 
their poetical faults cannot fail to impair their religious influence. 
We have sought for devotional poems, rather than for short 
rythmical sermons, — narrative, expository, or didactic. 

In laboring to compile a volume of sacred lyrics, we have, 
endeavored to select such as are peculiarly adapted to the wo 
of the Most High in his Sanctuary* A true hymn for " the^ 
of the Lord," is an expression of worship in a form adapted tO 
utterance in song. All lyrical compositions produce their full 
effect only when they are accompanied with music ; and those 
which are designed for the Sanctuary develop their highest power * 
only when they are uttered in musical cadence, and assume the 
form of a direct address to God, or, at least, a form predisposing 
the soul to such direct address. " Modern hymns," says a Ger- 
man author, " are not lyrical, but didactic. They only preach in 
rhyme ; and thus they reach the head, but not the heart. If, now, 
the sermon preaches, and the singing preaches, and the prayer 
preaches, the monotony of the service will occasion weariness ; but 
if the sermon preaches, and the hymn sings, and the prayer prays, 
there will be a beautiful variety to exercise and interest all the 
faculties of the soul." In order to make this volume a manual of 
worship, as well as for worship, and to fit it distinctively for <k the 
service of song in the house of the Lord," we have collected a 
large number of hymns, which are direct addresses to the Most 
High. We have given to these a prominence above the hymns 
which lead indirectly to prayer and praise. This is seen in the 
Classification of Hymns: — Book I. Part I. Sect. 1, 2. Part II. 
Sect. 1. Book II. Part I. Sect. 1 ; Part II. Sect. 16, a, b, c. Book 
III. Part I., Part VI., Part XIII. Sect. 4. Book IV. Parts I. to 
V. Book V. Book VIII. Part I., Sects. 1, 7, 8 ; Part III. Sect. 
4, a ; Sect. 5, a, b, c, d, e ; Part IV. Sect. 1 ; Part VII. Sect. 1 ; 
Part X. Sect. 1, 2 ; Part XL Sect. 3, 4; Part XIII. Sect. 3, a, e. 
Book X. Part I. Sect. 3; Part III. Sect. 1. Book XL Part I. 
Sect. 1, 3; Part VI. Sect. 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Part VII. Sect. 1. Book 
XHI Part I. Sect. 1 ^ Part IV. Book XIY. Part IX. Sect, 2. 



INTRODUCTION. V 

As we have aimed to compile a volume which may be fitly- 
called a '• Sabbath Hymn Book/' we have sought for the choicest 
metrical versions of passages from the Bible. The inspired vol- 
ume, containing the best records of devotional experience, must 
furnish the best materials for every good book of Psalmody. It 
expresses the true sentiment, in its accurate proportions, and it 
always suggests even more than it expresses. The inspired poems 
are the standard for all Christian hymns. As we depart from the 
Biblical standard, we are in danger of introducing a morbid 
pietism in the place of a healthful piety. Although we have not 
divided this volume into a distinct Book of Psalms, and a distinct 
Book of Hymns, yet we have endeavored to insert every good 
version of the Biblical Psalms which seemed important for the 
Biblical associations and influence of the volume, and we have 
introduced some paraphrases of other portions of the inspired 
text, which have not been ordinarily found in American Hymn 
Books. Examples of these are found in Hymns 1, 95, 245, 
31.3, 321, 339, 641, 689, 779, 867, 868, 881, 918, 958, 1275. 

We have not arranged the versions of the inspired Psalms in a 
separate book, because, first, many of these versions are too gen- 
eral and free to be called Psalms, in distinction from Hymns ; 
secondly, some of the inspired Psalms have never been translated 
into metrical versions worthy of the name, and at the same time 
adapted to the worship of a promiscuous Christian assembly ; 
and therefore a book of English paraphrases of Psalms for the 
sendee of song must be, at present, incomplete ; and, thirdly, the 
separate arrangement of the Psalms and Hymns interferes with 
the logical and rhetorical unity of the Hymn Book, and this unity 
is important for its practical usefulness ; and, fourthly, the Bibli- 
cal Index will supply, in part, the advantage of preserving a dis- 
tinct classification of the Psalms, and will show that many 
passages in the Prophecies, Gospels, and Epistles, are in fact 
Psalms of devotion, and, on the ground of intrinsic lyrical and 
spiritual merit, are worthy of being distinguished by being col- 
lected into appropriate books. Indeed, the Editors were, at one 
time, somewhat inclined to arrange the hymns of this volume 
according to the Biblical sources whence they were derived. 

As the devotional influences of a Hymn Book are increased by 
its being associated with the phrases and the authority of inspired 



VI INTRODUCTION. 

men, so they are increased by the association of the book with the 
writings and the names of all the pious in past ages. Therefore 
the Editors have endeavored to select those ancient hymns, which, 
though devoid of Biblical authority, have yet been sealed with the 
approbation of the most devout worshippers ; those hymns which 
have been used by the Church in the periods of her most earnest 
and progressive religious life. We have secured several new 
translations of Greek, Latin, and German hymns, which have 
acquired a standard value in other ages and other lands ; and, 
breathing the fragrance of ancient piety, have come down to us 
with inspiriting associations. Several of them have a rich history. 
They have been sung on the eve of battle, at the death-bed and 
the burial of saints, in scenes of the most heart-rending persecu- 
tion, or of ecstatic triumph. Some of these new translations, and 
other ancient hymns of this Collection, are Nos. 46, 96, 200, 220, 
263, 293, 336, 451, 685, 686, 765, 809, 899, 1051, 1203, 1230, 1281, 
1282, 1284. Such relics of the Church of the past, cannot but be 
dear to the Church of the present and the future. We cannot but 
love the hymn of grateful delight in Christ, by Bernard (Hymn 686): 

" Jesus, thou Joy of loving hearts," 
and the sacramental hymn of Aquinas (Hymn 1051), — 

" O Bread to Pilgrims given ! " — 
and it stirs the heart to know that Hymn 899 — 

" Fear not, little flock, the foe " — 

was the song of Gustavus Adolphus, sung before the great battles 
that he fought for the Protestant Reformation. What more affect- 
ing burial hymn can be found than Hymn 1203, — 

" The pangs of death are near," — 

which has come down to us from beside the graves of ancient 
saints ? And upon the subject of the Judgment, it deepens our 
thoughts to meet with stanzas like those of Hymn 1281, — 

" That great day of wrath and terror, - ' — 

which is the root of the old "Dies Irae," in all its versions, and 
which has proved its worth by a life of a thousand years. There 



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are many such hymns, we think, which the Church " will not 
willingly let die." 

It may be thought that some of the old English hymns in this 
volume are too quaint for modern Psalmody. But these were 
among the chosen hymn* of our own ancestors. They have been 
sum:, with tears of penitence or of joy, by men and women whom 
we love to venerate. One of these (Hymn 31), 

" All people that on earth do dwell," 

was the old favorite version of the one hundredth Psalm ; and was 
the first English hymn to which the tune of the Old Hundredth was 
applied by our English forefathers. It has, therefore, great histor- 
ical value, and a special adaptedness to one of the noblest tunes in 
the " service of song." It is beautifully fitted for certain celebra- 
tions of events that occurred in the remote past, and for some of 
our anniversary Jubilees. 

In preparing a Hymn Book for the best religious influence in 
the Sanctuary, the Editors have aimed to introduce the ripest fruits 
of modern Hymnology. As we have sought to compile a Book 
of Poetry, in distinction from prose ; and of poetry for worship, in 
distinction from songs of general application, so we have aimed 
to furnish a book of real life, in distinction from mere imaginative 
poetry ; a book of various Christian experience, and containing the 
most valuable records of what religious men have actually felt, 
and have expressed in lyrical form. But the various experience 
of the Church cannot be exhibited without the aid of her modern 
poets. The experience of the present age has a new individuality. 
Hymnology is receiving constant accessions from men now living. 
Some of its choice treasures are recent. This is especially true of 
Hymns upon the Person and AVork of Christ. Certain produc- 
tions of living hymnologists have already taken a strong hold of 
the affections of the Church, as expressive of an existing Christian 
life. They will be precious to the hearts of Christians in a coming 
age, and will be permanent contributions to our Christian literature. 
We have introduced into this volume many hymns which have 
never been used in American churches, and some of which have 
never been previously published. The k - Sabbath Hymn Book" has 
been enriched by several contributions prepared expressly for it, ' 



VIII INTRODUCTION. 

the Rev. Horatius Bonar, of Scotland ; and by many of his poems, 
abridged and accommodated to the use of our Psalmody, after a 
full consultation with him, and with his very kind permission. It 
has been also enriched by several hymns, some of them written 
immediately for it by Rev. Ray Palmer, D. D., of Albany, and 
others translated expressly for it, by him, from the original Latin. 
Among the hymns which we have not seen in any American 
Manual for worship, may be named the following selection, viz. : 
Hymns 175, 233, 237, 239, 260, 264, 304, 315, 320, 335, 336, 343, 
367, 372, 373, 415, 418,421,444,446,460, 623, 653, 716, 717, 747, 
748, 753, 761, 771, 792, 868, 899, 902, 936, 977, 980, 987, 1019, 
1032, 1169, 1174, 1177, 1182, 1203, 1204, 1228, 1230, 1244, 1262, 
1269, 1270, 1271, 1281, 1289, 1290. 

The Editors of this Manual have spent no small amount of 
labor upon the relative proportion of its Hymns. Where other 
aims have not conflicted with this, we have designed to give the 
best place to the best themes ; and among the different hymns on 
the same topic, to give the first place to the hymns which, all 
things considered, are most congruous with the spirit of worship. 
Thus, under the title of " Worship," we have given the first place 
to hymns of direct address to the Godhead; arranging subse- 
quently to these, " Meditations upon Worship/' and " Calls to 
Worship." Under the title of the "Atonement," we have thought 
it obvious that, after the historic hymns on Gethsemane and the 
Cross, the superior position should be assigned to such as Hymn 
299, — 

" Not all the blood of beasts," — 

and such as Hymn 300, — 

" There is a Fountain filled with blood,'' 

rather than to hymns descriptive of the influence of the Atone- 
ment. Under the title of " The Holy Spirit," we assign the last 
place to a didactic and descriptive hymn on the coming and 
office of the Holy Spirit, and the first place to a strictly devo- 
tional invocation of the presence of the Holy Spirit in the Sanc- 
tuary. Under the title of " Faith in the Atonement," we have 
reserved for the last position, the definitive hymns on the nature 



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of faith ; and under the title of " Prayer," we have assigned the 
beautiful poem of Montgomery, on the nature of prayer, to the 
least prominent position. Other instances also occur, in which we 
have made the logical order subordinate to the chief aim cf the 
volume, as a book of worship, in distinction from a book of 
religious meditation. 

We have striven also to preserve the " Sabbath Hymn Book " 
from unseemly excrescences, and to give an especial fullness on 
those topics to which a healthy Christian mind turns most fre- 
quently, and with the most earnest affection. Hence, those parts 
of the book which are devoted to the Person and Work of the 
Redeemer, have assumed a prominence above the other parts. 
Here arc the richest fruits of poetry, as here is the most fertile 
root. Many of the hymns on the Life, Sufferings, and Example 
of Christ, are the most appropriate hymns which can be selected 
or written for the administration of the Lord's Supper, and for the 
occasional Charities of the da)*. Hymns upon an occasion, are not 
necessarily the hymns best adapted to a devotional commemora- 
tion of that occasion. Very many of the hymns on the great 
doctrines of the Gospel are better fitted for such a purpose, than 
are a majority of the hymns written expressly for it. Special 
hymns for special occasions are apt to be artificial, meagre, cold. 
They are often utilitarian hymns, calculated for a precise end. But 
the songs inspired, in actual Christian experience, by the Being and 
Perfections of God, and by the vast truths revolving around his 
redemptive work, are the true outflowings of sacred poetry. They 
come because they must come, and men sing them because they 
must sing, and the soul is borne upward by them, without any 
calculation, into a height of Christian life, which animates and 
emboldens it for any and every special form or incident of duty. 

While the predominant aim of this Manual is to be a Sabbath 
Hymn Book, " for the service of Song in the House of the Lord," 
it is also designed, subordinately and incidentally, to aid in the 
more private social devotions, in the conference room, the family, 
and the closet. Hymns are inserted which are less appropriate 
for the Congregation in the temple, than for the more familiar and 
domestic worship. Such a hymn as No. 1199, of this Collection, 
may move too slowly for the happiest influence on a large assem- 



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bly, joining in public worship ; and yet it is finely adapted to 
cheer a bereaved household at the hour of evening prayer. Such 
hymns as Nos. 138, 237, 460, 614, 856, of this Collection, may 
appear to require, for their full appreciation, a mood of mind too 
meditative for the quick expression of sympathy with a multitude 
in song; and such as Nos. 215, 361, 444, may seem to be too 
densely crowded with incidents, to be well sustained by the emotion 
of a promiscuous assembly ; yet, for private devotion, or where 
" two or three are gathered together," these hymns are eminently 
fit, and suggestive of certain experiences which no others would 
express as well. The occasions may seem to be rare, on which such 
hymns as Nos. 418, 761, 792, 969, would be as becoming to the 
Sanctuary as to private worship ; yet, in the seclusion of the sick- 
room, no others could take their places. There is a considerable 
class of hymns which, like No. 747, express individuality of relig- 
ious experience, more intensely than many would deem to be 
natural in the meditations of public worship ; yet such hymns 
express realities of religious life, and the more the tone of even 
public worship can rise to the honest utterance of such hymns, 
the more it will express of a life that is " hid with Christ in God." 
We question the wisdom which would invariably say " We/' rather 
than " I," in " the service of Song," even by the great Congrega- 
tion. 

The various purposes of the " Sabbath Hymn Book " have come 
into most decided conflict, in the arrangement of the hymns. 
The songs of Zion disdain a strictly logical classification, and yet 
the logical element may be so applied as to facilitate a convenient 
order. We have endeavored to arrange the hymns so as to 
exhibit most vividly the mutual relations of the themes, and to 
render it easy for the worshipper to find, at any time, the hymn 
most appropriate to his wants. In promoting this end, we have 
attempted to adjust the hymns according to their first, most obvi- 
ous, and most abiding impression on the feelings. The First 
Division includes those hymns, which, on the whole, are more 
objective than subjective ; although it includes many stanzas 
which, apart from their history and associations, might perhaps be 
classified under the subjective, more properly than the objective. 
The Second Division comprehends those hymns in which the feel- 



INTRODUCTION. XI 

ings or relations of the worshipper towards his Maker, Ruler, Re- 
deemer, and Judge, are brought forward into a more prominent 
position than is the character of the Godhead. Still, in the Sec- 
ond Division are many hymns which, apart from their history and 
associations, might perhaps be more properly classified among the 
hymns pertaining to God, than among the hymns pertaining to 
man. In the general, however, the hymns having direct reference 
to the Most High will be found in the Eirst Division, and the 
hymns having immediate reference to human duty and destiny 
will be found in the Second Division. 

It is of essential importance to note the fact, that, while the 
hymns are classified according to the doctrine or the duty to which 
they have explicit regard, still it is often the fact that other hymns 
than those distinctively appropriated to that doctrine or duty, may 
be more fitly sung during the services in which that doctrine or 
duty is the theme of discourse. For example : several of the 
hymns on " Worship/' or on the " Attributes of God," are better 
suited to prepare the mind for a sermon on the " Sovereign Decrees 
of God," than are the Hymns 233 — 242. And two or three of the 
hymns on the " Sovereign Decrees of God " are more beautifully 
adapted to introduce a sermon on "Affliction," than are the majority 
of Hymns 926 — 956. There are very few hymns on the "Death 
of an Infant," which are not either offensive to many devout men, 
on account of some doctrinal error, or repugnant to a sensitive 
taste, on account of vague, or vapid, or prosaic statements ; and 
yet there are some such hymns as Nos. 933, 1204, 1276, of this 
Collection, which are delicately appropriate to such an event, 
without any express allusion to it. 

It has been in a constant view of this feature of the arrange- 
ment, that the " Alphabetical Index of Subjects," pages 825 — 867, 
has been prepared. That Index notes the spirit and the general 
impression of the hymns, as well as their more precise reference, 
which is exclusively noted in the " Classification of Hymns," 
pages 813 — 824. This peculiarity in the Alphabetical Index 
gives rise, often, to two classes of references to hymns ; the one 
embracing hymns more specific and direct in their bearings upon 
the theme than the other. The more specific are placed first in 
order, and usually are conformed to the references under the same 



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or the corresponding theme, in the " Classification of Hymns/' 
and are separated from the second class, by the sign = . Yet, 
the Alphabetical Index being necessarily more minute in details 
than the Classification, this distinction between the more and 
the less specific is by no means uniform. In the majority of 
cases, as will be seen, the strict numerical order of references is 
preserved. 

It has also been our aim, in the construction of the Alphabetical 
Index, to make it, as it professes to be, an Index of Subjects, 
and not an Index of Words. Prominent themes, therefore, are 
made the leading objects to the eye, and, when it is necessary, 
subordinate themes are arranged under these. The alphabetical 
order is almost uniformly adopted ; but, in one or two instances, 
it is designedly abandoned in the arrangement of the subor- 
dinate themes, because a different principle of arrangement was 
so obviously more convenient, as to justify the exception. An 
instance of this occurs under the theme "Christ — Events in his 
History." 

We have supposed that the utility of the Alphabetical Index 
would be increased by the compilation of certain " Selections " of 
Hymns, not upon a given topic, but appropriate to a given occasion, 
or class of worshippers. Such selections could not be numerous, 
without defeating the object of the Index by giving it a cumbrous 
length. But a few are inserted under the themes — " Burial of the 
Dead," " Children and Youth," " Morning Worship/' " Evening 
Worship/' " Ordination of Ministers," and others of similar gen- 
eralness of character, which require, for practical usefulness, that 
an Index should rather specify subordinate topics, with their appro- 
priate hymns, than merely name the few hymns upon the main 
topic. 

In many instances, also, where brief texts from the Scriptures 
are of frequent recurrence in the structure of hymns, distinguish- 
ing them as " motto-hymns," we have indicated them by intro- 
ducing the texts in the Alphabetical Index, under the appropriate 
theme. 

The Editors of this Manual have spent much time in selecting 
those readings, which are the best in themselves, and also the best 
adapted to actual use in our churches. These are commonly the 



INTRODUCTION. XIII 

original readings. In general, the Author's words should be pre- 
ferred to others. This is especially the fact in those hymns which 
have been consecrated by long and reverential usage. It is im- 
possible, however, always to retain the original forms and phrases 
of hymns. There is no modern Hymn Book which has altogether 
retained them. Some alterations are indispensable. Without 
them, many valuable hymns would fall into disuse. It is not gener- 
allv known how numerous are the deviations from the originals, in 
hymns which now profess to be standard. Besides, an omission 
of a stanza is often the most serious alteration of a hymn. It 
affects often the whole shading and coloring of the original. But 
from many of the best hymns, there must be omissions, or the 
hymns could not be used at all. The Editors of this Hymn Book 
have admitted no changes for slight reasons, and few without 
obvious necessity. The majority of the alterations, which they 
have adopted, have already displaced the originals in the usage of 
English and American Churches. To abandon them now, would 
be an unwise innovation. In many instances, an alteration of a 
hymn has been a nearer approach to the original than that hymn 
itself had made. Thus, a popular lyric, — 

"Jerusalem, my happy home," — 

has, in its second stanza, — 

" Where congregations ne'er break up, 
And Sabbaths have no end." 

This prosaic couplet, which has no authority in the original, is 
changed in the Sabbath Hymn Book (Hymn 1231), to 

" Where evermore the angels sing, 
Where Sabbaths have no end." 

This couplet is an approach to the original well known antique, 
which has, for one of its stanzas, 

"There trees for evermore bear fruit, 
And evermore do spring ; 
There evermore the angels sit. 
And evermore do sing." 

Sometimes a dull, uncouth line in a Biblical hymn is exchanged 



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for a line expressed more nearly in the words of the text from 
which the hymn was derived. Thus, in Hymn 53, the phrase 

" Within the tents of sin," 

is a nearer approximation to the original Psalm than the phrase 

" Of pleasurable sin." 

In some instances, both the old and the new forms of popular 
hymns have been retained. Examples of this are seen in Hymns 
300 and 301 ; also in Hymns 1221 and 1222 ; and in Hymns 1253 
and 1254. The favorite Hymn by Cowper, 

u There is a fountain filled with blood," 

we have given entire, because it is so much endeared to the Chris- 
tian world, and because the omission of the last two stanzas is an 
injurious alteration of the hymn in its spirit, unless the fifth stanza, 
when made the last, be altered as in Hymn 301. 

The titles of the hymns, in this collection, have been arranged 
with reference simply to naturalness and suggestiveness ; and this 
has led to a diversity of kind in the titles. In common with sev- 
eral of the Editors of English Manuals of Psalmody, we have, in 
the majority of cases, chosen a brief text from the Scriptures, as 
the most suggestive of the sentiment of the hymn, and congenial 
with the spirit of worship. But often a hymn has already entitled 
itself, in the usage of the Church, by its first line. In other in- 
stances, some striking clause in the hymn has seemed to be more 
expressive of its character than any equally brief passage from the 
Bible ; and by adopting such a clause as a title, we have aimed to 
avoid the danger of forced applications of Scriptural language. 
In some cases, also, a plain definitive title has appeared to be 
more natural than any other. We have chosen to sacrifice any 
supposed advantage, arising from absolute uniformity, to the 
superior excellence of ease and diversity. In the use of Scriptural 
titles, we have been sensible of the peril of confounding, in the 
readers mind, hymns written upon certain passages from the 
Bible, and those merely congruous with such passages and sug- 
gestive of them ; and this evil we have endeavored to avoid, by 
subjoining to the title of a hymn a reference to the chapter, or the 



INTRODUCTION. XV 

chapter and verse, in cases in which the Author has professed to 
found the hymn upon a Scriptural passage, and in no others. 

It is a minute matter, and yet one which is perhaps worthy of a 
word, that our use of capital letters, in the titles, has varied accord- 
ing to the diverse usage respecting original and quoted language. 

Few of the incidents to the compilation of a Book of Psalmody 
occasion greater difficulty than the decision of questions of author- 
ship. In reference to many hymns, no uniformity exists, in this 
respect, among our standard Hymn Books. In some cases, hymns 
are credited to Authors to whom they certainly do not belong ; in 
others, they are ascribed to Authors on very doubtful authority ; in 
others still, as in the case of many hymns attributed to the 
Wesleys, the authorship is only that of translation ; and yet again, 
some hymns have come down from a remote period, so changed 
that they cannot, with fairness, be accredited to the Authors of the 
originals. We have seldom ventured upon conjectural decisions of 
authorship, but have chosen to leave without a name, those hymns, 
the authorship of which seemed to us to be doubtful, or unknown ; 
and where hymns have been very materially changed, we have 
distinguished them by appending the sign f to the Author's name. 
The names of Authors we have preferred to insert in the Index of 
the First Lines of Hymns, rather than to append them to the 
hymns themselves, the latter method seeming to us to be scarcely 
conducive to the spirit of worship in the service of Song, 

The Editors have aimed, in the construction of the Indexes of 
this volume, to render them a practical help to worshipers, and 
especially to those on whom it may devolve to conduct the services 
of the Sanctuary. We have therefore made these Indexes as 
copious as our limits have allowed. The Biblical Index contains 
references to the hymns already noticed, as being founded by their 
Authors upon certain passages of the Bible ; and a larger number 
of references to hymns which are suggestive of Scriptural passages, 
but not constructed upon them. The first of these classes of hymns 
are distinguished in the Biblical Index by an asterisk prefixed. 

In the typology of this volume, the Editors have desired to 
facilitate the cultivation of Congregational Singing, and have 



XVI INTRODUCTION. 

therefore made more numerous elisions, than might otherwise be 
deemed necessary. 

The Orthography adopted is that employed by the Publishers of 
the Work, in other volumes from their press. 

The present volume of Hymns is to be accompanied with a 
volume of Tunes, adapted to the Hymns, and entitled, " The 
Sabbath Tune Book ; " and is to be followed by a volume contain- 
ing both the Hymns and the Tunes, and entitled, " The Sabbath 
Hymn and Tune Book." Both of these volumes are designed to 
facilitate Congregational Singing. In both of them will be given 
the Musical Notation appropriate to the Selections for Chanting, 
which constitute one of the most important parts of the present 
Hymn Book. It is hoped that the Biblical and Ancient Hymns 
inserted on pages 763 — 812 of this Manual, will help to restore 
the primitive and truly delightful practice of chanting the praise 
of God, especially in the identical forms of speech which his 
Spirit has indited. 

We now offer " The Sabbath Hymn Book " to the Churches, 
invoking the blessing of the Great Head of the Church upon our 
labors, that they may meet the wants of devout worshipers, and 
especially that they may be found conducive to the spirituality of 
" The Service of Song in the House of the Lord." 

EDWARDS A. PARK, 
AUSTIN PHELPS, 
LOWELL MASON. 
Andover, Mass., Sept., 1858. 






HYMNS. 



BOOK I. 

HYMNS ESPECIALLY APPROPRIATE TO VARIOUS ACTS AND 
TIMES OF WORSHIP. 

"After this manner ; therefore, pray ye." Q a JJ 3 

Matt. 6. Luke 11. 

1 Our Father, God, who art in heaven, 

All hallowed be thy name ! 
Thy kingdom come ; thy will be done, 
In earth and heaven the same ! 

2 Give us, this day, our daily bread ; 

And, as we those forgive 
Who sin against us, so may we 
Forgiving grace receive. 

3 Into temptation lead us not ; 

From evil set us free ; 
And thine the kingdom, thine the power 
And glory, ever be. 



" Our Father which art in Heaven" g # J^ 

Matt. 6. Luke 11. 

Our heavenly Father, hear 

The prayer we offer now : 
Thy name be hallowed far and near ; 

To thee all nations bow ! 
1 



3* THE LORD'S PRAYER. 

2 Thy kingdom come, thy will 
On earth be done in love, 
As saints and seraphim fulfill 
Thy perfect law above. 

o Our daily bread supply, 

While by thy word we live; 
The guilt of our iniquity 
Forgive, as we forgive. 

4 From dark temptation's power, 

From Satan's whiles defend ; 
Deliver in the evil hour, 
And guide us to the end ! 

5 Thine, then, forever be 

Glory and power divine ; 
The scepter, throne, and majesty 
Of heaven and earth are thine ! 



^y Third version of the Lord's Prayer. 6s & 5s. 

1 Our Father in heaven, 

We hallow thy name ! 
May thy kingdom holy 

On earth be the same ! 
Oh, give to us daily 

Our portion of bread : 
It is from thy bounty 

That all must be fed. 

2 Forgive our transgressions, 

And teach us to know 
That humble compassion 

Which pardons each foe ; 
Keep us from temptation, 

From evil and sin, 
And thine be the glory 

Forever ! Amen ! 
2 



PRAYERS RESPECTING WORSHIP. 4, 5. 

Habitual Devotion. Q. M. 

1 While thee I seek, protecting Power ! 

Be my vain washes stilled ; 
And may this consecrated hour 
With better hopes be filled ! 

2 Thy love the power of thought bestowed ; 

To thee my thoughts would soar : 
Thy mercy o'er my life has flowed ; 
That mercy I adore. 

3 In each event of life, how clear 

Thy ruling hand I see ! 
Each blessing to my soul more dear, 
Because conferred by thee. 

4 In every joy that crowns my days, 

In every pain I bear, 
My heart shall find delight in praise, 
Or seek relief in prayer. 

5 When gladness wings my favored hour, 

Thy love my thoughts shall fill ; 
Resigned, when storms of sorrow lower, 
My soul shall meet thy will. 

6 My lifted eye, without a tear, 

The gathering storm shall see ; 
My steadfast heart shall know no fear ; 
That heart will rest on thee. 

"Praise waiteth for thee, God, in Zion." J^ t ]\J # 

Psalm (55. 

1 For thee, O God, our constant praise 

In Zion waits, thy chosen seat ; 
Our promised altars there we '11 raise, 
And all our zealous vows complete. 

2 O thou, who to our humble j)rayer 

Didst always bend thy listening ear, 
To thee shall all mankind repair, 
And at thy gracious throne appear. 
3 



6, 7. PRAYERS RESPECTING WORSHIP. 

3 Our sins, though numberless, in vain 

To stop thy flowing mercy try ; 
For grace shall cleanse the guilty stain, 
And wash away the crimson dye. 

4 How blest the man, who, near thee placed, 

Within thy heavenly dwelling lives ! 
"While we, at humbler distance, taste 
The vast delights thy temple gives. 

£ Watchfulness and Prayer. L. M. 

^ Psalm 141. 

1 My God, accept my early vows, 
Like morning incense in thy house; 
And let my nightly worship rise 
Sweet as the evening sacrifice. 

2 Watch o'er my lips, and guard them, Lord, 
From every rash and heedless word ; 

ISTor let my feet incline to tread 
The guilty path where sinners lead. 

3 Oh, may the righteous, when I stray, 
Smite and reprove my wand'ring way ! 
Their gentle words, like ointment shed, 
Shall never bruise, but cheer my head. 

4 When I behold them pressed with grief, 
I '11 cry to heaven for their relief ; 
And, by my warm petitions, prove 
How much I prize their faithful love. 

( " Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Hosts ." 7s. 

1 Holy, holy, holy Lord, 

Be thy glorious name adored ! 
Lord, thy mercies never fail ; 
Hail, celestial Goodness, hail ! 

2 Though unworthy, Lord, thine ear, 
Deign our humble songs to hear ; 
Purer praise we hope to bring, 
When around thy throne we sing. 

4 



PRAYERS RESPECTING WORSHIP. 8, 9. 

3 While on earth ordained to stay, 
Guide our footsteps in thy way, 
Till we come to dwell with thee, 
Till we all thy glory see. 

4 Then with angel-harps again 
"We will wake a nobler strain ; 
There, in joyful songs of praise, 
Our triumphant voices raise. 

q " Surely the Lord is in this place." L. M. 

1 Lo, God is here ! — let us adore, 

And own how dreadful is this place ! 
Let all within us feel his power, 
And silent bow before his face ! 

2 Lo, God is here ! — him, day and night, 

United choirs of angels sing ; 
To him, enthroned above all height, 
Let saints their humble worship bring. 

3 Lord God of hosts ! Oh, may our praise 

Thy courts with grateful incense fill ! 
Still may we stand before thy face, 
Still hear and do thy sovereign will ! 

y "Return, we beseech thee, God of Hosts" L. M. 

1 Lord, in the temples of thy grace 
Thy saints behold thy smiling face ; 
And oft have seen thy glory shine, 
With power and majesty divine. 

2 Come, dearest Lord, thy children cry, 
Our graces droop, our comforts die ; 
Return, and let thy glories rise 
Again to our admiring eyes : 

3 Till filled with light, and joy, and love, 
Thy courts below, like those above, 
Triumphant hallelujahs raise, 

And heaven and earth resound thy praise. 
1* 5 



10, 11. DELIGHT m WORSHIP. 

\{j Refuge in the Sanctuary. L. M. 61. 

1 Forth from the dark and stormy sky, 
Lord, to thine altar's shade we fly ; 
Forth from the world, its hope and fear, 
Father, we seek thy shelter here ; 
Weary and weak, thy grace we pray ; 
Turn not, O Lord ! thy guests away. 

2 Long have we roamed in want and pain, 
Long have we sought thy rest in vain ; 
Wild ere d in doubt, in darkness lost, 
Long have our souls been tempest-tossed , 
Low at thy feet our sins we lay ; 

Turn not, O Lord ! thy guests away. 

i i u Thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy icork." J^ ]\/[ # 

■*• Psalm 92. 

1 Sweet is the work, my God, my King, 
To praise thy name, give thanks, and sing; 
To show thy love by morning light, 

And talk of all thy truth at night. 

2 Sweet is the day of sacred rest ; 

No mortal cares shall seize my breast : 
Oh, may my heart in tune be found, 
Like David's harp of solemn sound ! 

3 My heart shall triumph in my Lord, 
And bless his works, and bless his word ; 
Thy works of grace, how bright they shine ! 
How deep thy counsels, how divine ! 

4 Fools never raise their thoughts so high ; 
Like brutes they live, like brutes they die ; 
Like grass they flourish, till thy breath 
Blast them in everlasting death. 

5 But I shall share a glorious part, 
When grace hath well refined my heart, 
And fresh supplies of joy are shed, 
Like holy oil, to cheer my head. 



DELIGHT IN WORSHIP. 12, 13. 

6 Then shall I see, and hear, and know 
All I desired or wished below ; 
And every power find sweet employ 
In that eternal world of joy. 

" It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord." g # JJ # 
Psalm 92. 

1 Sweet is the w r ork, O Lord, 

Thy glorious acts to sing, 
To praise thy name, and hear thy w r ord, 
And grateful offerings bring. 

2 Sweet, at the dawning light, 

Thy boundless love to tell ; 
And, when approach the shades of night, 
Still on the theme to dwell. 

3 Sweet, on this day of rest, 

To join in heart and voice 
With those who love and serve thee best, 
And in thy name rejoice. 

4 To songs of praise and joy 

Be every Sabbath given, 
That such may be our blest employ 
Eternally in heaven. 

An old version of the eighty-fourth Psalm. C. M. 

1 How lovely are thy dwellings fair, 

O Lord of hosts ! how dear 
The pleasant tabernacles are, 
Where thou dost dwell so near ! 

2 My soul doth long and, fainting, sigh 

Thy courts, O Lord, to see ; 
My heart and flesh aloud do cry, 
O living God, for thee! 

3 Happy, who in thy house reside, 

Where thee they ever praise ; 
Happy, whose strength in thee doth bide, 
And in their hearts thy ways. 

7 



14. DELIGHT IN WORSHIP. 

4 They journey on from strength to strength, 

With joy and gladsome cheer, 
Till all before our God at length 
In Zion do appear. 

5 For God the Lord, both sun and shield, 

Gives grace and glory bright ; 
No good from them shall be withheld, 
Whose ways are just and right. 

6 Lord God of hosts, who reign'st on high ! 

That man is truly blest 
Who doth on thee alone rely, 
In thee alone doth rest. 



-f \ "Blessed are they that dwell in thy house" J^ ]\/[ # 

- 1 "* Psalm 84. 

1 How pleasant, how divinely fair, 

O Lord of hosts, thy dwellings are ! 
With long desire my spirit faints, 
To meet th' assemblies of thy saints. 

2 My flesh would rest in thine abode ; 
My panting heart cries out for God : 
My God ! my King ! why should I be 
So far from all my joys and thee ! 

3 Blest are the saints, who sit on high, 
Around thy throne above the sky : 
Thy brightest glories shine above, 
And all their work is praise and love. 

4 Blest are the souls, who find a place 
Within the temple of thy grace ; 
There they behold thy gentler rays, 
And seek thy face, and learn thy praise. 

5 Blest are the men whose hearts are set 
To find the way to Zion's gate : 

God is their strength ; and through the road 
They lean upon their helper, God. 



DELIGHT IN WORSHIP. 15, 16. 

Cheerful they walk with growing strength, 
Till all shall meet in heaven at length ; 
Till all before thy face appear, 
And join in nobler worship there. 



-J K Joy in the house of God. J^ J^J # 

-"-*-* Psalm 84. 

1 Great God, attend, while Zion sings 
The joy that from thy presence springs : 
To spend one day with thee on earth, 
Exceeds a thousand days of mirth. 

2 Might I enjoy the meanest place 
Within thy house, O God of grace, 
Not tents of ease, nor thrones of power 
Should tempt my feet to leave thy door. 

3 God is our sun — he makes our day ; 
God is our shield — he guards our way 
From all th' assaults of hell and sin, 
From foes without and foes within. 

4 All needful grace will God bestow, 
And crown that grace with glory too ; 
He gives us all things, and withholds 
No real good from upright souls. 

5 O God, our King, whose sovereign sway 
The glorious host of heaven obey, 
Display thy grace, exert thy power, 
Till all on earth thy name adore ! 

1 f* "A day in thy courts." JJ. M. 

-^ Psalm 84. 

1 Lord of the worlds above, 
How pleasant and how fair 
The dwellings of thy love, 
Thine earthly temples are ! 



To thine abode 
My heart aspires, 



With warm desires, 
To see mv God. 



17. DELIGHT IN WORSHIP. 

2 Oh, happy souls that pray 

Where God appoints to hear ! 
Oh, happy men that pay 

Their constant service there ! 
They praise thee still; Who love the way 
And happy they To Zion's hill. 

3 They go from strength to strength 

Through this dark vale of tears, 
Till each arrives at length, 

Till each in heaven appears. 
Oh, glorious seat, Shall thither bring 

When God our King Our willing feet ! 

4 The Lord his people loves ; 

His hand no good withholds 
From those his heart approves, 
From pure and upright souls. 
Thrice happy he, Whose spirit trusts 



O God of hosts, 



Alone in thee ! 



i y " My heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.' 1 Q # J^ 
-*■ ' Psalm 84. 

1 O God of hosts, the mighty Lord, 

How lovely is the place 
Where, in thy glory, we behold 
The brightness of thy face ! 

2 My longing soul faints with desire 

To view thy blest abode ; 
My panting heart and flesh cry out 
For thee, the living God. 

3 Thrice happy they, whose choice has thee 

Their sure protection made ; 
Who long to tread the sacred ways 
Which to thy dwelling lead. 

4 For God, who is our sun and shield, 

Will grace and glory give ; 
And no good thing will he withhold 
From them that justly live. 
10 



DELIGHT IX WORSHIP. 18, 19. 

O Lord of hosts, my King, my God ! 

How highly blest are they, 
Who in thy temple always dwell, 
' And there thy praise display ! 



-J Q "Peace be within thy walls.- 1 Q t ]y[ # 

-*- ^ Psalm 122. 

1 With joy we hail the sacred day, 

Which God has called his own ; 
With joy the summons we obey 
To worship at his throne. 

2 Thy chosen temple, Lord, how fair ! 

Where willing votaries throng: 
To breathe the humble, fervent prayer, 
And pour the choral song. 

3 Spirit of grace ! Oh, deign to dwell 

Within thy church below ; 
Make her in holiness excel, 
With pure devotion glow. 

4 Let peace within her walls be found ; 

Let all her sons unite, 
To spread with grateful zeal around 
Her clear and shining light. 

5 Great God, w^e hail the sacred day 

Which thou hast called thine own ; 
With joy the summons we obey 
To worship at thy throne. 



i Q "Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth.''' g^ J^J 

Psalm 48. 

1 Far as thy name is known, 

The world declares thy praise ; 
Thy saints, O Lord, before thy throne, 
Their songs of honor raise. 
11 



20. DELIGHT IN WORSHIP. 

2 With joy thy people stand 

On Zion's chosen hill, 
Proclaim the wonders of thy hand, 
And counsels of thy will. 

3 Let strangers walk around 

The city where we dwell, 
Compass and view thine holy ground, 
And mark the building well — 

4 The order of thy house, 

The worship of thy court, 
The cheerful songs, the solemn vows ; 
And make a fair report. 

5 How decent, and how wise ! 

How glorious to behold ! 
Beyond the pomp that charms the eyes, 
And rites adorned with gold. 

6 The God we worship now 

Will guide us till we die ; 
Will be our God, while here below, 
And ours above the sky. 

OA li One thing have I desired of the Lord" Q # ]\/[ # 

^" Psalm 27. 

1 The Lord of glory is my light, 

And my salvation too ; 
God is my strength, nor will I fear 
What all my foes can do. 

2 One privilege my heart desires ; 

Oh, grant me an abode 
Among the churches of thy saints, 
The temples of my God ! 

3 There shall I offer my requests, 

And see thy beauty still; 
Shall hear thy messages of love, 
And there inquire thy will. 
12 



DELIGHT IN WORSHIP. 21, 22. 

4 When troubles rise, and storms appear, 

There may his children hide ; 
God has a strong pavilion, where 
He makes my soul abide. 

5 Now shall my head be lifted high 

Above my foes around ; 
And songs of joy and victory 
Within thy temple sound. 

Communion with Christ in Worship. J^ t J^J # 

1 Far from my thoughts, vain world, begone ! 
Let my religious hours alone : 

Fain would mine eyes my Saviour see ; 
I wait a visit, Lord, from thee. 

2 My heart grows warm with holy fire, 
And kindles with a pure desire : 
Come, my dear Jesus ! from above, 
And feed my soul with heavenly love. 

3 Blest Saviour ! what delicious fare, 
How sweet thine entertainments are ! 
Never did angels taste, above, 
Redeeming grace and dying love. 

4 Hail, great Immanuel, all-divine ! 
In thee thy Father's glories shine : 
Thou brightest, sweetest, fairest One 
That eyes have seen, or angels known ! 

" The place where thine honor dwelleth." S« M. 

1 How charming is the place 

Where my Redeemer, God, 

Unvails the beauties of his face, 

And sheds his love abroad ! 

2 Here, on the mercy-seat, 

With radiant glory crowned, 
Our joyful eyes behold him sit, 
And smile on all around. 
2 13 



23, 24. DELIGHT IN WORSHIP. 

3 To him our prayers and cries 

Our humble souls p resent ; 

He listens to our broken sighs, 

And grants us every want. 

4 Give me, O Lord, a place 

Within thy blest abode, 
Among the children of thy grace, 
The servants of my God. 

OO " This is the day which the Lord hath made." Q t J^J[ # 

£*J Psalm 118. 

1 This is the day the Lord hath made ; 

He calls the hours his own : 
Let heaven rejoice, let earth be glad, 
And praise surround the throne. 

2 To-day he rose, and left the dead, 

And Satan's empire fell ; 
To-day the saints his triumph spread, 
And all his wonders tell. 

3 Hosanna to th' anointed King, 

To David's holy Son : 
Help us, O Lord ! descend, and bring 
Salvation from thy throne. 

4 Blest be the Lord who comes to men 

With messages of grace ; 
Who comes, in God his Father's name, 
To save our sinful race. 

5 Hosanna in the highest strains 

The church on earth can raise ; 
The highest heavens, in which he reigns, 
Shall give him nobler praise. 

24- "E'er saints shall shout aloud for joy." 7s. 

1 Sweet the time, exceeding sweet ! 

When the saints together meet, 

When the Saviour is the theme, 

When they join to sing of him. 

14 



DELIGHT IX WORSHIP. 25. 

2 Sing we then eternal love, 
Such as did the Father move : 
He beheld the world undone, 
Loved the world, and gave his Son. 

3 Sing the Son's amazing love ; 
How he left the realms above, 
Took our nature and our place, 
Lived and died to save our race. 

4 Sing we, too, the Spirit's love ; 
With our stubborn hearts he strove, 
Filled our minds with grief and fear, 
Brought the precious Saviour near. 

5 Sweet the place, exceeding sweet, 
Where the saints in glory meet ; 
Where the Saviour 's still the theme, 
Where they see and sing of him. 



Oq "All the sons of God shouted for joy." 7s. 

1 Soxgs of praise the angels sang, 
Heaven with hallelujahs rang, 
When Jehovah's work begun, 
When he spake, and it was done. 

2 Songs of praise awoke the morn, 
When the Prince of Peace was born : 
Songs of praise arose, w^hen he 
Captive led captivity. 

3 Heaven and earth must pass aw r ay ; 
Songs of praise shall crown that day : 
God will make new heavens and earth; 
Songs of praise shall hail their birth. 

4 Saints below, with heart and voice, 
Still in songs of praise rejoice ; 
Learning here, by faith and love, 
Songs of praise to sing above. 

15 



26, 27. DELIGHT IN WORSHIP. 

5 Borne upon their latest breath 

Songs of praise shall conquer death ; 

Then, amid eternal joy, 

Songs of praise their powers employ. 

0£J "Let us go into the house of the Lord." S. P. M. 

Psalm 122. 

1 How pleased and blest was I 
To hear the people cry, 

" Come, let us seek our God to-day ! " 
Yes, with a cheerful zeal 
We haste to Zion's hill, 

And there our vows and honors pay. 

2 Zion, thrice happy place, 
Adorned with wondrous grace, 

And walls of strength embrace thee round ! 
In thee our tribes appear 
To pray, and praise, and hear 

The sacred Gospel's joyful sound. 

3 May peace attend thy gate, 
And joy within thee wait 

To bless the soul of every guest : 
The man who seeks thy peace, 
And wishes thine increase, 

A thousand blessings on him rest ! 

4 My tongue repeats her vows, 

" Peace to this sacred house ! " 

For here my friends and kindred dwell ; 

And since my glorious God 

Makes thee his blest abode, 

My soul shall ever love thee well. 

oy "Peace he within thee" Q t ]\J # 

** ' Psalm 122. 

1 How did my heart rejoice to hear 

My friends devoutly say: 
" In Zion let us all appear, 

And keep the solemn day." 
16 



DELIGHT IN WORSHIP. 28. 

2 I love her gates, I love the road ; 

The church, adorned with grace, 
Stands like a palace, built for God, 
To show his milder face. 

3 Up to her courts, with joys unknown, 

The holy tribes repair ; 
The Son of David holds his throne, 
And sits in judgment there. 

4 He hears our praises and complaints ; 

And, while his awful voice 
Divides the sinners from the saints, 
We tremble and rejoice. 

5 Peace be within this sacred place, 

And joy a constant guest! 
"With holy gifts and heavenly grace 
Be her attendants blest ! 

6 My soul shall pray for Zion still, 

While life or breath remains : 
There my best friends, my kindred, dwell; 
There God, my Saviour, reigns. 

OQ "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem." ~ -«.- 

^° Psalm 122. *-" M ' 

1 Oh ! 'twas a joyful sound to hear 

Our tribes devoutly say : 
" Up, Israel, to the temple haste, 
And keep your festal day !" 

2 At Salem's courts we must appear, 

With our assembled powers, 
In strong and beauteous order ranged, 
Like her united towers. 

3 Oh, pray we then for Salem's peace ! 

For they shall prosp'rous be, 
Thou holy city of our God, 
Who bear true love to thee. 
2* 17 



29, 30. DELIGHT IN WORSHIP. 

4 May peace within thy sacred walls 
A constant guest be found ; 
With plenty and prosperity 
Thy palaces be crowned. 

OH " The city of our God." g # ]\£ 

^^ Psalm 122. 

1 Glad was my heart to hear 

My old companions say : 
" Come, in the house of God appear, 
For 't is a holy day." 

2 Our willing feet shall stand 

Within the temple-door, 
While young and old, in many a band, 
Shall throng the sacred floor. 

3 Thither the tribes repair, 

Where all are wont to meet, 
And joyful in the house of prayer 
Bend at the mercy-seat. 

4 Pray for Jerusalem, 

The city of our God : 
The Lord from heaven be kind to them 
That love the dear abode. 

5 Within these walls may peace 

And harmony be found ! 
Zion ! in all thy palaces, 
Prosperity abound ! 

6 For friends and brethren dear, 

Our prayer shall never cease ; 
Oft as they meet for worship here, 
God send his people peace! 

OA " Who is this king of glory? 11 J^ ]yj 

*-*V Psalm 24. 

1 Oh, hallowed is the land and blest, 
Where Christ, the ruler, is confessed ! 
Oh, happy hearts and happy homes, 
To whom the great Redeemer comes ! 
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CALLS TO WORSHIP. 31, 32. 



2 Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates ! 
Behold, the King of glory waits : 
The King of kings is drawing near ; 
The Saviour of the world is here. 

3 Fling wide the portals of your heart : 
Make it a temple set apart 

From earthly use for heaven's employ, 
Adorned with prayer, and love, and joy. 

4 Redeemer, come ! I open wide 

My soul to thee ; here, Lord, abide ! 
Thankful and glad my song I raise, 
And give to thee a life of praise. 

Old version of the one hundredth Psalm. J^ # ]\J # 

1 All people that on earth do dwell, 
Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice ; 
Him serve with fear, his praise forth tell, 
Come ye before him and rejoice. 

2 The Lord, ye know, is God indeed, 
Without our aid he did us make ; 
We are his flock, he doth us feed, 
And for his sheep, he doth us take. 

3 Oh, enter, then, his gates with praise ; 
Approach with joy his courts unto : 
Praise, laud, and bless his name always, 
For it is seemly so to do. 

4 For why ? the Lord our God is good, 
His mercy is for ever sure ; 

His truth at all times firmly stood, 
And shall from age to age endure. 

" Glad Homage." J^ J^J # 

Psalm 100. 

1 With one consent, let all the earth 
To God their cheerful voices raise ; 
Glad homage pay, with awful mirth, 
And sing before him songs of praise. 
19 



38, 34. CALLS TO WORSHIP. 

2 Oh, enter ye his temple gate, 

Thence to his courts devoutly press; 
And still your grateful hymns repeat, 
And still his name with praises bless. 

3 For he 's the Lord, supremely good ; 

His mercy is forever sure ; 
His truth, which always firmly stood, 
To endless ages shall endure. 

Q^> "Before Jehovah's awful throne ." J^ JJ^ 

*^ Psalm 100. 

1 Before Jehovah's awful throne, 

Ye nations, bow with sacred joy: 
Know that the Lord is God alone ; 
He can create, and he destroy. 

2 His sovereign power, without our aid, 

Made us of clay, and formed us men ; 
And when, like wandering sheep, we strayed, 
He brought us to his fold again. 

3 We are his people, we his care, 

Our souls, and all our mortal frame : 
What lasting honors shall we rear, 
Almighty Maker, to thy name ? 

4 We '11 crowd thy gates with thankful songs, 

High as the heaven our voices raise ; 
And earth, with her ten thousand tongues, 
Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise. 

5 Wide as the world is thy command, 

Vast as eternity, thy love : 
Firm as a rock thy truth shall stand, 
When rolling years shall cease to move. 

O A "Enter into his gates with thanksgiving." J^ J^ 

*-** Psalm 100. 

1 Ye nations round the earth, rejoice 

Before the Lord, your sovereign king ; 
Serve him with cheerful heart and voice ; 
With all your tongues his glory sing. 
20 



CALLS TO WORSHIP. 35, 36. 

2 The Lord is God ; 'tis he alone 

Doth life, and breath, and being give : 
We are his work, and not our own, 
The sheep that on his pastures live. 

3 Enter his gates with songs of joy, 

With praises to his courts repair ; 
And make it your divine employ 

To pay your thanks and honors there. 

4 The Lord is good, the Lord is kind, 

Great is his grace, his mercy sure ; 

And the whole race of man shall find 

His truth from age to age endure. 

Or "Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands." Us & 8s. 
^^ Psalm 100. 

1 Be joyful in God, all ye lands of the earth ; 

Oh, serve him with gladness and fear : 
Exult in his presence with music and mirth, 
With love and devotion draw near. 

2 The Lord he is God, and Jehovah alone, 

Creator, and Ruler o'er all ; 
And we are his people, his scepter we own, — 
His sheep, and we follow his call. 

3 Oh, enter his gates with thanksgiving and song; 

Your vows in his temple proclaim : 
His praise with melodious accordance prolong, 
And bless his adorable name. 

4 For good is the Lord, ever gracious and good, 

And we are the work of his hand ; 
His mercy and truth from eternity stood, 
And shall to eternity stand. 

Q£ "Make a joyful noise unto Eim wiihpsalms." g # ]y| # 

*^ Psalm 95. 

1 Come, sound his praise abroad, 
And hymns of glory sing : 
Jehovah is the sovereign God, 
The universal king. 
21 



87, 38. CALLS TO WORSHIP. 

2 He formed the deeps unknown ; 

He gave the seas their bound ; 
The watery worlds are all his own, 
And all the solid ground. 

3 Come, worship at his throne, 

Come, bow before the Lord : 
We are his work and not our own ; 
He formed us by his word. 

4 To-day attend his voice, 

Nor dare provoke his rod ; 
Come, like the people of his choice, 
And own your gracious God. 

OT " Oh, sing unto the Lord a new song." J^ J^ 

*-* * Psalm 96. 

1 Unto the Lord, unto the Lord, 

Oh, sing a new and joyful song ! 
Declare his glory, tell abroad 

The wonders that to him belong. 

2 For he is great, for he is great, 

Above all gods his throne is raised ; 
He reigns in majesty and state, 

In strength and beauty is he praised. 

3 Give to the Lord, give to the Lord 

The glory due unto his name ; 
Enter his courts with sweet accord ; 
In songs of joy his grace proclaim. 

4 For lo ! he comes, for lo ! he comes 

To judge the earth in truth and love : 
His saints in triumph leave their tombs, 
And shout his praise in heaven above. 

QC " The Lord is a great God, and a great king." £J. M. 

^^ Psalm 95. 

1 Sing to the Lord Jehovah's name, 
And in his strength rejoice : 
When his salvation is our theme, 
Exalted be our voice. 



CALLS TO WORSHIP. 39. 

2 With thanks approach his awful sight, 

And psalms of honor sing : 
The Lord 's a God of boundless might, 
The whole creation's king. 

3 Let princes hear, let angels know 

How mean their natures seem, — 
Those gods on high, and gods below, 
When once compared with him. 

4 Earth, with its caverns dark and deep, 

Lies in his spacious hand ; 
He fixed the seas what bounds to keep, 
And where the hills must stand. 

5 Come, and with humble souls adore ; 

Come, kneel before his face : 
Oh, may the creatures of his power 
Be children of his grace ! 

6 Now is the time ; he bends his ear, 

And waits for your request : 
Come, lest he rouse his wrath, and swear, 
" Ye shall not see my rest." 



QQ "Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord." gg ^ ^S. 
^^ Psalm 150. 

1 Praise ye Jehovah's name, 
Praise through his courts proclaim ; 

Rise and adore : 
High o'er the heavens above 
Sound his great acts of love, 
While his rich grace we prove, 

Vast as his power. 



2 Now let the trumpet raise 
Sounds of triumphant praise, 
Wide as his fame : 



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40. CALLS TO WORSHIP. 

There let the harp be found ; 
Organs, with solemn sound, 
Roll your deep notes around, 
Filled with his name. 

3 While his high praise ye sing, 
Strike every sounding string ; 

Sweet the accord ! 
He vital breath bestows ; 
Let every breath that flows 
His noblest fame disclose : 

Praise ye the Lord. 



J_A "Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works ! " Q t Jyf i 
^^ Psalm 66. 

1 Let all the lands, with shouts of joy, 

To God their voices raise ; 
Sing psalms in honor of his name, 
And spread his glorious praise. 

2 And let them say, " How dreadful, Lord, 

In all thy works art thou ! 
To thy great power thy stubborn foes 
Shall all be forced to bow. 

3 " Through all the earth, the nations round 

Shall thee, their God, confess ; 
And, with glad hymns, their awful dread 
Of thy great name express." 

4 Oh, come, behold the works of God ! 

And then with me you '11 own 
That he to all the sons of men 
Has wondrous judgments shown* 

5 Let all the lands, with shouts of joy, 

To God their voices raise ; 
Sing psalms in honor of his name, 
And spread his glorious praise. 
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PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP. 41 — 43. 

il "Give thy heart." CM. 

1 When, as returns this solemn day, 

Man comes to meet his God, 
What rites, what honors shall he pay ? 
How spread his praise abroad ? 

2 From marble domes and gilded spires 

Shall clouds of incense rise ? 
And gems, and gold, and garlands deck 
The costly sacrifice ? 

3 Vain, sinful man ! — creation's Lord 

Thy offerings well may spare ; 
But give thy heart, and thou shalt find, 
Thy God will hear thy prayer. 



"/ will that men pray everywhere." L. M. 

1 Jesus, where'er thy people meet, 
There they behold thy mercy-seat ; 
Where'er they seek thee, thou art found, 
And every place is hallowed ground. 

2 For thou, within no walls confined, 
Inhabitest the humble mind ; 

Such ever bring thee where they come, 
And going, take thee to their home. 

3 Great Shepherd of thy chosen few ! 
Thy former mercies here renew ; 
Here to our waiting hearts proclaim 
The sweetness of thy saving name. 

"My voice shalt thou hear in the morning " Q t ]^/[ # 

Psalm 5. 

1 Lord ! in the morning thou shalt hear 
My voice ascending high ; 
To thee will I direct my prayer, 
To thee lift up mine eye ; 
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44. PRAYERS AT MORNING WORSHIP. 

2 Up to the hills where Christ is gone, 

To plead for all his saints, 
Presenting at his Father's throne 
Our songs and our complaints. 

3 Thou art a God before whose sight 

The wicked shall not stand ; 

Sinners shall ne'er be thy delight, 

Nor dwell at thy right hand. 

4 But to thy house will I resort, 

To taste thy mercies there ; 
I will frequent thy holy court, 
And worship in thy fear. 

5 Oh, may thy Spirit guide my feet 

In ways of righteousness ! 
Make every path of duty straight, 
And plain before my face. 

A A "Early icill IseeJc thee." 

^" Psalm 63. 

1 Early, my God ! without delay, 

I haste to seek thy face ; 
My thirsty spirit faints away, 
Without thy cheering grace. 

2 So pilgrims on the scorching sand, 

Beneath a burning sky, 
Long for a cooling stream at hand, 
And they must drink or die. 

3 I Ve seen thy glory and thy power 

Through all thy temple shine : 
My God ! repeat that heavenly hour, 
That vision so divine. 

4 Not life itself, w^ith all its joys, 

Can my best passions move, 
Or raise so high my cheerful voice, 
As thy forgiving love. 
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PRAYERS AT MORNING WORSHIP. 45, 46. 

5 Thus, till my last expiring day, 
I '11 bless my God and king ; 
Thus will I lift my hands to pray, 
And tune my lips to sing. 

" Thou art my God:'' L # J\J # 

Tsalm 63. 

1 Great Gocl, indulge my humble claim 

Thou art my hope, my joy, my rest ; 
The glories that compose thy name, 
Stand all engaged to make me blest. 

2 Thou great and good, thou just and wise, 

Thou art my Father and my God ; 
And I am thine, by sacred ties — 

Thy son, thy servant, bought with blood. 

3 With heart and eyes, and lifted hands, 

For thee I long, to thee I look ; 
As travelers, in thirsty lands, 

Pant for the cooling water brook. 

4 With early feet I love t' appear 

Among thy saints, and seek thy face ; 
Oft have I seen thy glory there, 

And felt the power of sovereign grace. 

5 I '11 lift my hands, I '11 raise my voice, 

While I have breath to pray or praise ; 
This work shall make my heart rejoice, 
And cheer the remnant of my days. 

An ancient Psalm of the Morning. L. M. 

1 O Christ ! with each returning morn 
Thine image to our heart be borne ; 
And may we ever clearly see 

Our God and Saviour, Lord, in thee! 

2 All hallowed be our walk this day ; 
May meekness form our early ray, 
And faithful love our noontide light, 
And hope our sunset, calm and bright. 

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47. PRAYERS AT MORNING WORSHIP. 

3 May grace each idle thought control, 
And sanctify our wayward soul ; 
May guile depart, and malice cease, 
And all within be joy and peace. 

4 Our daily course, O Jesus, bless ; 
Make plain the way of holiness : 
From sudden falls our feet defend, 
And cheer at last our journey's end. 



J^J The Morning and Evening Light. L # M. 6 1, 

1 When, streaming from the eastern skies, 
The morning light salutes mine eyes, 

O Sun of righteousness divine, 
On me with beams of mercy shine ! 
Oh ! chase the clouds of guilt away, 
And turn my darkness into day. 

2 And when to heaven's all glorious King 
My morning sacrifice I bring, 

And, mourning o'er my guilt and shame, 
Ask mercy in my Saviour's name ; 
Then, Jesus, cleanse me with thy blood, 
And be my Advocate with God. 

3 When each day's scenes and labors close, 
And wearied nature seeks repose, 
With pard'ning mercy richly blest, 
Guard me, my Saviour, while I rest ; 
And, as each morning sun shall rise, 

Oh, lead me onward to the skies ! 

4 And at my life's last setting sun, 
My conflicts o'er, my labors done, 
Jesus, thy heavenly radiance shed, 
To cheer and bless my dying bed ; 
And, from death's gloom my spirit raise, 
To see thy face, and sing thy praise. 

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PRAYERS AT MORNIXG WORSHIP. 48, 49. 
JQ Tlie Morning Sacrifice. L. M. 

1 Awake, my soul, and with the sun 
Thy daily stage of duty run ; 
Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise 
To pay thy morning sacrifice. 

2 Awake, lift up thyself, my heart, 
And with the angels bear thy part, 
Who all night long unwearied sing 
High praises to th' eternal King. 

3 Glory to thee, who safe hast kept, 
And hast refreshed me while I slept ; 
Grant, Lord, when I from death shall wake, 
I may of endless life partake. 

4 Lord, I my vows to thee renew : 
Scatter my sins as morning dew ; 

Guard my first springs of thought and will, 
And with thyself my spirit fill. 

5 Direct, control, suggest, this day, 
All I design, or do, or say ; 

That all my powers, with all their might, 
In thy sole glory may unite. 

iJ.Q Christ the Daij-star. S. M. 

1 We lift our hearts to thee, 

Thou Day-star from on high : 
The sun itself is but thy shade, 
Yet cheers both earth and sky. 

2 Oh, let thy rising beams 

Dispel the shades of night; 
And let the glories of thy love, 
Come like the morning light ! 

3 How beauteous nature now ! 

How dark and sad before ! — 
With joy we view the pleasing change 
And nature's God adore. 
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50,51. PRAYERS AT MORNING WORSHIP. 

4 May we this life improve, 
To mourn for errors past ; 
And live this short revolving day 
As if it were our last. 

Kf\ Christ the Sun of Righteousness. 7S & 8, 

1 Jesus, Sun of righteousness, 

Brightest beam of love divine, 
With the early morning rays 

Do thou on our darkness shine, 
And dispel with purest light 
All our night ! 

2 Like the sun's reviving ray, 

May thy love, with tender glow, 
All our coldness melt away, 

Warm and cheer us forth to go ; 
Gladly serve thee and obey 
All the day ! 

3 Thou our only Life and Guide ! 

Never leave us nor forsake : 
In thy light may we abide 

Till th> eternal morning break ; 
Moving on to Zion's hill 
Homeward still ! 

K\ "New-born, I bless the waking hour.' 7 L. M. 

1 Ik sleep's serene oblivion laid, 

I safely passed the silent night ; 
Again I see the breaking shade, 
And drink again the morning light. 

2 New-born, I bless the waking hour, 

Once more with awe rejoice to be ; 
My conscious soul resumes her power, 
And springs, my guardian God, to thee. 

3 Oh, guide me through the various maze 

♦ My doubtful feet are doomed to tread ; 

And spread thy shield's protecting blaze 
Where dangers press around my head, 
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SABBATH MORNING WORSHIP. 52, 5d. 

4 A deeper shade shall soon impend, 

A deeper sleep mine eyes oppress ; 

Yet then thy strength shall still defend, 

Thy goodness still delight to bless. 

5 That deeper shade shall break away. 

That deeper sleep shall leave mine eyes ; 
Thy light shall give eternal day ; 
Thy love, the rapture of the skies. 

£0 "Be thou exalted, God, above the Heavens.' 1 '' Q 9 JJ # 

**" Psalm 57. 

1 O God, my heart is fully bent 

To magnify thy name ; 
My tongue, with cheerful songs of praise, 
Shall celebrate thy fame. 

2 Awake, my lute, nor thou, my harp, 

Thy warbling notes delay ; 
While I, w T ith early hymns of joy, 
Prevent the dawning day. 

3 To all the listening tribes, O Lord, 

Thy wonders I will tell ; 
And to those nations sing thy praise 
That round about us dwell ; — 

4 Because thy mercy's boundless height 

The highest heaven transcends, 
And far beyond th' aspiring clouds 
Thy faithful truth extends. 

5 Be thou, O God, exalted high 

Above the starry frame ; 
And let the world, with one consent, 
Confess thy glorious name. 

£)^3 " Welcome, sweet day of rest. 11 fa. M. 

1 Welcome, sweet day of rest, 
That saw the Lord arise ! 
Welcome to this reviving breast, 
And these rejoicing eyes ! 
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54,55. SABBATH MORNING WORSHIP. 

2 The king himself comes near, 

And feasts his saints to-day ; 
Here may we sit, and see him here, 
And love, and praise, and pray. 

3 One day, amid the place 

Where my dear Lord hath been, 
Is sweeter than ten thousand days 
Within the tents of sin. 

4 My willing soul would stay 

In such a frame as this, 
And sit and sing herself away 
To everlasting bliss. 

KA " Welcome, delightful morn." H. M. 

1 Welcome, delightful morn, 
Thou day of sacred rest ! 
I hail thy kind return ; — 

Lord, make these moments blest : 



From the low train 
Of mortal toys, 



I soar to reach 
Immortal joys. 



2 Now may the King descend 
And fill his throne of grace ; 



Thy scepter, Lore 



While saints address thy face 



extend, 



And learn to know 
And fear the Lord. 



Let sinners feel 

Thy quickening word, 

3 Descend, celestial Dove, 

With all thy quickening powers ; 
Disclose a Saviour's love, 
And bless the sacred hours : 
Then shall my soul Nor Sabbaths be 

New life obtain, Enjoyed in vain. 

KK The Lord's Day. 

1 Saeely through another week 

God has brought us on our way ; 
Let us now a blessing seek, 
Waiting in his courts to-day: 
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SABBATH MORNING WORSHIP. 56* 

Day of all the week the best, 
Emblem of eternal rest. 

While we pray for pard'ning grace, 
Through the dear Redeemer's name, 

Show thy reconciling face ; 

Take away our sin and shame : 

From our worldly cares set free, 

May we rest this day in thee. 

Here we come, thy name to praise 
Let us feel thy presence near ; 

May thy glories meet our eyes, 
While we in thy house appear : 

Here afford us, Lord, a taste 

Of our everlasting feast. 

May the Gospel's joyful sound 
Conquer sinners, comfort saints ; 

Make the fruits of grace abound ; 
Bring relief for all complaints : 

Thus let all our Sabbaths prove, 

Till we rest in thee above. 



^tfi " Our feet shall stand within thy gates, Jerusalem/ 7 Q 9 p^ JyJ 
*^ Psalm 122. 

1 The festal morn, my God, is come, 
That calls me to thy sacred dome, 

Thy presence to adore : 
My feet the summons shall attend, 
With willing steps thy courts ascend, 

And tread the hallowed floor. 

2 With holy joy I hail the day 
That warns my thirsting soul away 

To dwell among the blest ! 
For, lo ! my great Redeemer's power 
Unfolds the everlasting door, 

And leads me to his rest ! 
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57, 58. SABBATH MORNING WORSHIP. 

3 Hither, from earth's remotest end, 
Lo ! the redeemed of God ascend, 

Their tribute hither bring : 
Here, crowned with everlasting joy, 
In hymns of praise their tongues employ, 

And hail th' immortal King. 

57 "Holy rest.' 9 10s. 

1 Again the day returns of holy rest, 

Which, when he made the world, Jehovah blest; 
When, like his own, he bade our labors cease, 
And all be piety, and all be peace. 

2 Let us devote this consecrated day, 

To learn his will, and all we learn obey ; 
So shall he hear, when fervently we raise 
Our choral harmony in hymns of praise. 

3 Father in heaven ! in whom our hopes confide, 
Whose power defends us, and whose precepts guide; 
In life our Guardian, and in death our Friend ; 
Glory supreme be thine, till time shall end. 

qq " TJie day that God hath blessed:' 1 H. M. 

1 Awake, ye saints, awake ! 

And hail this sacred day ; 
In loftiest songs of praise 

Your joyful homage pay : 
Come bless the day that God hath blest, 
The type of heaven's eternal rest. 

2 On this auspicious morn 

The Lord of life arose ; 
He burst the bars of death, 

And vanquished all our foes ; 
And now he pleads our cause above, 
And reaps the fruit of all his love. 
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SABBATH MORNING WORSHIP. 59, 60. 

3 All hail, triumphant Lord ! 

Heaven with hosannas rings, 
And earth in humbler strains, 

Thy praise responsive sings : 
Worthy the Lamb, that once was slain, 
Through endless years to live and reign ! 

The day of Christ's Resurrection. C. M. 

1 Blest morning! whose young dawning rays 

Beheld our rising God; 
That saw him triumph o'er the dust, 
And leave his dark abode. 

2 In the cold prison of a tomb 

The great Redeemer lay, 
Till the revolving skies had brought 
The third, th' appointed day. 

3 Hell and the grave unite their force 

To hold our God, in vain ; 
The sleeping conqueror arose, 
And burst their feeble chain. 

4 To thy great name, almighty Lord, 

These sacred hours we pay ; 
And loud hosannas shall proclaim 
The triumph of the day. 

5 Salvation and immortal praise 

To our victorious King ! 
Let heaven, and earth, and rocks, and seas, 
With glad hosannas ring. 

" Come, seethe place where the Lord lay. 11 C. M. 

1 Again the Lord of life and light 
Awakes the kindling ray, 
Unseals the eyelids of the morn, 
And pours refulgent day. 
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61, 62. SABBATH MORNING WORSHIP. 

2 Oh, what a night was that which wrapt 

A guilty world in gloom ! 
Oh, what a Sun, which broke this day, 
Triumphant from the tomb ! 

3 This day be grateful homage paid, 

And loud hosannas sung ; 
Let gladness dwell in every heart, 
And praise on every tongue. 

4 Ten thousand thousand lips shall join, 

To hail this happy morn, 
Which scatters blessings from its wings 
On nations yet unborn. 

Q 1 " Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy." Lu M. 

1 Another six days' work is done ; 
Another Sabbath is begun : 
Return, my soul, unto thy rest ; 
Enjoy the day thy God hath blest. 

2 Oh that our thoughts and thanks may rise, 
As grateful incense to the skies ! 

And draw from heaven that calm repose, 
Which none but he who feels it knows, — 

3 That heavenly calm within the breast ! 
It is the pledge of that dear rest 
Which for the church of God remains, « — 
The end of cares, the end of pains. 

4 In holy duties let the day, 
In holy pleasures, pass away. 

How sweet a Sabbath thus to spend, 
In hope of one that ne'er shall end ! 

02 "Great is thy faithfulness: 1 L. M. 

1 My God, how endless is thy love ! 
Thy gifts are every evening new ; 
And morning mercies from above, 
Gently distill, like early dew. 
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EVENING WORSHIP. 63, 64. 

Thou spread'st the curtains of the night, 
Great Guardian of my sleeping hours ! 

Thy sovereign word restores the light, 
And quickens all my drowsy powers. 

I yield my powers to thy command ; 

To thee I consecrate my days : 
Perpetual blessings from thy hand 

Demand perpetual songs of praise. 

"Bless us to-night." gg fa ^.^ 

1 Father of love and power, 
Guard thou our evening hour, 

Shield with thy might : 
For all thy care this day 
Our grateful thanks we pay, 
And to our Father pray, 

Bless us to-night. 

2 Jesus Immanuel, 

Come in thy love to dwell 

In hearts contrite : 
For many sins we grieve, 
But we thy grace receive, 
And in thy word believe ; 

Bless us to-night. 

3 Spirit of truth and love, 
Life-giving, holy Dove, 

Shed forth thy light ! 
Heal every sinner's smart, 
Still every throbbing heart, 
And thine own peace impart ; 

Bless us to-night. 

Evening Twilight. Q t ]\J # 

1 I love to steal, awhile, away 
From every cumbering care, 
And spend the hours of setting day 
In humble, grateful prayer. 
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65. EVENING WORSHIP. 

2 I love, in solitude, to shed 

The penitential tear ; 
And all his promises to plead, 
Where none but God can hear. 

3 I love to think on mercies past, 

And future good implore ; 
And all my cares and sorrows cast 
On him whom I adore. 

4 I love, by faith, to take a view 

Of brighter scenes in heaven ; 
The prospect doth my strength renew, 
While here by tempests driven. 

5 Thus, when life's toilsome day is o'er, 

May its departing ray 
Be calm as this impressive hour, 
And lead to endless day ! 



§jQ " Hide me under the shadow of thy wings.'''' Jj # M.' 

1 Glory to thee, my God, this night, 
For all the blessings of the light : 
Keep me, oh, keep me, King of kings ! 
Beneath the shadow of thy wings. 

2 Forgive me, Lord ! through thy dear Son, 
The ill which I this day have done ; 
That with the world, myself, and thee, 

I, ere I sleep, at peace may be. 

8 Teach me to live, that I may dread 
The grave as little as my bed ; 
Teach me to die, that so I may 
Rise glorious at thy judgment day. 

4 Be thou my guardian while I sleep, 
Thy watchful station near me keep ; 
My heart with love celestial fill, 
And guard me from th' approach of ill. 
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EVENING WORSHIP. GG, 67. 

5 Lord, let my soul forever share 
The bliss of thy paternal care ! 

'T is heaven on earth, 5 t is heaven above, 
To see thy face, and sing thy love. 

6 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow ; 
Praise him, all creatures here below ; 
Praise him above, ye heavenly host ; 
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost ! 

rjr? Evening Confession. L. JJ # 

1 Great God ! to thee my evening song 

With humble gratitude I raise : 
Oh, let thy mercy tune my tongue, 
And fill my heart with lively praise. 

2 My days, unclouded as they pass, 

And every gently rolling hour, 
Are monuments of wondrous grace, 
And witness to thy love and power. 

3 And yet this thoughtless, wretched heart, 

Too oft regardless of thy love, 
Ungrateful, can from thee depart, 
And, fond of trifles, vainly rove. 

4 Seal my forgiveness in the blood 

Of Jesus ; his dear name alone 
I plead for pardon, gracious God ! 
And kind acceptance at thy throne. 

5 Let this blest hope mine eyelids close; 

With sleep refresh my feeble frame ; 
Safe in thy care may I repose, 

And wake with praises to thy name ! 

r^ ^ " Thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.' 7 (J # JJ # 

1 Lokd, thou wilt hear me when I pray ; 
I am forever thine ; 
I fear before thee all the day, 
Xor would I dare to sin. 
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68, 69. EVENING WORSHIP. 

2 And while I rest my weary head, 

From cares and business free, 

'T is sweet conversing on my bed 

With my own heart and thee. 

3 I pay this evening sacrifice ; 

And when my work is done, 
Great God ! my faith and hope relies 
Upon thy grace alone. 

4 Thus, with my thoughts composed to peace, 

I give mine eyes to sleep ; 
Thy hand in safety keeps my days, 
And will my slumbers keep. 

(3Q " Abide icith us." L. M. 

1 Sun of my soul ! thou Saviour dear, 
It is not night if thou be near : 

Oh, may no earth-born cloud arise 
To hide thee from thy servant's eyes ! 

2 When soft the dews of kindly sleep 
My wearied eyelids gently steep, 

Be my last thought, — how sweet to rest 
Forever on my Saviour's breast ! 

3 Abide with me from morn till eve, 
For without thee I cannot live ; 
Abide with me when night is nigh, 
For without thee I dare not die. 

4 Be near to bless me when I wake, 

Ere through the world my way I take ; 
Abide with me till in thy love 
I lose myself in heaven above. 

fiQ TJie Evening Blessing. gg & 7s. 

1 Saviour, breathe an evening blessing, 
Ere repose our spirits seal : 
Sin and want we come confessing ; 
Thou canst save, and thou canst heal. 
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EVENING WORSHIP. 70. 71. 

2 Though destruction walk around us, 

Though the arrow near us fly, 
Angel-guards from thee surround us ; 
We are safe, if thou art nigh. 

3 Though the night be dark and dreary, 

Darkness cannot hide from thee : 
Thou art he who, never weary, 
Watcheth where thy people be. 

4 Should swift death this night o'ertake us, 

And our couch become our tomb, 
May the morn in heaven awake us, 
Clad in li«rht and deathless bloom ! 



rdian. 



8s, 7s & 7s. 



Thkough the day thy love has spared us, 
Now we lay us down to rest ; 

Through the silent watches guard us, 
Let no foe our peace molest : 

Jesus, thou our guardian be ; 

Sweet it is to trust in thee. 

Pilgrims here on earth, and strangers, 
Dwelling in the midst of foes, 

Us and ours preserve from dangers, 
In thine arms may we repose ; 

And, when life's short day is past, 

Rest with thee in heaven at last. 



" I will both lay me down in peace and sleep" L. JJ 

Thus far the Lord has led me on ; 

Thus far his power prolongs my days; 
And every evening shall make known 

Some fresh memorial of his grace. 

Much of my time has run to waste, 
And I, perhaps, am near my home ; 

But he forgives my follies past : 

He o-ives me strength for days to come. 
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72, 73. EVENING WORSHIP. 

3 I lay my body down to sleep ; 

Peace is the pillow for my head ; 
While well-appointed angels keep 

Their watchful stations round my bed, 

4 Faith in thy name forbids my fear ; 

Oh, may thy presence ne'er depart ! 
And in the morning make me hear 
The love and kindness of thy heart. 

5 Thus, when the night of death shall come, 

My flesh shall rest beneath the ground, 
And wait thy voice to rouse my tomb, 
With sweet salvation in the sound. 

TO " Myself I cannot save." g. M. 

1 Thou seest my feebleness, 

Jesus, be thou my power, — 
My help and refuge in distress, 
My fortress and my tower. 

2 Give me to trust in thee; 

Be thou my sure abode : 
My horn, and rock, and buckler be, 
My Saviour and my God. 

3 Myself I cannot save, 

Myself I cannot keep ; 
But strength in thee I surely have 
Whose eyelids never sleep. 

4 My soul to thee alone, 

Now, therefore, I commend : 
Lord Jesus, love me as thine own, 
And love me to the end. 

T^ " * i a y me down t0 resi >" C. M. 

1 Dread Sovereign ! let my evening song 
Like holy incense rise ; 
Assist the offering of my tongue 
To reach the lofty skies. 
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SABBATH EVENING WORSHIP. 74. 

2 Through all the dangers of the day 

Thy hand was still my guard ; 
And still to drive my wants away 
Thy mercy stood prepared. 

3 Perpetual blessings from above 

Encompass me around; 
But, oh, how iew returns of love 
Hath my Redeemer found ! 

4 What have I done for him who died 

To save my guilty soul ? 
How are my follies multiplied, 
Fast as the minutes roll ! 

5 Lord, with this sinful heart of mine, 

To thy dear cross I flee, 
And to thy grace my soul resign, 
To be renewed by thee. 

6 Sprinkled afresh with pardoning blood, 

I lay me down to rest, 
As in th' embraces of my God, 
Or on mv Saviour's breast. 



" I heard the voice of a great multitude.' 1 L # j\/[. 

1 Millions within thy courts have met, 

Millions, this day, before thee bowed ; 
Their faces Zion-ward were set, 

Vows with their lips to thee they vowed. 

2 Soon as the light of morning broke 

O'er island, continent, or deep, 
Thy far-spread family awoke, 

Sabbath, all round the world, to keep. 

3 From east to west, the sun surveyed, 

From north to south, adoring throngs ; 
And still, when evening stretched her shade, 
The stars came out to hear their songs. 
43 



75,76. SABBATH EVENING WORSHIP. 

4 Not angel-trumpets sound more clear ; 

Not elders' harps, nor seraphs' lays, 
Yield sweeter music to thine ear, 

Than humble prayer and thankful praise. 

5 And not a prayer, a tear, a sigh, 

Hath failed this day some suit to gain; 
To those in trouble, thou Avert nigh : 
Not one hath sought thy face in vain. 

6 Yet one prayer more ! — and be it one, 

In which both heaven and earth accord: 
Fulfill thy promise to thy Son ; 

Let all that breathe call Jesus Loud ! 

7^ Sabbath Evening. L. M. 

1 Sweet is the light of Sabbath eve, 

And soft the sunbeams lingering there ; 
For these blest hours the world I leave, 
"Wafted on wings of faith and prayer. 

2 Season of rest ! the tranquil soul 

Feels the sweet calm, and melts in love ; 
And while these sacred moments roll, 
Faith sees a smiling heaven above. 

3 Nor will our days of toil be long : 

Our pilgrimage will soon be trod ; 
And we shall join the ceaseless song, 
The endless Sabbath of our God. 

Jg Close of the Sabbath. 7 S . 

1 Softly fades the twilight ray 
Of the holy Sabbath day ; 
Gently as life's setting sun, 
When the Christian's course is run. 

2 Peace is on the world abroad ; 
5 T is the holy peace of God, — 

Symbol of the peace within, 
When the spirit rests from sin. 
44 



OPENING OF WORSHIP. 77, 78. 

3 Still the Spirit lingers near, 
Where the evening worshiper 
Seeks communion with the skies, 
Pressing onward to the prize. 

4 Saviour, may our Sabbaths be 
Days of peace and joy in thee ! 
Till in heaven our souls repose, 
Where the Sabbath ne'er shall close. 

" Increase our faith." Q t ]\I, 

1 Frequent the day of God returns, 

To shed its quickening beams ; 
And yet, how slow devotion burns! 
How languid are its flames ! 

2 Accept our faint attempts to love ; 

Our follies, Lord, forgive : 
We would be like thy saints above, 
And praise thee while we live. 

3 Increase, O Lord, our faith and hope, 

And fit us to ascend 
Where th' assembly ne'er breaks up, 
And Sabbaths never end ; — 

4 Where we shall breathe in heavenly air, 

With heavenly luster shine ; 
Before the throne of God appear, 
And feast on love divine. 

5 There shall we join, and never tire, 

To sing immortal lays ; 
And, with the bright, seraphic choir, 
Sound forth Immanuel's praise. 

" Ash and it shall be given you." _ 

Matt. 7: U. H. M. 

1 O thou that nearest prayer ! 
Attend our humble cry ; 
And let thy servants share 
Thy blessing from on high : 
We plead the promise of thy word, 
Grant us thy Holy Spirit, Lord ! 
45 ; 



79, 80. OPENING OF WORSHIP. 

2 If earthly parents hear 

Their children when they cry ; 
If they, with love sincere, 

Their children's wants supply ; 
Much more wilt thou thy love display, 
And answer when thy children pray. 

3 Our heavenly Father, thou ; 

We, children of thy grace : 
Oh, let thy Spirit now 

Descend and fill the place ! 
That all may feel the heavenly flame, 
And all unite to praise thy name. 

'TQ " Arise, Lord God, into thy resting-place. 11 L. JJ # 

' ^ Chron. 6:41. 

1 God in his temple let us meet ; 

Low on our knees before him bend : 
Here hath he fix'd his mercy-seat, 
Here, on his Sabbath we attend. 

2 Arise into thy resting-place, 

Thou, and thine ark of strength, O Lord i 
Shine through the vail — we seek thy face ; 
Speak, for we hearken to thy word. 

With righteousness thy priests array; 

Joyful thy chosen people be : 
Let those who teach, and hear, and pray, 
Let all, be holiness to thee. 

QQ Blessing in the Sanctuary. C M. 

1 Again our earthly cares we leave, 

And in thy courts appear ; 

Again with joyful feet we come 

To meet our Saviour here. 

2 Within these walls let holy peace, 

And love, and concord dwell : 
Here give the troubled conscience ease, 
The wounded spirit heal. 
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OPENING OF WORSHIP. 81. 

3 The feeling heart, the melting eye, 

The humble mind bestow ; 
And shine upon us from on high, 
To make our graces grow. 

4 In faith may we receive thy word, 

In faith present our prayers ; 
And in the presence of our Lord. 
Unbosom all our cares. 

5 Show us some token of thy love, 

Our fainting hope to raise ; 
And pour thy blessing from above, 
That we may render praise. 



" Within the vail" 7s 

1 To thy temple I repair ; 
Lord, I love to worship there, 
"When within the vail I meet 
Thee before the mercy seat. 

2 While thy glorious praise is sung, 
Touch my lips, unloose my tongue ; 
That my joyful soul may bless 
Thee, the Lord, my Righteousness. 

3 While the prayers of saints ascend, 
God of love ! to mine attend: 
Hear me, for thy Spirit pleads ; 
Hear, for Jesus intercedes. 

4 While I hearken to thy law, 
Fill my soul with humble awe, 
Till thy gospel bring to me 
Life and immortality. 

5 From thine house when I return, 
May my heart within me burn ; 
And at evening let me say, 

" I have walked with God to-dav." 
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82 — 84. OPENING OF WORSHIP. 

Q2 Christ present in the Sanctuary. L. M. 

1 How sweet to leave the world awhile, 

And seek the presence of our Lord ! 
Dear Saviour, on thy people smile, 
And come, according to thy word. 

2 From busy scenes we now retreat, 

That we may here converse with thee : 
Ah, Lord, behold us at thy feet ! 
Let this the "gate of heaven" be. 

3 " Chief of ten thousand ! " now appear, 

That we by faith may see thy face ; 

Oh, speak, that we thy voice may hear, 

And let thy presence fill this place ! 



OO "Let us worship and bow down." \ kt J^ 

®** Psalm 95. 

1 Oh, come, loud anthems let us sing, 
Loud thanks to our almighty King ! 
For we our voices high should raise, 
When our salvation's Rock we praise. 

2 Into his presence let us haste, 
To thank him for his favors past ; 
To him address in joyful songs 
The praise that to his name belongs. 

3 Oh, let us to his courts repair, 
And bow with adoration there ! 
Down on our knees, devoutly, all 
Before the Lord, our Maker, fall. 



gij. "Kindred in Christ." L. M. 

1 Kindred in Christ, for his dear sake, 
A hearty welcome here receive ; 
May we together now partake 
The joys which only he can give. 
48 



OPENING OF WORSHIP. 85. 

2 May he, by whose kind care we meet. 

Send his good Spirit from above, 
Make our communications sweet, 

And cause our hearts to burn with love. 

3 Forgotten be each worldly theme, 

When Christians see each other thus ; 
We only wish to speak of him 

Who lived, and died, and reigns for us. 

4 We '11 talk of all he did and said, 

And suffered for us here below ; 
The path he marked for us to tread, 
And what he 's doing for us now. 

5 Thus, as the moments pass away, 

We '11 love, and wonder, and adore ; 
And hasten on the glorious day 

When we shall meet to part no more. 



QK " In thy light shall we see light." i S. 

1 Stealing from the world away, 

We are come to seek thy face ; 
Kindly meet us, Lord, we pray, 
Grant us thy reviving grace. 

2 Yonder stars that gild the sky, 

Shine but with a borrowed light ; 
We, unless thy light be nigh, 
Wander, wrapt in gloomy night. 

3 Sun of righteousness ! dispell 

All our darkness, doubts, and fears ; 
May thy light within us dwell, 
Till eternal day appears. 

4 Warm our hearts in prayer and praise, 

Lift our every thought above ; 
Hear the grateful songs we raise, 
Fill us with thy perfect love. 
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86 — 88. CLOSE OF WORSHIP. 

QA "Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing." 8s, i S & 4. 

1 Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing, 

Fill our hearts with joy and peace ; 
Let us each, thy love possessing, 
Triumph in redeeming grace : 

Oh, refresh us, 
Trav'ling through this wilderness ! 

2 Thanks we give, and adoration, 

For thy Gospel's joyful sound ; 
May the fruits of thy salvation 
In our hearts and lives abound ; 

May thy presence 
With us evermore be found. 

QT " Bid tis all depart in peace" Jj # M. 

1 Dismiss us with thy blessing,. Lord ; 
Help us to feed upon thy word ; 
All that has been amiss, forgive, 
And let thy truth within us live. 

2 Though we are guilty, thou art good : 
Wash all our works in Jesus' blood ; 
Give every burdened soul release, 
And bid us all depart in peace. 

gg "Keep us, Lord: 1 8s, 7s & 4. 

1 Keep us, Lord, oh, keep us ever ! 

Vain our hope, if left by thee ; 
We are thine ; oh, leave us never, 

Till thy glorious face we see ! 
Then to praise thee 
Through a bright eternity. 

2 Precious is thy word of promise, 

Precious to thy people here ; 

Never take thy presence from us, 

Jesus, Saviour, still be near : 

Living, dying, 

May thy name our spirits cheer. 

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BENEDICTIONS. 89 91. 

£Q "The love of Christ, which imsseth knowledge" L. M. 

1 Come, clearest Lord ! descend and dwell 

By faith and love in every breast ; 

Then shall we know, and taste, and feel 

The joys that cannot be expressed. 

2 Come, fill our hearts with inward strength, 

Make our enlarged souls possess, 
And learn the height, and breadth, and length, 
Of thine immeasurable grace. 

3 Now to the God whose power can do 

More than our thoughts and wishes know, 
Be everlasting honors done 

By all the church, through Christ his Son ! 

yQ Pastoral Benediction. L. M. 

1 Now may the Lord our Shepherd lead 

To living streams his little flock ; 
May he in flowery i3astures feed, 
Shade us at noon beneath the rock ! 

2 Now may we hear our Shepherd's voice, 

And gladly answer to his call ; 
Now may our hearts for him rejoice, 

Who knows, and names, and loves us all. 

3 When the Chief Shepherd shall appear, 

And small and great before him stand, 
Oh, be the flock assembling here 

Found with the sheep on his right hand ! 

01 Apostolic Benediction. OS & i 8. 

1 May the grace of Christ the Saviour, 
And the Father's boundless love, 
With the Holy Spirit's favor, 
Rest upon us from above. 
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92, 93. BENEDICTIONS. 

2 Thus may we abide in union 

With each other and the Lord, 

And possess, in sweet communion, 
Joys which earth cannot afford. 

92 "Peace I leave with you.'" 8s & 7s. 

I Peace be to this sacred dwelling, 

Peace to every soul therein ; 
Peace, of heavenly joy foretelling, 

Peace, the fruit of conquer'd sin ; 
Peace, that speaks its heavenly Giver ; 

Peace to worldly minds unknown ; 
Peace divine, that flows forever 

From its source, the Lord alone ! 



-i 



2 Prince of peace ! forever near us, 

Fix in all our hearts thy home ; 
With thy bright appearing cheer us ; 

Let thy blessed kingdom come ! 
Come with sweeter consolation, 

Come, and give our souls to prove 
All the joys of thy salvation, 

All the joys that spring from love ! 

(\0 Peace through the Blood of Christ. ^S. 

*J** Heb. 13 : 20, 21. 

1 Now may he, who from the dead 

Brought the Shepherd of the sheep, 
Jesus Christ, our King and Head, 
All our souls in safety keep ! 

2 May he teach us to fulfill 

What is pleasing in his sight ; 
Perfect us in all his will, 

And preserve us day and night 1 

3 Great Redeemer ! thee we praise, 

Who the cov'nant sealed with blood 
While our hearts and voices raise 
Loud thanksgivings unto God. 
52 



BENEDICTIONS. 9-4, 95. 

Q| " The God of Peace." Q # J£ 

^"* Heb. 13:20,21. 

1 Now may the God of peace and love, 

Who, from th' impris'ning grave, 
Restored the Shepherd of the sheep, 
Omnipotent to save ; 

2 Through the rich merits of that blood, 

Which he on Calv'ry spilt, 
To make th' eternal covenant sure, 
On which our hopes are built ; 

3 Perfect our souls in every grace, 

T' accomplish all his will ; 
And all that 's pleasing in his sight 
Inspire us to fulfill ! 

4 For Christ the Mediator's sake 

We every blessing pray : 
With glory let his name be crowned, 
Through heaven's eternal day ! 

QX Third Version of the Benediction from Q # ^J o 

^^ Heb! 13 : 20, 21. 

1 The God of peace, who from the dead 

Brought up again our Lord, 
And, through the cov'nant in his blood, 
Our souls to peace restored, — 

2 Confirm our hearts, in each good work, 

To do his perfect will ; 
That, made well pleasing in his sight, 
Our course with joy we fill. 

3 So shall we, in his heavenly courts, 

Hereafter, ever live ; 
And to his name, through Jesus Christ, 
Eternal glory give. 

5* 53 



BOOK II. 

HYMNS PERTAINING TO THE BEING, THE ATTRIBUTES, 
AND THE WORKS OF GOD. 

tyQ An ancient Hymn of Praise to God. L. ^£ # 

1 Thee we adore, eternal Lord ! 

We praise thy name with one accord ; 
Thy saints, who here thy goodness see, 
Through all the world do worship thee. 

2 To thee aloud all angels cry, 

The heavens and all the powers on high : 
Thee, holy, holy, holy King, 
Lord God of hosts, they ever sing. 

3 Th' apostles join the glorious throng; 
The prophets swell th' immortal song ; 
The martyrs' noble army raise 
Eternal anthems to thy praise. 

4 From day to day, O Lord, do we 
Highly exalt and honor thee ! 
Thy name we worship and adore, 
World without end, for evermore ! 

5 Vouchsafe, O Lord, we humbly pray, 
To keep us safe from sin this day ; 
Have mercy, Lord ! we trust in thee ; 
Oh, let us ne'er confounded be ! 

54 



GENERAL PRAISE TO GOD. 97, 98 



Q7 " Holy, hohj, holy, Lord God Almighty." JJ. M. 

^ • Rev. 15 : 3, 4. 

1 O holt, holy Lord, 

Creation's sovereign King, 
Thy majesty adored, 

Let all thy creatures sing : 



"Who wast, and art, 



Nor time shall see 



And art to be ; Thy sway depart. 

2 Great are thy works of praise, 
O God of boundless might ! 
All just and true thy ways, 
Thou King of saints in light ! 
Let all above, 
And all below 



Conspire to show 
Thy power and love. 



3 Who shall not fear thee, Lord ! 
And magnify thy name ? 
Thy judgments sent abroad 
Thy holiness proclaim: 
Nations shall throng 
From every shore, 



And thee adore, 
In holv son£. 



While all the powers on high 
Their swelling chorus raise, 

Let earth and man reply, 
And echo back thy praise : 



Thy glory own, 
First, last, and best, 



God ever blest, 
And God alone ! 



" Hallowed be thy name." 7s. 

1 Holt, holy, holy Lord, 

In the highest heavens adored, 
Author of all nature's frame, — 
Father, hallowed be thy name. 

2 Though estranged from thee in heart, 
Doubtless thou our Father art ; 
From thy hand our spirits came : 
Father, hallowed be thy name. 

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99, 100. GENERAL PRAISE TO GOD. 



3 Born anew, oh, may we feel 
Filial love, the Spirit's seal ! 

Cleansed from guilt, redeemed from shame: 
Father, hallowed be thy name. 

4 When in want, or when in wealth, 
Joy or sorrow, pain or health, 
Still our prayer shall be the same : 
Father, hallowed be thy name. 

yy Praise to Jehovah. 8s & 7 s. 

1 Praise to thee, thou great Creator ! 

Praise to thee from every tongue : 
Join, my soul, with every creature, 
Join the universal song. 

2 Father, Source of all compassion 

Pure, unbounded grace is thine : 
Hail the God of our salvation ! 
Praise him for his love divine. 

3 For ten thousand blessings given. 

For the hope of future joy, 
Sound his praise through earth and heaven, 
Sound Jehovah's praise on high. 

4 Joyfully on earth adore him, 

Till in heaven our song we raise ; 
There, enraptured, fall before him, 
Lost in wonder, love, and praise. 

100 God Exalted. ^ M# 

±XJXJ Psalm 57. 

1 Be thou exalted, O my God ! 

Above the heavens where angels dwell; 
Thy power on earth be known abroad, 
And land to land thy wonders tell. 

2 My heart is fixed; my song shall raise 

Immortal honors to thy name : 
Awake, my tongue, to sound his praise, 
My tongue, the glory of my frame. 
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CALLS TO GENERAL PRJtfSE. 101 — 103. 

3 High, o'er the earth his mercy reigns, 

And reaches to the utmost sky ; 
His truth to endless years remains, 
When lower worlds dissolve and die. 

4 Be thou exalted, O my God ! 

Above the heavens where angels dwell ; 
Thy power on earth be known abroad, 
And land to land thy wonders tell. 

\0\ Brief Ascription of Praise. 8s & 7s. 

Worship, honor, glory, blessing, 

Lord, we offer to thy name ; 
Young and old, their thanks expressing, 

Join thy goodness to proclaim: 
As the hosts of heaven adore thee, 

We too bow before thy throne ; 
As the angels serve before thee, 

So on earth thy will be done. 

-j AO Brief Ascription of Praise, from g^ ]^J 

* V£ Psalm 117. 

1 Thy name, almighty Lord, 

Shall sound through distant lands . 
Great is thy grace, and sure thy word ; 
Thy truth forever stands. 

2 Far be thine honor spread, 

And long thy praise endure, 
Till morning light and evening shade 
Shall be exchanged no more. 

1AO Brief Call to Praise, from L. M. 

1VJO Psalm 117. 

1 From all that dwell below the skies, 
Let the Creator's praise arise ; 

Let the Redeemer's name be sung, 
Through every land, by every tongue. 

2 Eternal are thy mercies, Lord ; 
Eternal truth attends thy word : 

Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, 
Till suns shall rise and set no more ! 
57 



104 — 107. CALLS TO GENERAL PRAISE. 

104 Third version of Psalm 117. 7s. 

1 All ye nations, praise the Lord ! 

All ye lands, your voices raise ; 
Heaven and earth, with loud accord, 
Praise the Lord — forever praise ! 

2 For his truth and mercy stand, 

Past, and present, and to be, 
Like the years of his right hand, 
Like his own eternity. 

■i A K Brief Call to Praise, from 7s. 

J-U*J Psalm 1.50. 

1 Praise, oh, praise the Name divine ! 
Praise him at the hallowed shrine ; 
Let the firmament on high 

To its Maker's praise reply. 

2 All who vital breath enjoy, 

In his praise that breath employ ; 
Heaven and earth the chorus join ; 
Praise, oh, praise the Name divine ! 

10() " The Praise of all his saints." 7s. 

Praise to God on high be given ! 
Praise him, all in earth and heaven 
Praise him at the dawn of light, 
Praise him at returning night: 
Saints below and saints above, 
Praise, oh, praise the God of love ! 

1 07 " Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. 1 ' ~[j. P. M. 

-*-Ul Psalm 1)6. 

1 Let all the earth their voices raise, 
To sing the choicest psalm of praise ; 
To sing and bless Jehovah's name : 
His glory let the heathen know ; 
His wonders to the nations show ; 
And all his saving works proclaim. 
58 



CALLS TO GENERAL PRAISE. 108, 109. 

2 He framed the globe, he built the sky, 
He made the shining worlds on high, 

And reigns complete in glory there : 
His beams are majesty and light ; 
His beauties, how divinely bright ! 

His temple, how divinely fair ! 

3 Come the great day, the glorious hour, 
When earth shall feel his saving power, 

And barb'rous nations fear his name ! 
Then shall the race of man confess 
The beauty of his holiness, 

And in his courts his grace proclaim. 

"1 AQ " Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord." 7^ 

-*- ^^ Psalm 150. 

1 Praise the Lord, his glories show, 
Saints within his courts below, 
Angels round his throne above, 
All that see and share his love ! 

2 Earth to heaven, and heaven to earth, 
Tell his wonders, sing his worth ; 
Age to age, and shore to shore, 
Praise him, praise him, evermore ! 

3 Praise the Lord, his mercies trace ; 
Praise his providence and grace — 
All that he for man hath done, 
All he sends us through his Son. 

4 Strings and voices, hands and hearts, 
In the concert bear your parts : 

All that breathe, your Lord adore ; 
Praise him, praise him, evermore ! 

i AQ " To-day, if ye will hear his voice." J^ ]yj 

l^V Psalm 95. 

1 Come, let our voices join to raise 
A sacred song of solemn praise : 
God is a sovereign king ; rehearse 
His honors in exalted verse. 
59 



110. CALLS TO GENERAL PRAISE. 

2 Come, let our souls address the Lord, 
Who framed our natures with his word : 
He is our Shepherd, we the sheep 

His mercy chose, his pastures keep. 

3 Come, let us hear his voice to-day ; 
The counsels of his love obey ; 
Nor let our hardened hearts renew 
The sins and plagues that Israel knew. 

4 Seize the kind promise while it waits, 
And march to Zion's heavenly gates : 
Believe, and take the promised rest ; 
Obey, and be forever blest. 

i -i A " Praise ye him, all his hosts." Q t p^ J^ 

AAU ' Psalm 148. 

1 BEGiisr, my soul, th' exalted lay ; 
Let each enraptured thought obey, 

And praise th' Almighty's name : 
Lo ! heaven and earth, and seas and skies, 
In one melodious concert rise, 

To swell th' inspiring theme. 

2 Ye angels, catch the thrilling sound, 
While all th' adoring throngs around 

His boundless mercy sing : 
Let every listening saint above 
Wake all the tuneful soul of love, 

And touch the sweetest string. 

3 Let every element rejoice ; 

Ye thunders, burst with awful voice 

To him who bids you roll : 
His praise in softer notes declare, 
Each whispering breeze of yielding air, 

And breathe it to the soul. 

4 Wake, all ye soaring throngs, and sing ; 
Ye feathered warblers of the spring, 

Harmonious anthems raise 
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CALLS TO GENERAL PRAISE. Ill, 112. 

To him who shajDed your finer mold, 
Who tipped your glittering wings with gold, 
And tuned your voice to praise. 

5 Let man, by nobler passions swayed, 
Let man, in God's own image made, 

His breath in praise employ ; 
Spread wide his Maker's name around, 
While heaven's broad arch rings back the sound, — 

The song of holy joy ! 

-j I i " While I live will I praise the Lord" L # J^J # 

*- -*- A Psalm 146. 

1 Praise ye the Lord ! my heart shall join 
In work so pleasant, so divine : 

My days of praise shall ne'er be passed, 
While life, and thought, and being last. 

2 Happy the man, whose hopes rely 
On Israel's God : he made the sky, 
And earth, and seas, with all their train ; 
And none shall find his promise vain. 

3 His truth forever stands secure ; 

He saves the oppressed, he feeds the poor ; 
He helps the stranger in distress, 
The widow and the fatherless. 

4 He loves his saints, he knows them well, 
But turns the wicked down to hell : 
Thy God, O Zion, ever reigns ; 

Praise him in everlasting strains ! 

" Loud Hallelujahs to the Lord." J^ ]y[ 

Psalm 148. 

Loud hallelujahs to the Lord, 

From distant worlds where creatures dwell ! 
Let heaven begin the solemn word, 

And sound it dreadful down to hell. 

Wide as his vast dominion lies, 

Make the Creator's name be known ; 

Loud as his thunder shout his praise, 
And sound it lofty as his throne. 
6 61 



113, 114. CALLS TO GENERAL PRAISE. 

3 Jehovah — 't is a glorious word ! 

Oh, may it dwell on every tongue ! 
But saints who best have known the Lord, 
Are bound to raise the noblest song. 

4 Speak of the wonders of that love 

Which Gabriel ]}lays on every chord : 
From all below, and all above, 
Loud hallelujahs to the Lord! 

Uey " Bless the Lord your God, forever and ever." Q •»*• 

O Neh.9:5. &• M. 

1 Stand up, and bless the Lord, 

Ye people of his choice ; 
Stand up, and bless the Lord your God, 
With heart, and soul, and voice. 

2 Though high above all praise, 

Above all blessing high, 
Who would not fear his holy name, 
And laud, and magnify ? 

3 Oh, for the living flame 

From his own altar brought, 
To touch our lips, our souls inspire, 
And wing to heaven our thought ! 

4 God is our strength and song, 

And his salvation ours ; 
Then be his love in Christ proclaimed 
With all our ransomed powers. 

5 Stand up, and bless the Lord ; 

The Lord your God adore ; 
Stand up, and bless his glorious name, 
Llenceforth, for evermore ! 

114: "Praise the Lord from the earth." H. M. 

1 Angels, assist to sing 

The honors of your God ; 
Touch every tuneful string, 
And sound his name abroad : 
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CALLS TO GENERAL PRAISE. 115. 

Come, pour the trembling notes along, 
And swell the grand, immortal song. 

2 And ye of meaner birth, 

Your joyful voices raise ; 
All ye who dwell on earth, 

Your great Creator praise : 
Let loud hosannas joyful rise, 
Roll round the earth and pierce the skies. 

3 Let day and dusky night, 

In solemn order, join 
His praises to recite, 

And speak his power divine : 
Let every hill, and every vale, 
Re-echo with the sacred tale. 

4 Ye winds and raging seas, 

With wild tempestuous roar 
Resound, in mightier lays, 

His name from shore to shore : 
Ye thunders, spread his name abroad ; 
Ye lightnings, flash before your God. 

5 Let every creature sing 

The honors of our God ; 
Touch every tuneful string, 

And spread his praise abroad : 
Come, pour your trembling notes along, 
And swell the universal song. 



115 " ^ nw is llhe unt0 the Lord our God " 10s & lis. 

1 Oh, worship the King, all-glorious above ; 
Oh, gratefully sing his power and his love ! 
Our Shield and Defender, the Ancient of days, 
Pavilioned in splendor, and girded with praise. 
63 



116. CALLS TO GENERAL PRAISE. 

2 Oh, tell of his might, oh, sing of his grace, 
Whose robe is the light, whose canopy space ! 
His chariots of wrath the deep thunder-clouds 

form, 
And dark is his path on the wings of the storm. 

3 Thy bountiful care what tongue can recite ? 
It breathes in the air, it shines in the light, 

It streams from the hills, it descends to the 

plains, 
And sweetly distills in the dew and the rains. 

4 Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail, 
In thee do we trust, nor find thee to fail ; 

Thy mercies how tender ! how firm to the end ! 
Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer and Friend. 



"11(5 Praise the God of Abraham. gg 8g & 5s 

1 The God of Abrah'm praise, 

Who reigns enthroned above : 
Ancient of everlasting days, 

And God of love : 
Jehovah, great I am ! 

By earth and heaven confessed : 
I bow and bless the sacred name, 

Forever blest. 



The God of Abrah'm praise, 

At whose supreme command 
From earth I rise, and seek the joys 

At his right hand : 
I all on earth forsake, 

Its wisdom, fame, and power ; 
And him my only portion make, 

My shield and tower. 
64 



THE BEIXG OF GOD. 117, 118. 

3 He by himself hath sworn ; 

I on his oath depend ; 
I shall on eagles' wings upborne 

To heaven ascend : 
I shall behold his face, 

I shall his power adore, 
And sing the wonders of his grace 

For evermore. 

H7 There is a God. C. P. M. 

1 I sixg of God, — the world he made, 
The glorious light, the soothing shade ; 

Dale, plain, and grove and hill ; 
The wide and fathomless abyss, 
Where nature joys in secret bliss, 

And wisdom hides her skill. 

2 " Tell them, I am," Jehovah said : 
The listening earth did hear in dread ; 

And, smitten to the heart, 
At once, above, beneath, around, 
All nature, without voice or sound, 

Replied, " O Lord, Thou art ! " 

1q "A God doing wonders." 0. JM. 

1 I sing th' almighty power of God, 
That made the mountains rise, 
That spread the flowing seas abroad, 
And built the lofty skies. 

K 2 I sing the wisdom that ordained 
The sun to rule the day ; 
The moon shines full at his command, 
And all the stars obey. 

3 I sing the goodness of the Lord, 

That filled the earth with food ; 
He formed the creatures with his word, 
And then pronounced them good. 
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119. GOD THE CREATOR. 

4 Lord, how thy wonders are displayed, 

Where'er I turn mine eye ; 
If I survey the ground I tread, 
Or gaze upon the sky ! 

5 There 's not a plant or flower below 

But makes thy glories known ; 
And clouds arise, and tempests blow, 
By order from thy throne. 

. 6 Creatures that borrow life from thee 
Are subject to thy care : 
There 's not a place where we can flee, 
But God is present there. 

1 Q " The hand that made us is Divine." -L. M. 

1 The spacious firmament on high, 
With all the blue ethereal sky, 

And spangled heavens, a shining frame, 
Their great original proclaim. 

2 Th> unwearied sun, from day to day, 
Does his Creator's power display, 
And publishes to every land 

The work of an Almighty hand. 

3 Soon as the evening shades prevail, 
The moon takes up the wondrous tale, 
And nightly to the listening earth 
Repeats the story of her birth ; — 

4 While all the stars that round her burn, 
And all the planets in their turn, 
Confirm the tidings as they roll, 

And spread the truth from pole to pole. 

5 What though, in solemn silence, all 
Move round this dark terrestrial ball ? 
What though nor real voice nor sound 
Amid their radiant orbs be found ? 

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GOD THE CREATOR. 120. 

6 In reason's ear they all rejoice, 
And utter forth a glorious voice ; 
Forever singing, as they shine, 

" The hand that made us is Divine." 

i OA Adoration of the Creator. JJ # ]\J # 

J-^V Psalm 148. 

1 Ye tribes of Adam, join 

With heaven, and earth, and seas, 
And offer notes divine 
To your Creator's praise : 



Te holy throng 
Of angels bright, 



In worlds of light, 
Begin the song. 



Thou sun, with dazzling rays, 
And moon, that rul'st the night, 

Shine to your Maker's praise, 
With stars of twinkling lio*ht : 



His power declare, 
Ye floods on high, 



And clouds that fly 
In empty air. 



The shining worlds above 
In glorious order stand ; 

Or in swift courses move, 
By his supreme command : 



He spake the word, 
And all their frame 



From nothing came, 
To praise the Lord ! 



4 Ye vapors, hail, and snow, 

Praise ye th' almighty Lord ; 
And stormy winds that blow 
To execute his word : 



When lightnings shine, 
Or thunders roar, 



Let earth adore 
His hand divine. 



Let all the nations fear 

The God that rules above ; 

He brings his people near, 

And makes them taste his love : 



While earth and sky 
Attempt his praise, 



His saints shall raise 
His honors high. 
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121, 122. GOVERNMENT OF GOD. 

121 " Jehovah reigns." S. P. M. 

1 The Lord Jehovah reigns, 
And royal state maintains, 

His head with awful glories crowned ; 
Arrayed in robes of light, 
Begirt with sovereign might, 

And rays of majesty around. 

2 Upheld by thy commands, 
The world securely stands, 

And skies and stars obey thy word : 
Thy throne was fixed on high 
Before the starry sky : 

Eternal is thy kingdom, Lord ! 

3 Let floods and nations rage, 
And all their powers engage ; 

Let swelling tides assault the sky : 
The terrors of thy frown 

Shall beat their madness down : 
Thy throne forever stands on high. 

4 Thy promises are true ; 
Thy grace is ever new ; 

There fixed, thy church shall ne'er remove: 
Thy saints, with holy fear, 
Shall in thy courts appear, 

And sing thine everlasting love. 

122 God, All in All C. M. 

1 Where'er, through all his works, we send 

Our roving eyes abroad, 
The various objects all conspire 
To lead our souls to God ; — 

2 That God, whose word all nature formed, 

Whose eye all nature sees ; 
Whose hand all nature rules, sustains, 
Or crushes, as he please ; — 
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GOVERNMENT OF GOD. 123, 124. 

3 Before whose high and dazzling throne 

Myriads of angels bow ; 
Whose smile is everlasting bliss, 
Whose frown is endless woe. 

4 Low at his feet, then, O my soul ! 

In postrate homage fall ; 
Make him thy fear, thy love, thy trust, 
Thy joy, thy God, thy all. 

m" The Lord sitteth upon the flood." J^ ]\J # 

Psalm 29. 

1 Give to the Lord, ye sons of fame, 

Give to the Lord renown and power ; 
Ascribe due honors to his name, 
And his eternal might adore. 

2 The Lord proclaims his power aloud, 

O'er all the ocean and the land ; 
His voice divides the watery cloud, 
And lightnings blaze at his command. 

3 The Lord sits Sovereign on the flood ; 

The Thunderer reigns forever King ; 
But makes his church his blest abode, 
Where we his awful glories sing. 

4 In gentler language, there the Lord 

The counsels of his grace imparts : 
Amid the raging storm, his word 

Speaks peace and courage to our hearts. 

"1 X " ^ e oowe d the heavens, also, and came down." Q # ]\J # 

J-^T Psalm 18. 

1 The Lord descended from above, 

And bow'd the heavens most high ; 
And underneath his feet he cast 
The darkness of the sky. 

2 On cherub and on cherubim, 

Full royally, he rode ; 
And on the wings of mighty winds 
Came flying all abroad. 
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125. 126. GOVERNMENT OF GOD. 



3 He sat serene upon the floods, 

Their fury to restrain ; 
And he, as Sovereign, Lord, and King, 
For evermore shall reign. 

4 The Lord will give his people strength, 

Whereby they shall increase ; 
And he will bless his chosen flock 
With everlasting peace. 

5 Give glory to his awful name, 

And honor him alone ; 
Give worship to his majesty 
Upon his holy throne. 

-i *yK " The Lord God omnipotent reigneth" L. M. 

1"*S Rev. 19: 6. 

1 The Lord is King ! lift up thy voice, 

earth, and all ye heavens, rejoice ! 
From world to world the joy shall ring: 

" The Lord omnipotent is King ! " 

2 The Lord is King ! who then shall dare 
Resist his will, distrust his care ? 
Holy and true are all his ways : 

Let every creature speak his praise. 

3 The Lord is King! exalt your strains; 
Ye saints, your God, your Father reigns; 
One Lord one empire all secures : 

He reigns, and life and death are yours. 

4 Oh, when his wisdom can mistake, 
His might decay, his love forsake, 
Then may his children cease to sing, 

" The Lord omnipotent is King ! " 

-J 0£ " The Lordsitteth King forever." Q^ ^ 

1"V Psalm 29. 

1 Ye hosts of heaven, ye mighty ones, 

Ascribe, with one accord, 
The strength, the power, the majesty, 
To your almighty Lord. 

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GOVERNMENT OF GOD. 127, 128, 

2 Give glory to his holy name, 

And honor him alone ; 
In beauty meet of holiness 
Approach his lofty throne. 

3 Jehovah's voice of majesty 

Is on the waters wide ; 
The God of glory thundereth, 
And on the seas doth ride. 

4 Jehovah sits upon the floods, 

And tempests rage in vain ; 
Jehovah sits as Sovereign King, 
And evermore shall reign. 

127 The Tempest stilled. C. M. 

1 Great Ruler of all nature's frame ! 

We own thy power divine ; 
We hear thy breath in every storm, 
For all the winds are thine. 

2 Wide as they sweep their sounding way, 

They work thy sovereign will ; 
And, awed by thy majestic voice, 
The tempest shall be still. 

3 Thy mercy tempers every blast 

To those Avho seek thy face ; 
And mingles with the tempest's roar 
The whispers of thy grace. 

4 Those gentle whispers let me hear, 

Till all the tumults cease ; 
And gales of paradise shall soothe 
My weary soul to peace. 

1 *?ft " Lord, my God, thou art very great." J^ \J 

J-<£0 Psalm 104. 

1 Great is the Lord ! w T hat tongue can frame 
An honor equal to his name ! 
How awful are his glorious ways ! 
The Lord is dreadful in his praise. 
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129, 130. GOVERNMENT OF GOD. 



2 The world's foundations by his hand 
Were laid, and shall forever stand ; 
The swelling billows know their bound, 
While to his praise they roll around. 

3 Vast are thy works, almighty Lord ! 
All nature rests upon thy word ; 
And clouds, and storms, and fire obey 
Thy wise and all-controlling sway. 

4 Thy glory, fearless of decline, 
Thy glory, Lord, shall ever shine; 
Thy praise shall still our breath employ, 
Till we shall rise to endless joy 

129 The Glory of God. L. M. 

1 Come, O my soul ! in sacred lays, 
Attempt thy great Creator's praise : 
But, oh, what tongue can speak his fame ! 
What mortal verse can reach the theme ! 

2 Enthroned amid the radiant spheres, 
He, glory, like a garment, wears ; 
To form a robe of light divine, 

Ten thousand suns around him shine. 

3 In all our Maker's grand designs, 
Almighty power, with wisdom, shines ; 

His works, through all this wondrous frame, 
Declare the glory of his name. 

4 Raised on devotion's lofty wing, 
Do thou, my soul, his glories sing ; 
And let his praise employ thy tongue, 
Till listening worlds shall join the song ! 

130 " 0ur God is f ul1 °f might" C. M. 

1 The Lord our God is full of might, 
The winds obey his will ; 
He speaks, and, in his heavenly height 
The rolling sun stands still. 
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GOVERNMENT OF GOD. 131. 

2 Rebel, ye waves, and o'er the land, 

With threatening aspect roar : 
The Lord uplifts his awful hand, 
And chains you to the shore. 

3 Howl, winds of night, your force combine ; 

Without his higTi behest 
Ye shall not, in the mountain-pine, 
Disturb the sparrow's nest, 

4 His voice sublime is heard afar, 

In distant peals it dies ; 
He yokes the whirlwind to his car, 
And sweeps the howling skies. 

5 Ye nations, bend — in reverence bend ; 

Ye monarchs, wait his nod, 
And bid the choral song ascend 
To celebrate our God. 



131 The Lord of All C. M. 

1 The Lord our God is Lord of all ; 

His station who can find ! 
I hear him in the waterfall ; 
I hear him in the wind. 

2 If in the gloom of night I shroud, 

His face I cannot fly ; 
I see him in the evening cloud, 
And in the morning sky. 

3 He lives, he reigns in every land, 

From winter's polar snows, 
To where, across the burning sand, 
The blasting meteor glows. 

4 He smiles, we live ; he frowns, we die : 

We hang upon his word ; 
He rears his mighty arm on high, 

We fall before his sword. 
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132, 133. GOD OMNIPOTENT, 



5 He bids his gales the fields deform ; 
Then, when his thunders cease, 
He paints his rainbow on the storm, 
And lulls the winds to peace. 

1 ^J*? " ^°» ™ ^ e ^ eaven i can oe compared unto the Lord? "CM 
**-*" Psalm 89. 

1 With reverence let the saints appear, 

And bow before the Lord ; 
His high commands with reverence hear, 
And tremble at his word. 

2 Great God ! how high thy glories rise ; 

How bright thine armies shine ! 
Where is the power with thee that vies, 
Or truth compared to thine ! 

3 The northern pole, and southern, rest 

On thy supporting hand ; 
Darkness and day, from east to west, 
Move round at thy command. 

4 Thy words the raging winds control, 

And rule the boisterous deep ; 
Thou mak'st the sleeping billows roll, 
The rolling billows sleep. 

5 Heaven, earth, and air, and sea are thine, 

And the dark world of hell ; 
How did thine arm in vengeance shine, 
When Egypt durst rebel ! 

6 Justice and judgment are thy throne, 

Yet wondrous is thy grace ; 
While truth and mercy joined in one, 
Invite us near thy face. 

|33 God All-powerful L. M. 

1 The Lord, the God of glory, reigns, 
In robes of majesty arrayed ; 
His rule omnipotence sustains, 

And guides the worlds his hands have made. 
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OMNIPRESENT AND OMNISCIENT. 134. 

2 Ere rolling worlds began to move, 

Or ere the heavens were sjDread abroad, 
Thine awful throne was fixed above ; 
From everlasting thou art God. 

3 The swelling floods tumultuous rise, 

Aloud the angry tempests roar ; 
Lift their proud billows to the skies, 

And foam, and lash the trembling shore. 

4 The Lord, the mighty God, on high, 

Controls the fiercely raging seas ; 
He speaks ! — and noise and tempest fly, 
The waves sink down in gentle peace. 

5 Thy sovereign laws are ever sure, 

Eternal purity is thine ; 
And, Lord, thy people shall be pure, 
And in thy blest resemblance shine. 

1 O A The All-seeing God. L # ]\J # 

J -^* Psalm 139. 

1 Lord, thou hast searched and seen me through : 
Thine eye commands, with piercing view, 

My rising and my resting hours, 

My heart and flesh, with all their powers. 

2 My thoughts, before they are my own, 
Are to my God distinctly known ; 

He knows the words I mean to speak, 
Ere from my opening lips they break. 

3 Within thy circling power I stand ; 
On every side I find thy hand : 
Awake, asleep, at home, abroad, 

I am surrounded still with God. 

4 Amazing knowledge, vast and great ! 
What large extent ! what lofty height ! 
My soul, with all the powers I boast, 
Is in the boundless prospect lost. 

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135, 136. GOD OMNIPRESENT. 

Oh, may these thoughts possess my breast, 
Where'er I rove, where'er I rest ! 

ISTor let my weaker passions dare 
Consent to sin, for God is there. 

1 Q K " Whither shall I flee from thy Presence 1 " Q t ]\| # 

LfJtJ Psalm 139. 

1 In all my vast concerns with thee, 

In vain my soul would try 
To shun thy presence, Lord, or flee 
The notice of thine eye. 

2 Thine all-surrounding sight surveys 

My rising and my rest ; 
My public walks, my private ways, 
The secrets of my breast. 

3 My thoughts lie open to the Lord, 

Before they 're formed within ; 
And ere my lips pronounce the word, 
He knows the sense I mean. 

4 Oh, wondrous knowledge, deep and high ! 

Where can a creature hide ! 
Within thy circling arms I lie, 
Beset on every side. 

5 So let thy grace surround me still, 

And like a bulwark prove, 
To guard my soul from every ill, 
Secured by sovereign love. 

1 ^fi " Whither shall I go from thy Spirit f " Q t ]\£ 

*-**" Psalm 139. 

1 Lord, where shall guilty souls retire, 

Forgotten and unknown ! 
In hell they meet thy dreadful fire, 
In heaven thy glorious throne. 

2 Should I suppress my vital breath, 

T' escape the wrath divine, 
Thy voice would break the bars of death, 
And make the grave resign. 

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GOD OMNIPRESENT. 137. 

3 If, winged with beams of morning light, 

I fly beyond the west, 
Thy hand, which must support my flight, 
Would soon betray my rest. 

4 If o'er my sins I think to draw 

The curtains of the night, 
Those flaming eyes that guard thy law, 
Would turn the shades to light. 

5 The beams of noon, the midnight hour, 

Are both alike to thee : 
Oh, may I ne'er provoke that power 
From which I cannot flee! 



J3 | God present Everywhere. S. M. 

1 God of almighty power, 

How glorious are thy ways ! 
Angels thy majesty adore, 
All creatures speak thy praise. 

2 Wherever earth is fair, 

Or brighter worlds extend, 
Almighty Sovereign ! thou art there, 
Creation's Lord and Friend. 

3 And where the stars are not, 

Nor sun hath ever shone, 
Beyond the flight of human thought, 
There thou art God alone. 

4 Heaven is thy glorious throne, 

Earth does thy footstool seem ; 
But souls redeemed thou lov'st to own 
Thy richer diadem. 

5 And, while they bless thy name, 

Hell trembles at thy rod : 
Earth, heaven, and hell, thy power proclaim; 
All things proclaim thee God ! 

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138, 139. GOD OMNIPRESENT. 

J 38 " Seeing him who is invisible" C. M. 61. 

1 Beyond, beyond that boundless sea, 

Above that dome of skv, 
Further than thought itself can nee, 

Thy dwelling is on high : 
Yet dear the awful thought to me, 

That thou, my God, art nigh : — 

2 Art nigh, and yet my laboring mind 

Feels after thee in vain, 
Thee in these works of power to find, 

Or to thy seat attain. 
Thy messenger, the stormy wind ; 

Thy path, the trackless main : — 

3 These speak of thee with loud acclaim ; 

They thunder forth thy praise, 
The glorious honor of thy name, 

The wonders of thy ways : 
But thou art not in tempest-flame, 

Nor in the noontide blaze. 

4 We hear thy voice when thunders roll 

Through the wide fields of air ; 
The waves obey thy dread control ; 

But still, thou art not there : 
Where shall I find him, O my soul ! 

Who yet is everywhere ? 

5 Oh ! not in circling depth or height, 

But in the conscious breast, 
Present to faith, though veiled from sight ; 

There doth his Spirit rest : 
Oh, come, thou Presence infinite ! 

And make thy creature blest. 

i 0(\ " How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, God!" Q % ]\J # 
■*-^v p sa l m 139 . 

1 Jehovah, God ! thy gracious power 
On every hand we see ; 
Oh, may the blessings of each hour 
Lead all our thoughts to thee ! 

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GOD OMNIPRESENT. 140. 

2 If, on the wings of morn, we speed 

To earth's remotest bound, 
Thy hand will there our footsteps lead, 
Thy love our path surround. 

3 Thy power is in the ocean deeps, 

And reaches to the skies ; 
Thine eye of mercy never sleeps, 
Thy goodness never dies. 

4 From morn till noon — till latest eve, 

Thy hand, O God, we see ; 
And all the blessings we receive, 
Proceed alone from thee. 

5 In all the varying scenes of time, 

On thee our hopes depend ; 
Through every age, in every clime, 
Our Father, and our Friend. 



"1 AQ God with us Everywhere. L. M. 

1 O Lord, how full of sweet content 
Our years of pilgrimage are spent ! 
Where'er we dwell, we dwell with thee, 
In heaven, in earth, or on the sea. 

2 To us remains nor place nor time ; 
Our country is in every clime : 
We can be calm and free from care 
On any shore, since God is there. 

3 While place we seek, or place we shun, 
The soul finds happiness in none ; 
But with our God to guide our way, 
'T is equal joy to go or stay. 

4 Could we be cast where thou art not, 
That were indeed a dreadful lot ; 
But regions none remote we call, 
Secure of finding God in all. 

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141, 142 GOD OMNISCIENT, ETERNAL. 

J^J " The Lord searcheth all hearts" C. M. 

1 God is a Spirit, just ancl wise ; 

He sees our inmost mind : 
In vain to Heaven we raise our cries, 
And leave our hearts behind. 

2 Nothing but truth before his throne 

With honor can appear ; 
The painted hypocrites are known 
Through the disguise they wear. 

3 Their lifted eyes salute the skies ; 

Their bending knees the ground ; 
But God abhors the sacrifice, 
Where not the heart is found. 

4 Lord, search my thoughts, and try my ways, 

And make my soul sincere ; 
Then shall I stand before thy face, 
And find acceptance there. 



J 42 " The livin 9 God " C. M. 

1 Great God ! how infinite art thou ! 

What worthless worms are w r e ! 
Let the whole race of creatures bow, 
And pay their praise to thee. 

2 Thy throne eternal ages stood, 

Ere seas or stars were made ; 
Thou art the ever-living God, 
Were all the nations dead. 

3 Eternity, with all its years, 

Stands present in thy view ; 
To thee there 's nothing old appears, 
Great God ! there 's nothing new. 

4 Our lives through various scenes are drawn, 

And vexed with trifling cares ; 
While thine eternal thoughts move on 
Thine undisturbed affairs. 
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GOD ETERNAL. 143, 144. 

5 Great God ! how infinite art thou ! 
What worthless worms are we ! 
Let the whole race of creatures bow, 
And pay their praise to thee. 

iAO Eternity of God. C. M. 

XT ^ Psalm 102. 

1 Through endless years, thou art the same, 

O thou eternal God ! 
Ages to come shall know thy name, 
And tell thy works abroad. 

2 The strong foundations of the earth 

Of old by thee were laid ; 
By thee the beauteous arch of heaven 
With matchless skill was made. 

3 Soon shall this goodly frame of things, 

Formed by thy powerful hand, 
Be, like a vesture, laid aside, 
And changed at thy command. 

4 But thy perfections, all divine. 

Eternal as thy days, 
Through everlasting ages shine, 
With undiminished rays. 

5 Our children's children, still thy care, 

Shall own their father's God ; 
To latest times thy favor share, 
And spread thy praise abroad. 

1 A.A. God's Eternity, and Man's Mortality. J^ JyJ^ 

^^^ Fsalm90. 

1 Through every age, eternal God, 
Thou art our rest, our safe abode : 

High was thy throne ere heaven was made, 
Or earth thy humble footstool laid. 

2 Long had st thou reigned ere time began, 
Or dust was fashioned into man ; 

And long thy kingdom shall endure, 
When earth and time shall be no more. 
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145, 146. GOD ETERNAL. 

3 But man, weak man, is born to die, 
Made up of guilt and vanity : 

Thy dreadful sentence, Lord, was just — 
" Return, ye sinners, to your dust." 

4 Death, like an overflowing stream, 
Sweeps us away : our life 's a dream — 
An empty tale — a morning flower, 
Cut down and withered in an hour ! 

5 Teach us, O Lord, how frail is man ; 
And kindly lengthen out our span, 
Till, by thy grace, we all may be 
Prepared to die, and dwell with thee. 

1 AK "Thou art from, everlasting.'''' J^ JJ # 

-*- ^^ Psalm 93. 

1 Jehovah reigns ! He dwells in light, 
Girded with majesty and might ; 
The world, created by his hands, 
Still on its firm foundation stands. 

2 But ere this spacious world was made, 
Or had its first foundation laid, 

Thy throne eternal ages stood, 
Thyself the ever-living God. 

3 Like floods the angry nations rise, 
And aim their rage against the skies : 
Vain floods, that aim their rage so high ! 
At thy rebuke the billows die. 

4 Forever shall thy throne endure : 
Thy promise stand forever sure ; 
And everlasting holiness 
Becomes the dwelling of thy grace. 

-i Af* " Our dwelling-place in all generations.'''' Q m y[ t 

At:U Psalm 90. 

1 Our God, our help in ages past, 
Our hope for years to come, 
Our shelter from the stormy blast, 
And our eternal home ! 

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GOODXESS OF GOD. 147. 

2 Under the shadow of thy throne, 

Thy saints have dwelt secure ; 
Sufficient is thine arm alone, 
And our defense is sure. 

3 Before the hills in order stood, 

Or earth received her frame, 
From everlasting thou art God, 
To endless years the same. 

4 Thy word commands our flesh to dust : 

"Return, ye sons of men ;" 
All nations rose from earth at first, 
And turn to earth again. 

5 Time, like an ever-rolling stream, 

Bears all its sons away ; 
They fly, forgotten, as a dream 
Dies at the opening day. 

6 Our God, our help in ages past, 

Our hope for years to come, 
Be thou our guard while troubles last, 
And our eternal home ! 



-J V7 " The memory of thy great goodness" Q # ]\J # 

ATI* Psalm 145. . 

1 Sweet is the mem'ry of thy grace, 

My God, my heavenly King ; 
Let age to age thy righteousness 
In sounds of glory sing. 

2 God reigns on high ; but ne'er confines 

His goodness to the skies ; 
Through the whole earth his bounty shines, 
And every want supplies. 

3 With longing eyes thy creatures wait 

On thee for daily food ; 
Thy liberal hand provides their meat, 
And fills their mouth with good. 
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148,149. GOODNESS OF GOD. 

4 How kind are thy compassions, Lord ! 

How slow thine anger moves ! 
But soon he sends his pard'ning word, 
To cheer the souls he loves. 

5 Sweet is the mem'ry of thy grace, 

My God, my heavenly King ; 
Let age to age thy righteousness 
In sounds of glory sing. 

J 4:8 "His tender mercies are over all Ms zvo?*lcs." C« jML 

1 Thy goodness, Lord, our souls confess ; 

Thy goodness we adore : 
A spring, whose blessings never fail ; 
A sea without a shore ! 

2 Sun, moon, and stars, thy love attest 

In every golden ray ; 
Love draws the curtains of the night, 
And love brings back the day. 

3 Thy bounty every season crowns, 

With all the bliss it yields ; 
With joyful clusters loads the vines, 
With strengthening grain, the fields. 

4 But chiefly thy compassion, Lord, 

Is in the gospel seen ; 
There, like a sun, thy mercy shines, 
Without a cloud between. 

5 There pardon, peace, and holy joy, 

Through Jesus' name are given ; 
He on the cross was lifted high, 
That we might reign in heaven. 

1 JQ "God is Love." 8s & 4. 

A - *^ 1 John 4: 8. 

1 I cannot always trace the way 

Where thou, almighty One, dost move, 
But I can always, always say, 
That God is love. 
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GOODNESS OF GOD. 150, 151. 

2 When fear her chilling mantle flings 

O'er earth, my soul to heaven above, 
As to her native home, upsprings ; 
For God is love. 

3 When myst'ry clouds my darkened path, 

I '11 check my dread, my doubts reprove ; 
In this my soul sweet comfort hath, 
That God is love. 

4 Oh may this truth my heart employ, 

Bid every gloomy thought remove, 
And turn all tears, all woes to joy, — 
Thou, God, art Love. 

1 Kf) " God is Love " C. M. 

A^U Uohn4:8. 

1 Amid the splendors of thy state, 

O God! thy love appears, 
Soft as the radiance of the moon 
Among a thousand stars. 

2 In all thy doctrines and commands, 

Thy counsels and designs, 
In every work thy hands have framed, 
Thy love supremely shines. 

3 Sinai, in clouds, and smoke, and fire, 

Thunders thine awful name ! 
But Zion sings, in melting notes. 
The honors of the Lamb. 

4 Angels and men, the news proclaim 

Through earth an$. heaven above ; 
And all, with holy transport, sing 
That God the Lord is love. 

151 -God is Love- 8S&7S. 

J -^ rx 1 John 4: 8. 

1 God is love ; his mercy brightens 
All the path in which we rove ; 
Bliss he wakes, and woe he lightens : 
God is wisdom, God is love. 

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152. GOODNESS OF GOD. 

2 Chance and change are busy ever; 

Man decays, and ages move : 
But his mercy waneth never ; 
God is wisdom, God is love. 

3 Ev'n the hour that darkest seemeth 

Will his changeless goodness prove ; 
From the gloom his brightness stream eth : 
God is wisdom, God is love. 

4 He with earthly cares entwineth 

Hope and comfort from above : 
Every where his glory shineth ; 
God is wisdom, God is love. 



-j ^O "Oh , magnify the Lord with me!" Q t JyJ e 

A*A£ Psalm 34. 

1 I 'll bless the Lord, I '11 bless the Lord, 

In all his wondrous ways ; 
My soul his mercies shall record, 
My tongue shall chant his praise. 

2 From dawn to eve, with heart, with voice, 

His goodness I '11 proclaim, 
Till all that hear me shall rejoice 
In his redeeming name. 

3 Oh, magnify the Lord with me ! 

His power, his goodness, prove ; 
How blest his sway ! oh, taste and see 
How vast, how kind his love ! 

4 Beset with darkness, pressed with cares, 

To him, in grief, I cried ; 
His mercy listened to my prayers, 
His hand my wants supplied. 

5 With angel-hosts encamped around, 

To guard them from their foes, 
What peace, what glory, have they found, 
Who in his name repose ! 
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GOODNESS OF GOD. 153, 154. 

6 Ob, magnify the Lord with me ! 
His might, his mercies, prove ; 
How blest his sway ! oh, taste and see 
How vast, how kind, his love ! 

1 53 " God so loved the world." H. M. 

1 Oh, for a shout of joy, 

High as the theme we sing ! 
To this divine employ 

Your hearts and voices bring : 
Sound, sound, through all the earth abroad, 
The love, th' eternal love, of God. 

2 Unnumbered myriads stand, 

Of seraphs bright and fair ; 
Or bow at his right hand, 

And pay their homage there ; 
But strive in vain, with loudest chord, 
To sound the wondrous love of God. 

3 Though earth and hell assail, 

And doubts and fears arise, 
The weakest shall prevail, 

And grasp the heavenly prize ; 
And through an endless age record 
The love, th' unchanging love, of God. 

4 Oh, for a shout of joy, 

High as the theme we sing ! 
To this divine employ 

Your hearts and voices bring : 
Sound, sound, through all the earth abroad, 
The love, th' eternal love, of God. 

1 %kA. " ^» ^at men would praise the Lord for his goodness! " J^ JJ # 
J -^ :t Psalm 107. 

1 Giye thanks to God ; he reigns above ; 
Kind are his thoughts, his name is love : 
His mercy ages past have known, 
And ages long to come shall own. 

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155,156. HOLINESS OF GOD. 



2 Let the redeemed of the Lord 
The wonders of his grace record ; 
Israel, the nation whom he chose, 
And rescued from their mighty foes. 

3 He feeds and clothes us all the way, 
He guides our footsteps lest we stray ; 
He guards us with a powerful hand, 
And brings us to the heavenly land. 

4 Oh, let the saints with joy record 
The truth and goodness of the Lord ! 
How great his works ! how kind his ways ! 
Let every tongue pronounce his praise. 

155 " Thrice Holy Lord: 1 C. M. 

1 Holy and reverend is the name 

Of our eternal King : 
" Thrice holy Lord ! " the angels cry ; 
" Thrice holy ! " let us sing. 

2 The deepest reverence of the mind, 

Pay, O my soul ! to God ; 
Lift, with thy hands, a holy heart, 
To his sublime abode. 

3 With sacred awe pronounce his name, 

Whom words nor thoughts can reach ; 
A broken heart shall please him more 
Than noblest forms of speech. 

4 Thou holy God ! preserve my soul 

From all pollution free ; 
The pure in heart are thy delight, 
And they thy face shall see. 

"1 K(\ u The Lord reigneth ; let the earth rejoice. 11 J^ ]\J 9 

A *^ Psalm 97. 

1 Jehovah reigns ; let all the earth 
In his just government rejoice ; 
Let all the isles, with sacred mirth, 
In his applause unite their voice. 



GRACE OF GOD. 157,158 

2 Darkness and clouds of awful shade 

His dazzling glory shroud in state ; 
Justice and truth his guards are made, 
And, fixed by his pavilion, wait. 

3 Rejoice, ye righteous, in the Lord; 

Memorials of his holiness 
Deep in your faithful breasts record, 

And with your thankful tongues confess. 

-| f 7 Providence and Grace of God. t tit 

-*-^' Psalm. 36. 

1 High in the heavens, eternal God! 

Thy goodness in full glory shines ; 
Thy truth shall break through every cloud 
That vails and darkens thy designs. 

2 Forever firm thy justice stands, 

As mountains their foundations keep : 
Wise are the wonders of thy hands ; 
Thy judgments are a mighty deep. 

3 My God, how excellent thy grace ! 

Whence all our hope and comfort springs ; 
The sons of Adam, in distress, 
Fly to the shadow of thy wrings. 

4 From the provisions of thy house 

We shall be fed with sweet repast ; 
There, mercy like a river flows, 
And brings salvation to our taste. 

5 Life, like a fountain rich and free, 

Springs from the presence of my Lord ; 
And in thy light our souls shall see 
The glories promised in thy word. 

158 Wonders of God's Grace. C. M. 

1 Eternal Power ! Almighty God ! 
Who can approach thy throne ! 
Accessless light is thine abode, 
To angel eyes unknown. 

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159. GRACE OF GOD. 

2 Before the radiance of thine eye, 

The heavens no longer shine ; 
And all the glories of the sky 
Are but the shade of thine. 

3 Great God ! and wilt thou condescend 

To cast a look below ? 
To this vile world thy notice bend — 
These seats of sin and woe ? 

4 How strange ! how wondrous is thy love ! 

With trembling we adore : 
Not all th' exalted minds above 
Its wonders can explore. 

5 While golden harps and angel tongues 

Resound immortal lays, 
Great God ! permit our humble songs 
To rise and speak thy praise. 



i £Q " Bless the Lord, my soul" L # y[ % 

1*^*3 Psalm 103. 

1 Bless, O my soul ! the living God ; 

Call home thy thoughts that rove abroad : 
Let all the powers within me join 
In work and worship so divine. 

2 Bless, O my soul ! the God of grace : 
His favors claim thy highest praise ; 
Why should the wonders he hath wrought 
Be lost in silence, and forgot ? 

3 5 T is he, my soul, that sent his Son 

To die for crimes which thou hast done ; 
He owns the ransom, and forgives 
The hourly follies of our lives. 

4 Let every land his power confess ; 
Let all the earth adore his grace : 

My heart and tongue with rapture join, 
In work and worship so divine. 
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GRACE OF GOD. 160, 161. 

1 firt " ^ ow io an 9 er i and plenteous in mercy." J Jt J^ 

AUU Psalm 103. 

1 My soul, inspired with sacred love, 

God's holy name forever bless! 
Of all his favors mindful prove, 

And still thy grateful thanks express. 

2 The Lord abounds with tender love, 

And unexampled acts of grace ; 
His wakened wrath doth slowly move, 
His willing mercy flies apace. 

3 As high as heaven its arch extends 

Above this little spot of clay, 
So much his boundless grace transcends 
The best obedience we can pay. 

4 As far as 't is from east to west, 

So far has he our sins removed, 
Who, with a father's tender breast, 
Has such as fear him always loved. 

5 Let every creature join to bless 

The mighty Lord ! — and thou, my heart, 
"With grateful joy thy thanks express, 
And in this concert bear thy part. 

1 (V\ "He hath not dealt icith us after our sins." g # ]^£ # 

-■-Ul Psalm 103. 

1 My soul, repeat his praise, 

Whose mercies are so great ; 
Whose anger is so slow to rise, 
So ready to abate. 

2 God will not always chide ; 

And when his wrath is felt, 
Its strokes are fewer than our crimes, 
And lighter than our guilt. 

3 His power subdues our sins, 

And his forgiving love, 
Far as the east is from the west 
Doth all our guilt remove. 
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162, 163. GRACE OF GOD. 

4 High as the heavens are raised 
Above the ground we tread, 
So far the riches of his grace 
Our highest thoughts exceed. 

i £*0 " As a father pitieth his children." g # J^[ # 

J-^^ Psalm 103. 

1 The pity of the Lord 

To those that fear his name, 

Is such as tender parents feel: 

He knows our feeble frame. 

2 He knows we are but dust, 

Scattered with every breath ; 
His anger, like a rising wind, 
Can send us swift to death. 

3 Our days are as the grass, 

Or like the morning flower ; 
If one sharp blast sweep o'er the field, 
It withers in an hour. 

4 But thy compassions, Lord, 

To endless years endure ; 
And children's children ever find 
Thy words of promise sure. 

-i &0 "So great is his mercy." ^ Jy£ # 

A Vt> Psalms 103. 

1 The Lord ! how wondrous are his ways ! 

How firm his truth ! how large his grace ! 
He takes his mercy for his throne, 

And thence he makes his glories known. 

2 Not half so high his power hath spread , 

The starry heavens above our head, 
As his rich love exceeds our praise, 
Exceeds the highest hopes we raise. 

3 Not half so far has nature placed 

The rising morning from the west, 
As his forgiving grace removes 
The daily guilt of those he loves. 
92 



GRACE OF GOD. 164, 165. 

4 How slowly doth his wrath arise ! 

On swifter wings salvation flies : 
Or, if he lets his anger burn, 

How soon his frowns to pity turn ! 

5 His everlasting love is sure 

To all his saints, and shall endure ; 
From age to age his truth shall reign, 
Nor children's children hope in vain. 

-J /^ A " I sought the Lord, and he heard me." J^ J^ 

-IVF* Psalm 34. 

1 Lord, I will bless thee all my days ; 

Thy praise shall dwell upon my tongue : 
My soul shall glory in thy grace, 

While saints rejoice to hear the song. 

2 Come, magnify the Lord with me ; 

Come, let us all exalt his name : 
I sought the eternal God, and he 
Has not exposed my hope to shame. 

3 I told him all my secret grief, 

My secret groaning reached his ears ; 
He gave my inward pains relief, 

And calmed the tumult of my fears. 

4 His holy angels pitch their tents 

Around the men who serve the Lord ; 
Oh, fear and love him, all his saints ! 
Taste of his grace and trust his word. 

\ ()5 Glory of the Grace of God. L. M. 

1 Now to the Lord a noble song : 
Awake, my soul ! awake, my tongue ! 
Hosanna to th' eternal Name, 

And all his boundless love proclaim ! 

2 See where it shines in Jesus' face, 
The brightest image of his grace : 
God, in the person of his Son, 

Has all his mightiest works outdone. 
93 



166. GRACE 01 GOB. 

3 Grace ! — 'tis a sweet, a charming theme , 
My thoughts rejoice at Jesus' name : 

Ye angels, dwell upon the sound ; 
Ye heavens, reflect it to the ground ! 

4 Oh, may I live to reach the place 
Where he unvails his lovely face ! 
"Where I his beauties shall behold, 
And sing his name to harps of gold ! 



i £*{* " Ms mercy endureih forever" J^ J^J # 

J-vH) Psalm 136. 

1 Give to our God immortal praise ; 
Mercy and truth are all his w-ays : 
Wonders of grace to God belong, 
Repeat his mercies in your song. 

2 Give to the Lord of lords renown, 
The King of kings with glory crown : 
His mercies ever shall endure, 

When lords and kings are known no more. 

3 He built the earth, he spread the sky, 
And fixed the starry lights on high : 
Wonders of grace to God belong, 
Repeat his mercies in your song. 

4 He fills the sun with morning light, 
He bids the moon direct the night : 
His mercies ever shall endure, 

When suns and moons shall shine no more. 

5 He sent his Son with power to save 
From guilt, and darkness, and the grave : 
Wonders of grace to God belong, 
Repeat his mercies in your song. 

6 Through this vain world he guides our feet, 
And leads us to his heavenly seat : 

• His mercies ever shall endure, 

When this vain world shall be no more. 
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GRACE OF GOD. 167, 168. 

"| £7 Eternity of God's Mercy. Q t ]yj 

1 U • Psalm 136. 

1 Oh, praise the Lord ! for he is good ; 

In him we rest obtain : 
His mercy has through ages stood, 
And ever shall remain. 

2 Let all the people of the Lord 

His praises spread around ; 
N Let them his grace and love record, 
Who have salvation found. 

3 Now let the east in him rejoice, 

The west its tribute bring, 
The north and south lift up their voice 
In honor of their King. 

4 Oh, praise the Lord ! for he is good ; 

In him we rest obtain : 
His mercy has through ages stood, 
And ever shall remain. 

A ^° Psalm 136. 

1 Give thanks to God most high, 

The universal Lord, 
The sovereign King of kings ; 
And be his name adored : 
Thy mercy, Lord, And ever sure 

Shall still endure ; Abides thy word. 

2 How mighty is his hand ! 

What Avonders hath he done ! 
He formed the earth and seas, 

And spread the heavens alone : 
His power and grace 
Are still the same ; 

3 He saw the nations lie 

All perishing in sin ; 
And pitied the sad state 
The ruined world was in : 
Thy mercy, Lord, And ever sure 

Shall still endure ; Abides thy word. 

95 



And let his name 
Have endless praise. 



169, 170. CONDESCENSION OF GOD. 

4 He sent his only Son 

To save us from our woe, 
From Satan, sin, and death, 
And every hurtful foe : 



And let his name 
Have endless praise 



His power and grace 
Are still the same ; 

5 Give thanks aloud to God, 

To God, the heavenly King , 
And let the spacious earth 



His works anc 
Thy mercy, Lord, 
Shall still endure ; 



glories sing: 
And ever sure 
Abides thy word. 



-i £JQ " Sow in tears — reap in joy." Q t J^J # 

■*-U<7 Psalm 126. 

1 When God revealed his gracious name, 

And changed my mournful state, 
My rapture seemed a pleasing dream, 
The grace appeared so great. 

2 The world beheld the glorious change, 

And did thy hand confess ; 
My tongue broke out in unknown strains, 
And sung surprising grace. 

3 The Lord can clear the darkest skies, 

Can give us day for night ; 
Make drops of sacred sorrow rise 
To rivers of delight. 

4 Let those that sow in sadness wait 

Till the fair harvest come : 
They shall confess their sheaves are great 
And shout the blessings home. 

•i rjC\ Condescension of God. Q t J^ 

•*• ' ^ Psalm 8. 

1 O thou, to whom all creatures bow 
"Within this earthly frame, 
Through all the world, how great art thou I 
How glorious is thy name ! 
96 



CONDESCENSION OF GOD. 171. 

2 When heaven, thy beauteous work on high, 

Employs my wondering sight ; 
The moon that nightly rules the sky, 
With stars of feebler light ; — 

3 Lord, what is man, that thou shouldst deign 

To bear him in thy mind ! 
Or what his race, that thou shouldst prove 
To them so wondrous kind ! 

4 O thou, to whom all creatures bow, 

Within this earthly frame ; 
Through all the world, how great art thou ! 
How glorious is thy name ! 



" What is man, that thou art mindful of him ! " g # ]\J # 
Psalm 8. 

1 O Lord, our heavenly King, 

Thy name is all divine ; 
Thy glories round the earth are spread, 
And o'er the heavens they shine. 

2 When to thy works on high 

I raise my wondering eyes, 
And see the moon, complete in light, 
Adorn the darksome skies ; — 

3 When I survey the stars, 

And all their shining forms, 
Lord, what is man, that worthless thing, 
Akin to dust and worms ! 

4 Lord, what is worthless man, 

That thou shouldst love him so ! 
Next to thine angels is he placed, 
And Lord of all below. 

5 O Lord, our heavenly king, 

Thy name is all divine ; 
Thy glories round the earth are spread, 

And o'er the heavens they shine. 
9 97 



172,173. CONDESCENSION OF GOD. 

172 " Herein is Love." CM. 

1 My God, how wonderful thou art, 

Thy majesty how bright ! 
How glorious is thy mercy seat, 
In depths of burning light ! 

2 Yet I may love thee too, O Lord, 

Almighty as thou art, 
For thou has stooped to ask of me 
The love of my poor heart. 

3 No earthly father loves like thee, 

No mother half so mild 
Bears and forbears, as thou hast done 
With me, thy sinful child. 

4 My God, how wonderful thou art, 

Thou everlasting Friend ! 
On thee I stay my trusting heart, 
Till faith in vision end. 



■J7D Wonders of God's Condescension. Ys. 

J- • *J Psalm 113. 

1 Hallelujah ! raise, oh, raise 
To our God the song of praise : 
All his servants join to sing, 
God, our Saviour and our King. 

2 Blessed be for evermore 

That dread name which we adore : 
O'er all nations, God alone, 
Higher than the heavens his throne. 

3 Yet to view the heavens he bends ; 
Yea, to earth he condescends ; 
Passing by the rich and great, 
For the low and desolate. 

4 He can raise the poor to stand 
With the princes of the land ; 
Wealth upon the needy shower ; 
Set the lowliest high in power. 

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CONDESCENSION OF GOD. 174, 175. 

5 He the broken spirit cheers, 
Turns to joy the mourner's tears ; 
Such the wonders of his ways : 
Praise his name, forever praise. 

1^4: "He raiseth up the poor out of the dust. 1 * L. M. 

1 Up to the Lord, who reigns on high, 

And views the nations from afar, 
Let everlasting praises fly, 

And tell how large his bounties are. 

2 God, who must stoop to view the skies, 

And bow to see what angels do, — 
Down to our earth he casts his eyes, 
And bends his footsteps downward too 

3 He overrules all mortal things, 

And manages our mean affairs ; 
On humble souls, the King of kin^s 
Bestows his counsels and his cares. 

4 Our sorrows and our tears we pour 

Into the bosom of our God ; 
He hears us in the mournful hour, 
And helps to bear the heavy load. 

5 Oh ! could our thankful hearts devise 

A tribute equal to thy grace, 
To the third heaven our song should rise, 
And teach the golden harps thy praise. 

li O " ^ God, Most hidden and Most manifest!" L. M. 

1 What secret place, what distant star, 

Is like, dread Lord, to thine abode ? 
Why dwellest thou from us so far ? 
We yearn for thee, thou hidden God ! 

2 And will the hidden God appear ? 

We hail thee in the living Word ; 
Thy heavenly Majesty draws near, 
In Christ, our Brother and our Lord. 

99 



176, 177. FAITHFULNESS OF GOD. 

3 In vain we seek for thine abode ; 

And wilt thou ever to us come ? 
The Holy Ghost, the mighty God, 

Now makes our souls his blessed home. 

4 O Glory that no eye can bear ! 

O Presence bright, our inward Guest ! 
O Farthest off! O Ever near ! 

Most hidden and Most manifest ! 



17 A God faithful to his Promises. H. M. 

1 The promises I sing, 

Which sovereign love hath spoke ; 
Nor will th' eternal King 
His words of grace revoke : 



They stand secure 
And steadfast still ; 



Not Zion's hill 
Abides so sure. 



2 The mountains melt away, 

When once the Judge appears ; 
And sun and moon decay, 
That measure mortal years : 



But still the same, 
In radiant lines, 



The promise shines 
Through all the flame. 



-^ 



3 Their harmony shall sound 
Through my attentive ears, 
When thunders cleave the ground, 
And dissipate the spheres : 



'Mid all the shock 
Of that dread scene, 



I stand serene, 
Thy word my rock. 



1 77 " He is God, the faithful God." Q t jyj. 

A Psalm 33. 

1 Let all the just, to God with joy 
Their cheerful voices raise ; 
For well the righteous it becomes 
To sing glad songs of praise. 
100 



FAITHFULNESS OF GOD. 178. 

2 For, faithful is the word of God ; 

His works with truth abound : 

He justice loves, and all the earth 

Is with his goodness crowned. 

3 Whate'er the mighty Lord decrees, 

Shall stand forever sure ; 
The settled purpose of his heart 
To ages shall endure. 

4 Our soul on God with patience waits; 

Our help and shield is he : 
Then, Lord, let still our hearts rejoice, 
Because we trust in thee. 

5 The riches of thy mercy, Lord, 

Do thou to us extend ; 
Since we, for all we want or wish, 
On thee alone depend. 



178 "Faithful is he that catteth you: 1 C. M. 

1 Begin, my tongue, some heavenly theme, 

And speak some boundless thing : 
The mighty works, or mightier name, 
Of our eternal King. 

2 Tell of his wondrous faithfulness, 

And sound his power abroad ; 
Sing the sweet promise of his grace, 
And the performing God. 

3 His very word of grace is strong, 

As that which built the skies ; 
The voice that rolls the stars along 
Speaks all the promises. 

4 Oh, might I hear thy heavenly tongue 

But whisper, " Thou art mine ! " 
Those gentle words should raise my song 
To notes almost divine. 
9* 101 



179 ? 180. FAITHFULNESS OF GOD. 

179 God a faithful Creator. L. M. 

1 Praise, everlasting praise, be paid 
To him who earth's foundations laid : 
Praise to the God whose strong decrees 
Sway the creation as he please. 

2 Praise to the goodness of the Lord, 
Who rules his people by his word ; 
And there, as strong as his decrees, 
Reveals his kindest promises. 

3 Oh, for a strong, a lasting faith, 
To credit what th' Almighty saith ! 
T' embrace the message of his Son, 
And call the joys of heaven our own. 

4 Then, should the earth's foundations shake, 
And all the wheels of nature break, 

Our steady souls shall fear no more 
Than solid rocks when billows roar. 



~j Q Q ' ' How firm a foundation I " 1 1 S . 

1 How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, 
Is laid for your faith in his excellent word ! 
What more can he say than to you he hath said, 
Who unto the Saviour for refuge have fled : — 

2 "Fear not, I am with thee, oh, be not dismayed 
For I am thy God, I will still give thee aid : 

I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to 

stand, 
Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand. 

3 "When .through the deep waters I call thee to go, 
The rivers of sorrow shall not overflow ; 

For I will be with thee thy troubles to bless, 
And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress. 
102 



WISDOM OF GOD. 181, 182. 

" The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose, 

I will not, I will not desert to his foes : 

That soul, though all hell should endeavor to 

shake, 
I '11 never — no, never — no, never forsake ! " 



181 



" Who can show forth all his praise f' y Jj t Jy/J\ 

Psalm 106. 

1 Oh, render thanks to God above, 
The fountain of eternal love ; 
Whose mercy firm, through ages past, 
Hath stood, and shall forever last. 

2 Who can his mighty deeds express — 
]S T ot only vast, but numberless ! 
What mortal eloquence can raise 
His tribute of immortal praise ! 

3 Extend to me that favor, Lord, 
Thou to thy chosen dost afford ; 
When thou return'st to set them free, 
Let thy salvation visit me. 

4 Oh, render thanks to God above, 
The fountain of eternal love : 
His mercy firm, through ages past, 
Hath stood, and shall forever last. 



| g2 " God onl y wise " Ij. M. 

1 Awake, my tongue, thy tribute bring 
To him who gave thee power to sing: 
Praise him, who has all praise above, 
The source of wisdom and of love. 

2 How vast his knowledge ! how profound ! 

A depth where all our thoughts are drowned! 
The stars he numbers, and their names 
He gives to all those heavenly flames. 
103 



183,184. GOD INCOMPREHENSIBLE. 



3 Through each bright world above, behold 
Ten thousand thousand charms unfold ; 
Earth, air, and mighty seas combine, 

To speak his wisdom all divine. 

4 But in redemption, oh, what grace ! 

Its wonders, oh, what thought can trace ! 
Here wisdom shines forever bright : 
Praise him, my soul, with sweet delight. 

J §3 ^ ^ on 9 t0 Creating Wisdom. C. M. 

1 Eternal Wisdom ! thee we praise ; 

Thee the creation sings : 
With thy loved name, rocks, hills, and seas, 
And heaven's high palace rings. 

2 Thy hand, how wide it spread the sky ! 

How glorious to behold ! 
Tinged with a blue of heavenly dye, 
And starred with sparkling gold. 

3 Infinite strength, and equal skill, 

Shine through the worlds abroad, 
Our souls with vast amazement fill, 
And speak the builder, God. 

4 But still the wonders of thy grace 

Our softer passions move ; 
Pity divine in Jesus' face 
We see, adore, and love. 

184 " Canst thou, by searching \ find out God?" C. jVi. 

1 How wondrous great, how glorious bright, 

Must our Creator be, 
Who dwells amid the dazzling light 
Of an eternal day ! 

2 Our soaring spirits upward rise, 

Toward the celestial throne : 
Fain would we see the blessed Three 
And the almightv One. 
104 



GOD INCOMPREHENSIBLE. 185, 186. 

3 Our reason stretches all its wings, 

And climbs above the skies ; 
But still, how far beneath thy feet 
Our grov'ling reason lies ! 

4 Lord, here we bend our humble souls, 

In awe and love adore ; 
For the weak pinions of our mind 
Can stretch a thought no more. 

5 Thy glories infinitely rise 

Above our lab'ring tongue ; 
In vain the highest seraph tries 
To form an equal song. 

6 In humble notes our faith adores 

The great mysterious King ; 
While angels strain their nobler powers, 
And sweep th' immortal string. 

i QX " Who hatli known the mind of the Lord?" T TV T 

J-CW Job. 11: 7, S. 

1 What finite power, with ceaseless toil, 

Can fathom the eternal Mind ? 
Or who th' almighty Three in One, 
By searching, to perfection find ? 

2 Angels and men in vain may raise, 

Harmonious, their adoring songs : 
The lab'ring thought sinks down oppressed, 
And praises die upon their tongues. 

3 Yet would I lift my trembling voice, 

A portion of his ways to sing ; 
And, mingling with his meanest works, 
My humble, grateful tribute bring. 

1 Q A " Thy judgments art a great deep." C JVL 

1 Thy way, O Lord, is in the sea ; 
Thy paths I cannot trace, 
STor comprehend the mystery 
Of thine unbounded grace. 
105 



187. 188. MAJESTY OF GOD. 



2 'Tis but in part I know thy will ; 

I bless thee for the sight : 
When will thy love the rest reveal, 
In glory's clearer light ? 

3 With rapture shall I then survey 

Thy providence and grace ; 

And spend an everlasting day 

In wonder, love, and praise. 

1Q7 The Majesty of Jehovah. J^ ]yj # 

J - < ^* Psalm 68. 

1 Kingdoms and thrones to God belong ; 
Crown him, ye nations, in your song : 
His wondrous name and power rehearse ; 
His honors shall enrich your verse. 

2 He rides and thunders through the sky ; 
His name, Jehovah, sounds on high : 
Praise him aloud, ye sons of grace ; 

Ye saints, rejoice before his face. 

3 God is our shield, our joy, our rest ; 
God is our king, proclaim him blest : 
When terrors rise, when nations faint, 
He is the strength of every saint. 

1 QQ M He is clothed with majesty. 1 '' JJ # ]\/[ # 

lOO Psalm 93. 

1 The Lord Jehovah reigns, 

His throne is built on high ; 
The garments he assumes 

Are light and majesty: 
His glories shine with beams so bright, 
No mortal eye can bear the sight. 

2 The thunders of his hand 

Keep the wide world in awe ; 
His wrath and justice stand 
To guard his holy law ; 
And where his love resolves to bless, 
His truth confirms and seals the grace. 
106 



MAJESTY OF GOD. 189, 190. 

3 Through all his ancient works, 

Surprising wisdom shines, 
Confounds the powers of hell, 
And breaks their curs' d designs : 
Strong is his arm, and shall fulfill 
His great decrees, his sovereign will. 

4 And can this mighty King 

Of glory condescend? 
And will he write his name, 

"My Father, and my Friend? " 
I love his name ; I love his word : 
Join, all my powers, and praise the Lord ! 

i OQ The Glory of Jehovah. L jyj # 

J-0*7 Psalm 97. 

1 Jehovah reigns ; his throne is high, 
His robes are light and majesty: 

His glory shines with beams so bright, 
No mortal can sustain the sight. 

2 His terrors keep the world in awe ; 
His justice guards his holy law : 
His love reveals a smiling face ; 

His truth and promise seal the grace. 

3 Through all his works what wisdom shines ! 
He baffles Satan's deep designs ; 

His power is sovereign to fulfill 
The noblest counsels of his will. 

4 And will this glorious Lord descend 
To be my Father and my Friend ? 
Then let my songs with angels join, 
Heaven is secure, if God is mine. 

190 " The voice °f the Lord is f ul1 °f majesty. ,f L. M* 

1 Eternal God ! eternal King ! 

Ruler of heaven and earth beneath ! 
From thee our hopes, our comforts spring 
In thee we live, and move, and breathe. 
107 



191. MAJESTY OF GOD. 

2 Thy word brought forth the flaming sun, 

The changeful moon, the starry host : 
In thine appointed course they run, 
Till in the final ruin lost. 

3 At thy command, the storm is dumb ; 

And to the sea thy power hath said, 
" No further shalt thou dare to come, 

And here shall thy proud waves be stayed." 

4 Thy sway is known below, above, 

And full of majesty thy voice : 

And, as it speaks, in wrath or love, 

The nations tremble or rejoice. 

5 The final, awful hour is near, 

Time paces on with ceaseless tread, 
"When opening graves that voice shall hear, 
And render up the sleeping dead. 

6 Oh, in that great decisive day, 

May we be found in Christ, and stand, 
While flaming worlds shall melt away, 
Accepted, owned, at thy right hand ! 



J91 " The Lord is great." Us & 8s. 

1 The Lord is great ! ye hosts of heaven, adore him ; 

And ye, who tread this earthly ball, 
In holy songs rejoice aloud before him, 
And shout his praise, who made you all. 

2 The Lord is great! his majesty how glorious ! 

Resound his praise from shore to shore ; 
O'er sin, and death, and hell, now made victorious, 
He rules and reigns for evermore. 

3 The Lord is great ! his mercy, how abounding ! 

Ye angels, strike your golden chords ; 
Oh, praise our God, with voice and harp resounding, 
The King of kings, and Lord of lords! 
108 



GOD A REFUGE. 192, 193. 

1 Q9 God our Refuge. L # J£ 

iv** Psalm 46.. 

1 God is the refuge of his saints, 

When storms of sharp distress invade ; 
Ere we can offer our complaints, 
Behold him present with his aid. 

2 Let mountains from their seats be hurled 

Down to the deep, and buried there, 
Convulsions shake the solid world ; 
Our faith shall never yield to fear. 

3 Loud may the troubled ocean roar ; 

In sacred peace our souls abide; 
While every nation, every shore, 

Trembles and dreads the swelling tide. 

4 There is a stream, whose gentle flow 

Supplies the city of our God, 
Life, love, and joy, still gliding through, 
And watering our divine abode. 

5 That sacred stream, thine holy word, 

Our grief allays, our fear controls ; 
Sweet peace thy promises afford, 

And give new strength to fainting souls 

6 Zion enjoys her Monarch's love, 

Secure against a threatening hour ; 
Nor can her firm foundations move, 

Built on his truth and armed with power. 

1 QQ " Who is God, save the Lord?" L ]\/[ 

1 ^° Psalm 18. 

1 Just are thy ways, and true thy word, 

Great Rock of my secure abode ; 
Who is a God, beside the Lord ? 
Or where 5 s a refuge like our God ? 

2 'T is he that girds me with his might, 

Gives me his holy sword to wield ; 
And while with sin and hell I fight, 
Spreads his salvation for my shield. 
10 109 



194, 195. GOD A REFUGE. 

3 He lives, and blessed be my Rock ; 
The God of 'my salvation lives ; 
The dark designs of hell he broke : 
Sweet is the peace my Father gives. 

1 QJ. Looking up. JJ J^ 

- Lt/ ^ r rsalml21. 

1 Upward I lift mine eyes, 
From God is all my aid ; 
The God who built the skies, 
And earth and nature made : 



His grace is nigh 
In every hour. 



God is the tower 
To which I fly ; 

2 My feet shall never slide, 
And fall in fatal snares, 
Since God, my guard and guide, 
Defends me from my fears : 



Those wakeful eyes 
That never sleep, 

3 No burning heats by day, 
Nor blasts of evening air, 
Shall take my health away, 
If God be with me there : 



Shall Israel keep 
When dangers rise. 



Thou art my sun, 
And thou my shade, 



To guard my head 
By night or noon. 



4 Hast thou not given thy word 
To save my soul from death ? 
And I can trust my Lord 
To keep my mortal breath : 



I '11 go and come, 
Nor fear to die, 



Till, from on high, 
Thou call me home. 



"| QX "I will lift up mine eyes unto the liiUs." Q m JyJ # 

±vO Psalm 121# 

1 Up to the hills I lift mine eyes, 
There all my hope is laid ; 
The Lord, who built the earth and skies, — 
From him will come mine aid. 
110 



GOD A REFUGE. 196. 

2 Thy foot unmoved he ever keeps, 

And all thy ways will guard ; 
He slumbers not, and never sleeps — 
Thy keeper is the Lord. 

3 The Lord, thy keeper, shades thy way, 

Preserves thee in his sight ; 
Nor shall the sun smite thee by day, 
Nor shall the moon by night. 

4 The Lord preserves thy soul from sin, 

From evils great and sore — 
Thy going out and coming in, 
Now and for evermore. 



"In this will I be confident." Q # ]\J # 

Psalm 46. 

1 God is our refuge and our strength, 

When trouble's hour is near ; 
A very present help is he ; 
Therefore we will not fear. 

2 Although the pillars of the earth 

Shall clean removed be, 
The very mountains carried forth, 
And cast into the sea ; 

3 Although the waters rage and swell, 

So that the earth shall shake ; 
Yea, and the solid mountain roots 
Shall with the tempest quake ; — 

4 There is a river that makes glad 

The city of our God, — 
The tabernacle's holy place 
Of the Most High's abode. 

5 The Lord is in the midst of her ; 

Remov'd she shall not be, 
Because the Lord our God himself 
Shall help us speedily. 
Ill 



197,198. GOD A REFUGE. 

6 The Lord our strength and refuge is, 
When trouble's hour is near : 
A very present help is he ; 
Therefore we will not fear. 

1 07 " The Roch that is higher than A" g # ]\J # 

■*- ^ ' Psalm 61. 

1 When, overwhelmed with grief, 

My heart within me dies, 
Helpless, and far from all relief, 
To heaven I lift mine eyes. 

2 Oh, lead me to the Rock 

That 's high above my head ! 
And make the covert of thy wings 
My shelter and my shade. 

3 Within thy presence, Lord, 

Forever I '11 abide : 
Thou art the tower of my defense, 
The refuge where I hide. 

4 Thou givest me the lot 

Of those that fear thy name ; 
If endless life be their reward, 
I shall possess the same. 

-| aq " The Lord of hosts is with us." t tit 

lyO Psalm. 46. JJ. 1V±. 

1 God is our refuge and defense, 

In trouble our unfailing aid ; 
Secure in his omnipotence, 

What foe can make our souls afraid? 

2 There is a river pure and bright, 

Whose streams make glad the heavenly praise ; 
There, in eternity of light, 
The city of our God remains. 

3 Not on a seraph's wing of fire ! — 

But on the mightier wings of prayer 
We reach that home of pure desire, 
And feel His cloudless presence there. 
112 



GOD A HEFUGE. 199, 200. 

4 But soon, how soon ! our spirits droop, 

Unwont the air of heaven to breathe : 
Yet God, in very deed, will stoop, 

And dwell himself with men beneath. 

5 Come to thy living temples, then ; 

As in the ancient times appear : 
Let earth be paradise again, 

And man, O God, thine image here ! 



God a Refuge in Temptation Q^ ]yj^ 

Psalm 55, 

1 O God, my Refuge, hear my cries ! 

Behold my flowing tears ; 
For, earth and hell my hurt devise, 
And triumph in my fears. 

2 Oh, w T ere I like some gentle dove, 

Soon would I stretch my wings, 
And fly, and make a long remove 
From all these restless things ! 

3 God shall preserve my soul from fear, 

Or shield me when afraid ; 
Ten thousand angels must appear, 
If he command their aid. 

4 By morning light I '11 seek his face, 

At noon repeat my cry ; 
The night shall hear me ask his grace, 
Nor will he long deny. 

5 I cast my burdens on the Lord, 

The Lord sustains them all ; 

My courage rests upon his word 

That saints shall never fall. 

A Hymn of the Reformation. gg fc Jg^ 

Psalm 46. 

1 God is our refuge ever near, 
Our help in tribulation ; 
Therefore his people shall not fear 
Amid a wreck'd creation : 
10* 113 



201. GOD A REFUGE. 

Though mountains from their base be hurled, 
And ocean shake the solid world, 
The Lord is our salvation. 

2 The stream that flows from Zion's hill, 

Shall yet, serenely gliding, 
With joy the holy city fill, 

His presence there abiding : 
The Lord, her glory and defense, 
Will guard his chosen residence, 

His timely aid j)roviding. 

201 God a sure Defense. CM. 

1 Ye humble souls, approach your God 

With songs of sacred praise ; 
For he is good, supremely good, 
And kind are all his ways. 

2 All nature owns his guardian care 

In him we live and move ; 
But nobler benefits declare 
The wonders of his love. 

3 He gave his well beloved Son, 

To save our souls from sin : 
'T is here he makes his goodness known, 
And proves it all divine. 

4 To this dear Refuge, Lord, we come, 

And here our hope relies ; 
A safe defense, a peaceful home, 
When storms of trouble rise. 

5 Thine eye beholds, with kind regard, 

The souls who trust in thee ; 
Their humble hope thou wilt reward 
With bliss divinely free. 

6 Great God ! to thine almighty love 

What honors shall we raise ? 
Not all the raptured songs above 
Can render equal praise. 
114 



PROVIDENTIAL MERCIES. 202, 203. 

202 " IIow are thy servants blest i ° Lord - " c. m. 

1 How are thy servants blest, O Lord ! 

How sure is their defense ! 
Eternal wisdom is their guide, 
Their help, omnipotence. 

2 In foreign realms, and lands remote, 

Supported by thy care, 
Through burning climes they pass unhurt, 
And breathe in tainted air. 

3 When by the dreadful tempest borne 

High on the broken wave, 
They know thou art not slow to hear, 
Nor impotent to save. 

4 The storm is laid, the winds retire, 

Obedient to thy will ; 
The sea, that roars at thy command, 
At thy command is still. 

5 In midst of dangers, fears, and deaths, 

Thy goodness I '11 adore ; 
I '11 praise thee for thy mercies past, 
And humbly hope for more. 

6 My life, while thou preserv'st that life, 

Thy sacrifice shall be ; 
And death, when death shall be my lot, 
Shall join my soul to thee. 

203 God our Be™faclor. S. M. 

1 My Maker and my King ! 

To thee my all I owe ; 
Thy sovereign bounty is the spring, 
Whence all my blessings flow. 

2 The creature of thy hand, 

On thee alone I live ; 
My God ! thy benefits demand 
More praise than I can give. 
115 



204, 205. PROVIDENTIAL MERCIES. 

3 Lord, what can I impart, 
When all is thine before ; 
Thy love demands a thankful heart: 
The gift, alas, how poor ! 

• 4 Shall I withhold thy due ? 

And shall my passions rove ? 
Lord, form this wretched heart anew, 
And fill it with thy love. 

204 AU tMn 9 s ihe Gi f l °f God - k. m. 

1 Great God ! let all my tuneful powers 

Awake, and sing thy mighty name : 
Thy hand revolves my circling hours — 
Thy hand, from whence my being came. 

2 Seasons and moons, still rolling round 

In beauteous order, speak thy praise ; 
And years, with smiling mercy crowned, 
To thee successive honors raise. 

3 My life, my health, my friends I owe, 

All to thy vast, unbounded love ; 
Ten thousand precious gifts below, 
And hope of nobler joys above. 

4 Thus will I sing till nature cease, 

Till sense and language are no more ; 
And, after death, thy boundless grace, 
Through everlasting years adore. 

20^) u I will sing praise to my God, while I have my being. 11 CM. 

1 Yes, I will bless thee, O my God ! 

Through all my earthly days ; 
And to eternity prolong 

Thy vast, thy boundless praise. 

2 In every smiling, happy hour, 

Be this my sweet employ : 
Thy praise refines my earthly bliss 
And doubles all my jov. 
116 



PROVIDENTIAL MERCIES. 206. 

3 When gloomy care, and keen distress 

Afflict my throbbing breast, 
Thy praise shall mingle with my tears, 
And lull each ]Dain to rest. 

4 Nor shall my tongue alone proclaim 

The honors of my God : 
My life, with all its active powers, 
Shall spread thy praise abroad. 

5 Nor death itself shall stop my song, 

Though it will close my eyes ; 
My thoughts shall then to nobler heights, 
And sweeter raptures rise. 

6 There shall my lips in endless praise 

Their grateful tribute pay ; 
The theme demands an angel's tongue, 
And an eternal day. 



OAfi Confidence in GocTs Care. fs 

^U Psalm 23. 

1 To thy pastures fair and large, 
Heavenly Shepherd, lead thy charge ; 
And my couch, with tenderest care, 
'Mid the springing grass prepare. 

2 When I faint with summer's heat, 
Thou shalt guide my weary feet 
To the streams that, still and slow, 
Through the verdant meadows flow. 

3 Safe the dreary vale I tread, 

By the shades of death o'erspread, 
With thy rod and staff supplied — 
This my guard, and that my guide. 

4 Constant to my latest end, 
Thou my footsteps shalt attend ; 
Thou shalt bid thy hallowed dome 
Yield me an eternal home. 

117 



207, 208. PROVIDENTIAL MERCIES. 

20 4 " Truly, my soul waiteth upon God." 7s. 

1 Father ! thy paternal care 

Has my guardian been, my guide ; 
Every hallowed wish and prayer 

Has thy hand of love supplied : 
Thine is every thought of bliss 

Left by hours and days gone by ; 
Every hope thy offspring is, 

Beaming from futurity. 

2 Every sun of splendid ray, 

Every moon that shines serene, 
Every morn that welcomes day, 

Every evening's twilight scene, 
Every hour which wisdom brings, 

Every incense at thy shrine, — 
These, and all life's holiest things, 

And its fairest — all are thine. 

3 And for all, my hymns shall rise 

Daily to thy gracious throne : 
Thither let my asking eyes 

Turn unwearied, righteous One ! 
Through life's strange vicissitude, 

There reposing all my care ; 
Trusting still, through ill and good, 

Fixed, and cheered, and counseled there. 



OAQ "Return unto thy rest, my soul! " J J# ]\/f 

^"^ Psalm 116. 

1 Return, my soul, and sweetly rest, 
On thy almighty Father's breast ; 
The bounties of his grace adore, 
And count his wondrous mercies o'er. 

2 Thy mercy, Lord, preserved my breath, 
And snatched my fainting soul from death ; 
Removed my sorrows, dried my tears, 
And saved me from surrounding snares. 

118 



PROVIDENTIAL MERCIES. 209, 210. 

3 What shall I render to the Lord ? 
Or how his wondrous grace record ? 
To him my grateful voice I '11 raise, 
With just thanksgiving to his praise. 

4 O Zion ! in thy sacred courts, 
Where glory dwells, and joy resorts, 
To notes divine I '11 tune the song, 
And praise shall flow from every tongue. 

"Iivittlove thee, Lord, my strength." J^ J^f # g] # 
Psalm 18. 

1 Thee will I love, O God, and own 
My strength is in thine arm alone. 
Jehovah is my rock, my tower, 
My Saviour in the darkest hour ; 

My God, my strength, my confidence, 
My buckler, helm, and high defense : 
On him I call, and bless his name ; 
Ne'er shall my hope be put to shame. 

2 With forms of death on every side, 
Beset with foes, my courage died ; 
Hell compassed me with horrors dread, 
The snares of death were round me spread : 
In my distress to God I prayed, 

I called upon my God for aid ; 

He heard my cry; it reached his throne: 

Thee will I love, God, alone. 

A Psalm of Praise for God's Care. Q # J^j[ # 

Psalm 89. 

1 The mercies of my God and King 

My tongue shall still pursue : 
Oh, happy they who, while they sing 
Those mercies, share them too ! 

2 As bright and lasting as the sun, 

As lofty as the sky, 
From age to age thy word shall run, 
And chance and change defy. 
119 



211. PROVIDENTIAL MERCIES. 

3 The cov'nant of the King of kings 

Shall stand forever sure ; 
Beneath the shadow of thy wings 
Thy saints repose secure. 

4 Thine is the earth, and thine the skies, 

Created at thy will ; 
The waves at thy command arise, 
At thy command are still. 

5 In earth below, in heaven above, 

Who, who is Lord like thee? 
Oh, spread the gospel of thy love 
Till all thy glories see ! 



2J Remembrance of Divine Mercies. C. M. 

1 When all thy mercies, O my God, 

My rising soul surveys, 
Transported with the view, I'm lost 
In wonder, love, and praise ! 

2 Unnumbered comforts on my soul 

Thy tender care bestowed, 
Before my infant heart conceived 
From whom those comforts flowed. 

3 When, in the slippery paths of youth, 

With heedless step I ran, 
Thine arm, unseen, conveyed me safe, 
And led me up to man. 

4 Ten thousand thousand precious gifts 

My daily thanks employ ; 
Nor is the least a cheerful heart, 
That tastes those gifts with joy. 

5 Through every period of my life 

Thy goodness I '11 pursue ; 
And, after death, in distant worlds, 
The glorious theme renew. 
120 



PROVIDENTIAL MERCIES. 212, 213. 

6 Through all eternity to thee 
A joyful song I '11 raise : 
But, oh ! eternity 's too short 
To utter all thy praise. 

Divine Providence and Grace. va 1V1. 

1 Almighty Father ! gracious Lord ! 

Kind Guardian of my days ! 

Thy mercies let my heart record 

In songs of grateful praise. 

2 In life's first dawn, my tender frame 

Was thine indulgent care, 
Long ere I could pronounce thy name, 
Or breathe the infant prayer. 

3 Each rolling year new favors brought 

From thine exhaustless store; 
But, ah ! in vain my lab'ring thought 
Would count thy mercies o'er. 

4 Still I adore thee, gracious Lord ! 

For favors more divine — 
That I have known thy sacred word, 
Where all thy glories shine. 

5 Lord, when this mortal frame decays, 

And every weakness dies, 
Complete the wonders of thy grace, 
And raise me to the skies. 

" God, thou hast taught me from my youth" Q t J^J > 

Psalm 71. 

1 Almighty Father of mankind ! 

On thee my hopes remain ; 
And when the day of trouble comes, 
I shall not trust in vain. 

2 In early years, thou wast my guide, 

And of my youth, the friend ; 
And, as my days began with thee, 
With thee my days shall end. 
11 121 



214. PROVIDENTIAL MERCIES. 

3 I know the Power in whom I trust, 

The arm on which I lean ; 
He will my Saviour ever be, 
Who has my Saviour been. 

4 Thou wilt not cast me off, when age 

And evil days descend ; 
Thou wilt not leave me in despair, 
To mourn my latter end. 

5 Therefore, in life I '11 trust in thee ; 

In death I will adore ; 
And after death will sing thy praise, 
When time shall be no more. 



214 The God °f m v Li f e > C. M. 

1 Father of mercies ! God of love ! 

My Father and my God ! 
I '11 sing the honors of thy name, 
And spread thy praise abroad. 

2 In every period of my life 

Thy thoughts of love appear ; 
Thy mercies gild each transient scene, 
And crown each passing year. 

3 In all thy mercies, may my soul 

A Father's bounty see ; 
Nor let the gifts thy grace bestows 
Estrange my heart from thee. 

4 Teach me, in times of deep distress, 

To own thy hand, O God ! 
And in submissive silence learn 
The lessons of thy rod. 

5 Through every period of my life, 

Each bright, each clouded scene, 
Give me a meek and humble mind, 
Still equal and serene. 
122 



PROVIDENTIAL MERCIES. 215. 

6 Then may I close my eyes in death, 
Redeemed from anxious fear ; 
For death itself, my God, is life, 
If thou be with me there. 



The Spirit of a little Child. C. M. 61. 

1 Father, I know that all my life 

Is portioned out for me ; 
The changes that will surely come 

I do not fear to see : 
I ask thee for a present mind, 

Intent on pleasing thee. 

2 I ask thee for a thoughtful love, 

Through constant watching wise, 
To meet the glad with joyful smiles, 

And wipe the weeping eyes ; 
A heart at leisure from itself, 

To soothe and sympathize. 

3 I would not have the restless will 

That hurries to and fro, 
That seeks for some great thing to do, 

Or secret thing to know : 
I would be treated as a child, 

And guided where I go. 

4 Wherever in the world I am, 

In whatsoe'er estate, 
I have a fellowship with hearts, 

To keep and cultivate ; 
A work of lowly love to do 

For him on whom I wait. 

5 I ask thee for the daily strength, 

To none that ask denied, 
A mind to blend with outward life, 

While keeping at thy side; 
Content to fill a little space, 

If thou be glorified. 
"l23 



216, 217. PROVIDENTIAL MERCIES. 

6 And if some things I do not ask, 

Among my blessings be, 
I'd have my spirit filled the more 

With grateful love to thee ; 
More careful — not to serve thee much, 

But please thee perfectly. 

*£l() Prayer for Divine Guidance. CM. 

1 O God of Bethel ! by whose hand 

Thy people still are fed ; 
Who through this weary pilgrimage 
Hast all our fathers led ; — 

2 Our vows, our prayers, we now present 

Before thy throne of grace; 
God of our fathers ! be the God 
Of their succeeding race. 

3 Through each perplexing path of life 

Our wandering footsteps guide ; 
Give us, each day, our daily bread, 
And raiment fit provide. 

4 Oh, spread thy covering wings around, 

Till all our wanderings cease, 
And at our Father's loved abode, 
Our souls arrive in peace. 

5 Such blessings from thy gracious hand 

Our humble prayers implore ; 
And thou shalt be our chosen God, 
Our portion evermore. 

O-J rj " TJie Lord is my Shepherd. g # JyJ # 

w ■! ■ Psalm 23. 

1 The Lord my Shepherd is ; 
I shall be well supplied : 
Since he is mine, and I am his, 
What can I want beside ? 
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PROVIDENTIAL MERCIES. 218. 

2 He leads me to the place 

Where heavenly pasture grows ; 
Where living waters gently pass, 
And full salvation flows. 

3 If e'er I go astray, 

He doth my soul reclaim ; 
And guides me, in his own right way, 
For his most holy name. 

4 While he affords his aid^ 

I cannot yield to fear ; 
Though I should walk through death's 
dark shade, 
My Shepherd 's with me there. 

5 In spite of all my foes, 

Thou dost my table spread ; 
My cup wdth blessings overflows, 
And joy exalts my head. 

6 The bounties of thy love 

Shall crown my future days ; 
Nor from thy house will I remove, 
Nor cease to speak thy praise. 

" Beside the still waters." Q t Jy[ # 

Psalm 23. 

1 The Lord himself, the mighty Lord, 

Vouchsafes to be my guide ; 
The Shepherd, by whose constant care 
My wants are all supplied. 

2 In tender grass he makes me feed, 

And gently there repose ; 
Then leads me to cool shades, and where 
Refreshing w T ater flows. 

3 He does my wandering soul reclaim, 

And, to his endless praise, 
Instruct with humble zeal to walk 
In his most righteous wavs. 
11* 125 



219. PROVIDENTIAL MERCIES. 

4 I pass the gloomy vale of death, 

From fear and danger free ; 
For there his aiding rod and staff 
Defend and comfort me. 

5 Since God doth thus his wondrous love 

Through all my life extend, 
That life to him I will devote, 
And in his temple spend. 



910 " / will fear no evil." J^ ]\J # Q] 

wJ -^ Psalm 23. 

1 The Lord my pasture shall prepare, 
And feed me with a shepherd's care ; 
His presence shall my wants supply, 
And guard me with a watchful eye : 
My noon-day walks he shall attend, 
And all my midnight hours defend. 

2 When in the sultry glebe I faint, 
Or on the thirsty mountain pant, 
To fertile vales, and dewy meads, 
My weary, wandering steps he leads; 
Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow, 
Amid the verdant landscape flow. 

3 Though in the paths of death I tread, 
With gloomy horrors overspread, 
My steadfast heart' shall fear no ill, 
For thou, O Lord, art with me still : 
Thy friendly rod shall give me aid, 

And guide me through the dreadful shade. 

4 Though in a bare and rugged way, 
Through devious, lonely wilds I stray, 
Thy presence shall my pains beguile : 
The barren wilderness shall smile, 

With sudden greens and herbage crowned; 
And streams shall murmur all around. 
126 



PROVIDENTIAL MERCIES. 220, 221. 

220 ^^ Scotch version of the twenty-third Psalm. 0. M. 

1 The Lord 's my shepherd, I '11 not want : 

He makes me down to lie 
In pastures green ; he leadeth me 
The quiet waters by. 

2 My soul he doth restore again ; 

And me to walk doth make 
Within the paths of righteousness, 
Ev'n for his own name's sake. 

3 Yea, though I walk in death's dark vale, 

Yet will I fear no ill ; 
For thou art with me, and thy rod 
And staff me comfort still. 

4 My table thou hast furnished 

In presence of my foes ; 
My head thou dost with oil anoint, 
And my cup overflows. 

5 Goodness and mercy, all my life, 

Shall surely follow me ; 
And in God's house for evermore 
My dwelling place shall be. 

OOI Everlasting Praise to Jehovah. J^ p # ]yj # 

"" -*- Psalm 14G. 

1 I 'll praise my Maker with my breath ; 
And when my voice is lost in death, 

Praise shall employ my nobler powers : 
My days of praise shall ne'er be past, 
While life, and thought, and being last, 

Or immortality endures. 

2 Happy the man whose hopes rely 
On Israel's God ; he made the sky, 

And earth, and seas, with all their train : 
His truth forever stands secure, 
He saves th' oppressed, he feeds the poor, 

And none shall find his promise vain. 
127 



222. PROVIDENTIAL MERCIES. 

3 The Lord hath eyes to give the blind, 
The Lord supports the sinking mind ; 

He sends the lab'ring conscience peace : 
He helps the stranger in distress, 
The widow and the fatherless, 

And grants the prisoner sweet release. 

4 He loves his saints, he knows them well, 
But turns the wicked down to hell : 

Thy God, O Zion, ever reigns ! 
Let every tongue, let every age, 
In this exalted work engage : 

Praise him in everlasting strains. 

5 I '11 praise him while he lends me breath ; 
And when my voice is lost in death, 

Praise shall employ my nobler powers : 
My days of praise shall ne'er be past, 
While life, and thought, and being last, 

Or immortality endures. 

OOO " Your heavenly Father feedeih them." Q t Jyf # 

£"£ Matt. 6 : 25-34. 

1 Oh, why despond in life's dark vale ? 

Why sink to fears a prey ? 
Th' almighty power can never fail, 
His love can ne'er decay. 

2 Behold the birds that wing the air, 

Nor sow nor reap the grain : 

Yet God, with all a father's care, 

Relieves when they complain. 

3 Behold the lilies of the field : 

They toil nor labor know; 
Yet royal robes to theirs must yield, 
In beauty's richest glow. 

4 That God who hears the raven's cry, 

Who decks the lily's form, 
Will surely all your wants supply, 
And shield you in the storm. 
128 



PROVIDENTIAL MERCIES. 223. 

5 Seek first his kingdom's grace to share ; 

Its righteousness pursue : 
And all that needs your earthly care, 
Will be bestowed on you. 

6 Why then despond in life's dark vale ? 

Why sink to fears a prey? 
Th' almighty power can never fail, 
His love can ne'er decay. 



" Bless the Lord, my soul ! " g # ]\£ # 

Psalm 103. 

1 Oh, bless the Lord, my soul ! 

Let all within me join, 
And aid my tongue to bless his name, 
Whose favors are divine. 

2 Oh, bless the Lord, my soul ! 

Nor let his mercies lie 
Forgotten in unthankfulness, 
And without praises die. 

3 'T is he forgives thy sins ; 

'T is he relieves thy pain ; 
'T is he that heals thy sicknesses, 
And makes thee young again. 

4 He crowns thy life with love, 

When ransomed from the grave ; 
He, who redeemed my soul from hell, 
Hath sovereign power to save. 

5 He fills the poor with good ; 

He gives the sufferers rest 
The Lord hath judgments for the proud, 
And justice for th' oppressed. 

6 His wondrous works and ways 

He made by Moses known ; 
But sent the world his truth and grace 
By his beloved Son. 
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224, 225. PROVIDENTIAL MERCIES. 

OOJ " And all that is within me, bless his holy name." g # J^[ # 
£**± Psalm 103. 

1 Oh, bless the Lord, my soul ! 

His grace to thee proclaim ; 
And all that is within me join 
To bless his holy name. 

2 Oh, bless the Lord, my soul ! 

His mercies bear in mind ; 
Forget not all his benefits : 
The Lord to thee is kind. 

3 He will not always chide ; 

He will with patience wait : 
His wrath is ever slow to rise, 
And ready to abate. 

4 He pardons all thy sins, 

Prolongs thy feeble breath ; 
He healeth thy infirmities, 

And ransoms thee from death. 

5 He clothes thee with his love, 

Upholds thee with his truth ; 
Then, like the eagle, he renews 
The vigor of thy youth. 

6 Then bless his holy name, 

Whose grace hath made thee whole ; 
Whose loving kindness crowns thy days : 
Oh, bless the Lord, my soul ! 

OOK " Up to the hills I lift mine eyes." J^ JyJ t 

&£** Psalm 121. 

1 Up to the hills I lift mine eyes, 
Th' eternal hills beyond the skies ; 
Thence all her help my soul derives, 
There my almighty Refuge lives. 

2 He lives — the everlasting God 

That built the world, that spread the flood: 
The heavens with all their hosts he made, 
And the dark regions of the dead. 
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PROVIDENTIAL MERCIES. 226. 

3 He guides our feet, he guards our way; 
His morning smiles bless all the day : 
He spreads the evening vail, and keeps 
The silent hours, while Israel sleeps. 

4 Israel, a name divinely blest, 
May rise secure, securely rest ; 
Thy holy Guardian's wakeful eyes 
Admit no slumber, nor surprise. 

5 No sun shall smite thy head by day ; 
Nor the pale moon with sickly ray 
Shall blast thy couch ; no baleful star 
Dart his malignant fire so far. 

6 Should earth and hell with malice burn, 
Still thou shalt go, and still return, 
Safe in the Lord ; his heavenly care 
Defends thy life from every snare. 

7 On thee foul spirits have no power ; 
And, in thy last departing hour, 
Angels, that trace the airy road, 
Shall bear thee homeward to thy God. 



Blessings of God's Presence. C. M. 

1 God, in the high and holy place, 

Looks down upon the spheres ; 
And in his providence and grace 
To every eye appears. 

2 He bows the heavens ; the mountains stand 

A highway for our God : 
He walks amid the desert land ; 
'T is Eden where he trod. 

3 The forests in his strength rejoice ; 

Hark ! on the evening breeze, 
As once of old, the Lord God's voice 
Is heard among the trees. 
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227, 228. PROVIDENTIAL MERCIES. 

4 If God hath made this world so fair, 
Where sin and death abound, 
How beautiful beyond compare 
Will Paradise be found ! 

22 i A Song of Joy in God's Providence. 7s. 

1 Thou, who dwell'st enthroned above ; 
Thou, in whom we live and move ; 
Thou, who art most great, most high — 
God from all eternity ! 

2 Oh, how sweet, how excellent 
When all tongues and hearts consent, 
Grateful hearts, and joyful tongues, 
Hymning thee in tuneful songs ! 

3 When the morning paints the skies, 
When the stars of evening rise, 
We, thy praises will record, 
Sovereign Ruler, mighty Lord ! 

4 Decks the spring with flowers the field ? 
Harvest rich doth autumn yield ? 
Giver of all good below, 

Lord, from thee these blessings flow. 

5 Sovereign Ruler ! mighty Lord ! 
We, thy praises will record : 
Giver of these blessings, we 
Pour the grateful song to thee. 

OQQ " Bis mercy endureth forever." ^S. 

£"& Psalm 136. 

1 Let us, with a gladsome mind, 
Praise the Lord, for he is kind : 
For his mercies shall endure, 
Ever faithful, ever sure. 

2 He, with all-commanding might, 
Filled the new-made world with light : 
For his mercies shall endure, 

Ever faithful, ever sure. 
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PROVIDENTIAL MERCIES. 229. 

3 All things living he doth feed ; 
His full hand supplies their need : 
For his mercies shall endure, 
Ever faithful, ever sure. 

4 He his chosen race did bless, 
In the wasteful wilderness : 
For his mercies shall endure, 
Ever faithful, ever sure. 

5 He hath, with a piteous eye, 
Looked upon our misery : 
For his mercies shall endure, 
Ever faithful, ever sure. 

6 Let us, then, with gladsome mind, 
Praise the Lord, for he is kind : 
For his mercies shall endure, 
Ever faithful, ever sure. 

Our Constant Friend. H. M. 

1 To God, the mighty Lord, 

Your joyful thanks repeat ; 
To him due praise afford, 

As good as he is great : 
For God doth prove our constant friend ; 
His boundless love shall never end. 

2 He, in our depths of woes, 

On us with favor thought ; 
And from our deadly foes 

In peace and safety brought : 
For God doth prove our constant friend ; 
His boundless love shall never end. 

3 He doth the food supply, 

On which all creatures live ; 
To God, who reigns on high, 

Eternal praises give : 
For God doth prove our constant friend ; 
His boundless love shall never end. 
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230, 231. PROVIDENTIAL MERCIES. 

09 A " Under the shadow of the Almighty." (^ J^J # 

^^" Psalm 34. 

1 Through all the changing scenes of life, 

In trouble and in joy, 
The praises of my God shall still 
My heart and tongue employ. 

2 Of his deliverance I will boast, 

Till all who are distressed 
From my example comfort take, 
And charm their griefs to rest. 

3 Oh, magnify the Lord with me, 

With me exalt his name ! 
When in distress to him I called, 
He to my rescue came. 

4 The hosts of God encamp around 

The dwellings of the just ; 
Deliverance he affords to all 
Who on his succor trust. 

5 Oh, make but trial of his love : 

Experience will decide 
How blest are they, and only they 
Who in his truth confide. 

6 Fear him, ye saints, and ye will then 

Have nothing else to fear ; 
Make ye his service your delight, 
He '11 make your wants his care. 

OO-j God's Deliverances of his People. Ys. 

^*->* Psalm 107. 

1 Thank and praise Jehovah's name ; 

For his mercies, firm and sure, 
From eternity the same, 
To eternity endure. 

2 Let the ransomed thus rejoice, 

Gathered out of every land ; 
As the people of his choice, 

Plucked from the destroyer's hand. 
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PROVIDENTIAL MERCIES. 232. 

3 In the wilderness astray, 

Hither, thither, while they roam, 
Hungry, fainting by the way, 

Far from refuge, shelter, home ; — 

4 Then unto the Lord they cry; 

He inclines a gracious ear, 
Sends deliverance from on high, 
Rescues them from all their fear. 

5 To a pleasant land he brings, 

Where the vine and olive grow ; 
Where, from flowery hills, the springs 
Through luxuriant valleys flow. 

6 Oh that men would praise the Lord, 

For his goodness to their race ; 
For the wonders of his word, 
And the riches of his grace ! 



"To heaven I lift my waiting eyes." Q # ]\J 

Psalm 121. 

1 To heaven I lift my waiting eyes : 

There all my hopes are laid ; 
The Lord that built the earth and skies 
Is my perpetual aid. 

2 Their steadfast feet shall never fall 

Whom he designs to keep ; 
His ear attends the softest call, 
His eyes can never sleep. 

3 Israel, rejoice, and rest secure; 

Thy keeper is the Lord : 
His wakeful eyes employ his power 
For thine eternal guard. 

4 He guards thy soul, he keeps thy breath, 

Where thickest dangers come ; 
Go and return, secure from death, 
Till God commands thee home. 
135 



283,234. SOVEREIGN DECREES OF GOD. 

*^33 u Not that we loved God, but that he loved ws." L. M. 

1 Ere earth's foundations yet were laid, 

Or heaven's fair roof were spread abroad ; 
Ere man a living soul was made, 

Love stirred within the heart of God. 

2 Thy loving counsel gave to me 

True life in Christ, thy only Son, 
Whom thou hast made my way to thee, 
From whom all grace flows ever down. 

3 O Love, that long ere time began, 

That precious name of child bestowed ; 
That opened Heaven on earth to man, 
And called us sinners " sons of God ! " 

4 I am not worthy, Lord, that thou 

Shouldst such compassion on me show ; 
That he who made the world should bow 
To cheer with love a wretch so low. 

5 Could I but honor thee aright, 

Noble and sweet my song should be ; 
That earth and heaven should learn thy might, 
And what my God hath done for me. 

234: The Mystery of Providence. L. M. 

1 Lord, how mysterious are thy ways ! 
How blind are we ! how mean our praise ! 
Thy steps, can mortal eyes explore ? 

5 T is ours to wonder and adore. 

2 Thy deep decrees from our dim sight 
Are hid iii shades of awful night ; 
Amid the lines, with curious eye, 
Not angel minds presume to pry. 

3 Great God ! I would not ask to see 
What in my coming life shall be ; 
Enough for me if love divine, 

At length, through every cloud shall shine, 
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SOVEREIGN DECREES OF GOD. 235. 

4 Are darkness and distress my share ? 
Then let me trust thy guardian care ; 
If light and bliss attend my days, 
Then let my future hours be praise. 

5 Yet this my soul desires to know, 
Be this my only wish below, 

That Christ be mine ; — this great request 
Grant, bounteous God, and I am blest ! 



u Keep silence, all created things" C. M. 

1 Keep silence, all created things, 

And wait your Maker's nod ! 
My soul stands trembling while she sings 
The honors of her God. 

2 Life, death, and hell, and worlds unknown, 

Hang on his firm decree ; 
He sits on no precarious throne, 
Nor borrows leave to be. 

3 Before his throne a volume lies, 

With all the fates of men ; 
With every angel's form and size, 
Drawn by th' eternal pen. 

4 His providence unfolds the book, 

And makes his counsels shine ; 
Each opening leaf, and every stroke, 
Fulfills some deep design. 

5 My God, I would not long to see 

My fate with curious eyes ; — 
What gloomy lines are writ for me, 
Or what bright scenes may rise. 

6 In thy fair book of life and grace, 

May I but find my name 
Recorded in some humble place, 
Beneath my Lord, the Lamb ! 
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236, 237. SOVEREIGN DECREES OE GOD 

*?3(") "God moves in a mysterious way.'' 7 C. M.. 

1 God moves in a mysterious way 

His wonders to perform ; 
He plants his footsteps in the sea, 
And rides upon the storm. 

2 Deep in unfathomable mines 

Of never-failing skill, 
He treasures up his bright designs, 
And works his sovereign will. 

3 Te fearful saints, fresh courage take : 

The clouds ye so much dread 
Are big with mercy, and shall break 
In blessings on your head. 

4 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, 

But trust him for his grace : 
Behind a frowning providence 
He hides a smiling face. 

5 His purposes will ripen fast, 

Unfolding every hour ; 
The bud may have a bitter taste, 
But sweet will be the flower. 

6 Blind unbelief is sure to err, 

And scan his work in vain ; 
God is his own interpreter, 
And he will make it plain. 

23 T " ^° w unsearc hable are thy judgments ! " L. M. 

1 Lord, my weak thought in vain would climb 

To search the starry vault profound ; 
In vain would wing her flight sublime, 
To find creation's outmost bound. 

2 But weaker yet that thought must prove 

To search thy great eternal plan, — 
Thy sovereign counsels, born of love 
Long ages ere the world began. 
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SOVEREIGN DECREES OF GOD. 238,239. 

3 When my dim reason would demand 

Why that, or this, thou dost ordain, 
By some vast deep I seem to stand, 
Whose secrets I must ask in vain. 

4 When doubts disturb my troubled breast, 

And all is dark as night to me, 
Here, as on solid rock, I rest ; 
That so it seemeth good to thee. 

5 Be this my joy, that evermore 

Thou rulest all things at thy will : 
Thy sovereign wisdom I adore, 

And calmly, sweetly, trust thee still. 

2 Sovereignty of God in Conversion. L. M. 

1 Mat not the sovereign Lord on high 

Dispense his favors as he will ; 
Choose some to life, while others die, 
And yet be just and gracious still ? 

2 Shall man reply against the Lord, 

And call his Maker's ways unjust, 
The thunder of whose dreadful word 
Can crush a thousand worlds to dust ? 

3 But, O my soul ! if truth so bright 

Should dazzle and confound thy sight, 
Yet still his written will obey, 
And wait the great decisive day. 

4 Then shall he make his justice known, 

And the whole world before his throne 
With joy or terror, shall confess 
The glory of his righteousness. 

} "I have chosen you." fg & g g# 

John 15: 16. 

1 'T is not that I did choose thee, 
For, Lord, that could not be ; 
This heart would still refuse thee, 
But thou hast chosen me : 
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240, 241. SOVEREIGN DECREES OF GOD. 

Thou from the sin that stained me 
Hast made me pure and free ; 

Of old thou hast ordained me, 
That I should live to thee. 

2 'T was sovereign mercy called me, 

And taught my opening mind ; 
The world had else enthralled me, 

To heavenly glories blind. 
My heart owns none above thee ; 

For thy rich grace I thirst ; 
This knowing, if I love thee, 

Thou must have loved me first. 

24-0 Sovereignty of God in his Gift of Grace. C. M. 

1 O gift of gifts ! O Grace of faith ! 

My God, how can it be 
That thou, who hast discerning love, 
Shouldst give that gift to me ! 

2 How many hearts thou might'st have had 

More innocent than mine ! 
How many souls more worthy far 
Of that pure touch of thine ! 

S Ah, Grace ! into unlikeliest hearts 
It is thy boast to come ; 
The glory of thy light to find 
In darkest spots a home. 

4 Thy choice, O God of goodness ! then 
I lovingly adore ; 
Oh, give me grace to keep thy grace, 
And grace to long for more ! 

24-1 "B e SMI") an d 'know that lam God /" L. M. 

1 Wait, O my soul, thy Maker's will ! 
Tumultuous passions, all be still ; 
Nor let a murmuring thought arise : 
His ways are just, his counsels wise. 
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SOVEREIGN DECREES OF GOD. 242. 

2 Pie in the thickest darkness dwells, 
Performs his work, the cause conceals ; 
And, though his footsteps are unknown, 
Judgment and truth support his throne. 

3 In heaven, and earth, and air, and seas, 
He executes his firm decrees ; 

And by his saints it stands confessed, 
That what he does is ever best. 

4 Wait, then, my soul, submissive wait, 
With reverence bow before his seat ; 
And, 'mid the terrors of his rod, 
Trust in a wise and gracious God. 

I 

Benevolence of God's Decrees. C. M. 

1 Since all the varying scenes of time 

God's watchful eye surveys, 
Oh, who so wise to choose our lot, 
Or to appoint our ways ? 

2 Good, when he gives, supremely good ; 

Nor less when he denies : 
Ev'n crosses, from his sovereign hand, 
Are blessings in disguise. 

3 Why should we doubt a father's love, 

So constant and so kind ; 
To his unerring gracious will 
Be every wish resigned. 

4 In thy fair book of life divine, 

My God, inscribe my name ; 
There let it fill some humble place 
Beneath my Lord the Lamb ! 
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BOOK III. 

HYMNS PERTAINING TO THE GOD-MAN. 

Jd^iO An ancient Hymn of Praise to Christ. C. M. 

1 We sing to thee, thou Son of God, 

Thou sourcetof life and grace ! 
We praise thee, Son of Man, whose blood 
Redeemed our fallen race ! 

2 Thee we acknowledge God and Lord, 

The Lamb for sinners slain ; 
Who art by heaven and earth adored, 
Worthy o'er both to reign ! 

3 To thee all angels cry aloud, 

Through heaven's extended coasts : 
Hail, holy, holy, holy Lord 
Of glory and of hosts ! 

4 The prophets' goodly fellowship, 

In radiant garments drest, 
Praise thee, thou Son of God, and reap 
The fullness of thy rest. 

5 The apostles' glorious company 

Thy righteous praise proclaim ; 
The martyred army glorify 
Thine everlasting name. 

6 Throughout the world thy churches join 

To call on thee, their Head, — 
Brightness of Majesty divine, 
Who every power hast made ! 
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ADORATION OF CHRIST AS GOD. 244, 245. 

7 Among their number, Lord, we love 
To sing thy precious blood : 
Reign here, and in the worlds above, 
Thou holy Lamb of God ! 

244 Jesus. — Iam. — The Word. 7s. 

1 Jesus, hail ! thou great I am ! 
High and holy is thy name : 
Angel-harps resound thy praise ; 
Saints adore thy saving grace ; 
Every creature bows the knee, 
Worshiping thy majesty. 

2 Hail, thou everlasting Lord ! 

" God with us ! " incarnate Word ! 
Glory of thy church thou art, 
Life and light of every heart : 
Angels, saints, below, above, 
Join to praise thy boundless love. 

OAK " Unto him that loved us." Q # j\£ 

£*** Rev. 1:5-8. 

1 To him who loved the souls of men, 

And washed us in his blood, 
To royal honors raised our head, 
And made us priests to God ; — 

2 To him, let every tongue be praise, 

And every heart be love ; 
All grateful honors paid on earth, 
And nobler songs above ! 

3 Behold, on flying clouds he comes ! 

His saints shall bless the day ; 
While they that pierced him sadly mourn 
In anguish and dismay. 

4 Thou art the First, and thou the Last ; 

Time centers all in thee, — 
Th' almighty God, who was, and is, 
And evermore shall be. 
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246, 247. ADORATION OF CHRIST AS GOD. 

OJ/J " To the only wise God, our Saviour" g # JyJ # 

"^^ Jude24, 25. 

1 To God, the only wise, 

Our Saviour and our King ; 

Let all the saints below the skies 

Their humble praises bring. 

2 'Tis his almighty love, 

His counsel and his care, 
Preserves us safe from sin and death, 
And every hurtful snare. 

3 He will present our souls, 

Unblemished and complete, 
Before the glory of his face, 
With joys divinely great. 

4 Then all the chosen seed 

Shall meet around the throne, 

Shall bless the conduct of his grace, 

And make his wonders known. 

5 To our Redeemer, God, 

Wisdom and power belong, 
Immortal crowns of majesty, 
And everlasting song. 

24:T " Thou shalt call his name Jesus." C. M. 

1 Oh, for a thousand tongues to sing 

My dear Redeemer's praise, 
The glories of my God and King, 
The triumphs of his grace! 

2 My gracious Master and my God, 

Assist me to proclaim, 
To spread through all the earth abroad 
The honors of thy name. 

3 Jesus ! the name that calms our fears, 

That bids our sorrows cease — 
'T is music to my ravished ears, 
'Tis life, and health, and peace. 
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ADORATION OF CHRIST AS GOD. 248, 249. 

4 He breaks the power of reigning sin, 

He sets the prisoner free ; 
His blood can make the foulest clean : 
His blood availed for me. 

5 He speaks, and, listening to his voice, 

New life the dead receive ; 
The mourning, broken hearts rejoice, 
The humble poor believe. 

6 Hear him, ye deaf ! his praise, ye dumb, 

Your loosen' d tongues employ ! 
Ye blind, behold your Saviour come, 
And leap, ye lame, for joy ! 

" Equal with God." J^ ]\£ # 

Phil. 2: 6. 

1 Bright King of glory ! dreadful God ! 

Our spirits bow before thy seat ; 

To thee we lift an humble thought, 

And w r orship at thine awful feet ! 

2 A thousand seraphs, strong and bright, 

Stand round the glorious Deity ; 

But who, among the sons of light, 

Pretends comparison with thee ? 

3 Yet there is one, of human frame, 

Jesus, arrayed in flesh and blood, 
Thinks it no robbery to claim 
A full equality with God. 

4 Then, let the name of Christ, our King, 

With equal honors be adored : 
His praise, let every angel sing, 
And all the nations own him Lord. 

" Over all, God blessed forever:' 8s & 7s. 

1 Crown his head with endless blessing, 
Who, in God the Father's name, 
With compassions never ceasing, 
Comes salvation to proclaim. 
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250, 251. ADORATION OF CHRIST AS GOD. 

2 Lo ! Jehovah, we adore thee ; 

Thee, our Saviour ; thee, our God ! 
From his throne his beams of glory 
Shine through all the world abroad. 

3 Jesus, thee our Saviour hailing, 

Thee, our God, in praise we own ; 
Highest honors, never failing, 
Rise eternal round thy throne. 

4 Now, ye saints, his power confessing, 

In your grateful strains adore ; 
For his mercy, never ceasing, 
Flows, and flows for evermore. 

Q£A " The same yesterday, and to-day, and forever." J^ ]\£ # 
^^J" Heb. 13: 8. 

1 With transport, Lord, our souls proclaim 
Th' immortal honor of thy name ; 
Assembled round our Saviour's throne, 
We make his ceaseless glories known. 

2 Through all revolving ages, he 

The same hath been, the same shall be : 
Immortal radiance gilds his head, 
While stars and suns wax old and fade. 

3 The same his power his flock to guard ; 
The same his bounty to reward ; 

The same his faithfulness and love 
To saints on earth, and saints above. 

4 Let nature change, and sink, and die, 
Jesus shall raise his chosen high, 
And fix them near his steadfast throne, 
In glory changeless as his own. 

25 X " ^°i wors hip at ImmanueV s feet" L. M. 

1 Go, worship at Immanuel's feet ; 
See in his face what wonders meet : 
Earth is too narrow to express 
His worth, his glory, or his grace. 
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ADORATION OF CHRIST AS GOD. 252, 253, 

2 Nor earth, nor seas, nor sun, nor stars, 
Nor heaven, his full resemblance bears : 
His beauties we can never trace, 

Till we behold him face to face. 

3 Oh, let me climb those higher skies, 
Where storms and darkness never rise : 
There he displays his power abroad, 

And shines, and reigns, th' incarnate God ! 

*)K*) " Thy throne, God, is forever and ever, 1 ' J^ J^J # 

Wf ^ w Psalm 45. 

1 Now be my heart inspired to sing 
The glories of my Saviour King : 
Jesus, the Lord, how heavenly fair 
His form! how bright his beauties are. 

2 O'er all the sons of human race 
He shines with a superior grace ; 
Love from his lips divinely flows, 
And blessings all his state compose. 

3 Thy throne, O God, forever stands ! 
Grace is the scepter in thy hands : 
Thy laws and works are just and right ; 
Justice and grace are thy delight. 

4 God, thine own God, has richly shed 
His oil of gladness on thy head ; 
And with his sacred Spirit blest 
His first-born Son above the rest. 



253 christ M in AlL L. M. 61 

1 Thou hidden Source of calm repose, 
Thou all-sufficient Love Divine, 
My help and refuge from my foes, 

Secure I am, if thou art mine ! 
And, lo ! from sin, and grief, and shame, 
I hide me, Jesus, in thy name. 
147 



254. ADORATION OF CHRIST AS GOD. 

2 Jesus, my all in all thou art, 

My rest in toil, my ease in pain ; 
The healing of my broken heart ; 

In strife, my peace ; in loss, my gain ; 
My smile beneath the tyrant's frown ; 
In shame, my glory and my crown ; — 

3 In want, my plentiful supply ; 

In weakness, my almighty power ; 
In bonds, my perfect liberty ; 

My light in Satan's darkest hour; 
Thee in each grief, my joy I call; 
My life in death, my All in All ! 



OKA " The Word was God." L. M* 

"tJ* John 1:4. 

1 Ere the blue heavens were stretched abroad, 

From everlasting was the Word : 
With God he was; the Word was God, 
And must divinely be adored. 

2 By his own power were all things made ; 

By him supported, all things stand : 
He is the whole creation's head, 
And angels fly at his command. 

3 But, lo! he leaves those heavenly forms: 

The Word descends and dwells in clay, 
That he may hold converse with worms, 
Dressed in such feeble flesh as they. 

4 Mortals with joy behold his face, 

Th' eternal Father's only Son ; 
How full of truth, how full of grace, 

When through his eyes the Godhead shone ! 

5 Archangels leave their high abode 

To learn new myst'ries here, and tell 
The love of our descending God, 
The glories of Immanuel. 
148 



okigin of Christ's mission. 255, 256. 

25<5 Love of God in the Gift of Christ, S. M. 

1 Raise your triumphant songs 

To an immortal tune ; 
Wide let the earth resound the deeds 
Celestial grace has done. 

2 Sing how eternal love 

Its chief Beloved chose, 
And bade him raise our wretched race 
From their abyss of woes. 

3 His hand no thunder bears ; 

No terror clothes his brow : 
No bolts to drive our guilty souls 
To fiercer flames below. 

4 'T was mercy filled the throne, 

And wrath stood silent by, 
When Christ was sent with pardons down 
To rebels doomed to die. 

5 Now, sinners, dry your tears ; 

Let hopeless sorrow cease : 

Bow to the scepter of his love, 

And take the offered peace. 

6 Lord, we obey thy call ; 

We lay an humble claim 
To the salvation thou hast brought, 
And love and praise thy name. 

256 " The voice °f Prais z" C. M. 

1 Lift up to God the voice of praise, 

Whose breath our souls inspired ; 
Loud and more loud the anthems raise, 
With grateful ardor fired. 

2 Lift up to God the voice of praise, 

Whose goodness, passing thought, 
Loads every moment, as it flies, 
With benefits unsought. 
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257, 258. origin of Christ's mission. 

3 Lift up to God the voice of praise, 

From whom salvation flows ; 
Who sent his Son our souls to save 
From everlasting woes. 

4 Lift up to God the voice of praise, 

For hope's transporting ray, 
Which lights through darkest shades of death 
To realms of endless day. 

0£J7 " J w ' l tt declare ivhat he hath done for my soul" Q t J^J # 

1 O all ye lands, rejoice in God ! 

Sing praises to his name ; 
Let all the earth, with one accord, 
His wondrous acts proclaim; 

2 And let his faithful servants tell 

How, by redeeming love, 
Their souls are saved from death and hell, 
To share the joys above ; — 

3 Tell how the Holy Spirit's grace 

Forbids their feet to slide ; 
And, as they run the christian race 
Vouchsafes to be their guide. 

4 Oh, then, rejoice, and shout for joy, 

Ye ransomed of the Lord ! 
Be grateful praise your sweet employ, 
His presence your reward. 

258 Tk€ Love °f the Faiher - c. m. 

1 Come, happy souls, approach your God 

With new, melodious songs ; 

Come, render to almighty Grace 

The tribute of your tongues. 

2 So strange, so boundless was the love 

That pitied dying men, 
The Father sent his equal Son 
To give them life again. 
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origin of Christ's mission. 259. 

3 Thy hands, dear Jesus, were not armed 

With a revenging rod ; 
No hard commission to perform 
The vengeance of a God. 

4 But all was mercy, all was mild, 

And wrath forsook the throne, 
When Christ on the kind errand came, 
And brought salvation down. 

5 Here, sinners, come and heal your wounds; 

Come, wipe your sorrows dry : 
Come, trust the mighty Saviour's name, 
And you shall never die. 

6 See, dearest Lord, our willing souls 

Accept thine offered grace ; 
We bless the great Redeemer's love, 
And give the Father praise. 

95a -Loll come- C. M. 

"W Psalm 40. 

1 O Lord, how infinite thy love ! 

How wondrous are thy ways ! 
Let earth beneath, and heaven above, 
Combine to sing thy praise. 

2 Man in immortal beauty shone, 

Thy noblest work below ; 
Too soon by sin made heir alone 
To death and endless woe. 

3 Then, " Lo ! I come," the Saviour said : 

Oh, be his name adored, 
Who, with his blood, our ransom paid, 
And life and bliss restored ! 

4 O Lord, how infinite thy love ! 

How wondrous are thy ways ! 
Let earth beneath, and heaven above, 
Combine to sing thy praise. 
151 



260, 261. origin of Christ's mission. 

9/^A The Mystery of Christ's Love, Q % p # ^ 

^^^ Isaiah 27: 5. 

1 O thou who hast redeemed of old, 
And bidst me of thy strength lay hold, 

And be at peace with thee, 
Help me thy benefits to own, 
And hear me tell what thou hast done, 
O dying Lamb ! for me. 

, 2 Love, only love, thy heart inclined, 

And brought thee, Saviour of mankind, 

Down from thy throne above ; 
Love made my God a Man of grief, 
Distress'd thee sore for my relief: 

Oh, mystery of Love ! 

3 As thou hast loved and died for me, 
So grant me, Saviour, love to thee, 

And gladly I resign 
Whate'er I have, whate'er I am : 
My life be all with thine the same, 

And all thy death be mine. 



261 " The Heavenly theme: 1 7s. 

1 Now begin the heavenly theme, 
Sing aloud of Jesus' name ; 

Ye who his salvation prove, 
Triumph in redeeming love. 

2 Mourning souls, dry up your tears, 
Banish all your guilty fears : 

See your guilt and curse remove, 
Canceled by redeeming love. 

3 Welcome, all by sin oppressed, 
Welcome to his sacred rest : 
Nothing brought him from above, 
Nothing but redeeming love. 

152 



ADVENT OF CHRIST. 262, 263. 

4 Hither, then, your music bring, 
Strike aloud each joyful string: 
Mortals, join the hosts above, 
Join to praise redeeming love ! 

2 (~)*7 "Greater love hath no man than this." C. M. 

1 Plunged in a gulf of dark despair, 

We wretched sinners lay, 
Without one cheerful beam of hope, 
Or spark of glimmering day. 

2 With pitying eyes the Prince of Grace 

Beheld our helpless grief: 
He saw, and, oh, amazing love ! — 
He ran to our relief. 

3 Down from the shining seats above, 

With joyful haste he fled, 
Entered the grave in mortal flesh, 
And dwelt among the dead. 

4 Oh, for this love let rocks and hills 

Their lasting silence break ; 
And all harmonious human tongues 
The Saviour's praises speak ! 

5 Angels, assist our mighty joys ! 

Strike all your harps of gold ! 
But when you raise your highest notes, 
His love can ne'er be told. 

*?()3 A Hymn of the Reformation on the Birth of Christ L. jVX. 

1 All praise to thee, eternal Lord ! 
Clothed in a garb of flesh and blood ; 
Choosing a manger for thy throne, 
While worlds on worlds are thine alone. 

2 Once did the skies before thee bow ; 
A virgin's arms contain thee now : 
Angels who did in thee rejoice 
Now listen for thine infant voice. 

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264. ADVENT OF CHRIST. 

3 A little child thou art our guest, 
That weary ones in thee may rest ; 
Forlorn and lowly is thy birth, 

That we may rise to heaven from earth. 

4 Thou comest in the darksome night 
To make us children of the light, — 
To make us, in the realms divine, 

Like thine own angels round thee shine. 

5 All this for us thy love hath done ; 
By this to thee our love is won : 
For this we tune our cheerful lays, 
And shout our thanks in ceaseless praise. 

264 The c° ntrasL 7s. 

1 Blessed night, when first that plain 
Echoed with the joyful strain,— 

" Peace has come to earth again ! " 

2 Happy shepherds, on whose ear 
Fell the tidings glad and dear, — 

" God to man is drawing near ! " 

3 Babe of weakness, can it be, 
That the earth's great victory 
Is to be achieved by thee ? 

4 Child of poverty, art thou 

He to whom all heaven shall bow, 
And all earth shall pay the vow ? 

5 Heir of pain and toil, whom none 
In this evil day will own, 

Art thou the Eternal One ? 

6 Thou, o'er whom the sword and rod 
Wave, in haste, to drink thy blood, 
Art thou very Son of God ? 

7 We adore thee as our King, 
And to thee our song we sing ; 
Our best off'ring to thee bring. 

154 



ADVENT OF CHRIST. 265,266. 

8 Guarded by the shepherds' rod, 
'Mid their flock, thy poor abode, 
Thus we own thee, Lamb of God. 

9 Lamb of God, thy lowly name ; 
King of kings, we thee proclaim : 
Heaven and earth shall hear its fame. 

10 Mighty King of righteousness, 
King of glory, King of peace, 
Never shall thy kingdom cease ! 



"Being the brightness of His glory" 8s & 7s. 

1 Brightness of the Father's glory, 

Shall thy praise unuttered lie ? 
Break, my tongue, such guilty silence ; 
Sing the Lord who came to die. 

2 Did archangels sing thy coming ? 

Did the shepherds learn their lays ? 
Shame would cover me, ungrateful, 
Should my tongue refuse to praise. 

3 From the highest throne in glory 

To the cross of deepest woe, 
All to ransom guilty captives ! 
Flow, my praise, forever flow. 

4 Re-ascend, immortal Saviour ! 

Leave thy footstool, take thy throne : 
Thence return, and reign forever ; 
Be the kingdom all thine own. 



3 The Star in the Fast. Us & 10s. 

Brightest and best of the sons of the morning ! 

Dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid ; 
Star of the East, the horizon adorning, 

Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid. 
155 



267. ADVENT OF CHBIST. 

2 Cold on his cradle the dew-drops are shining ; 

Low lies his head with the beasts of the stall : 
Angels adore him, in slumber reclining, 
Maker, and Monarch, and Saviour of all ! 

3 Say shall we yield him, in costly devotion, 

Odors of Edom, and offerings divine ? 
Gems of the mountain, and pearls of the ocean, 
Myrrh from the forest, or gold from the mine ? 

4 Vainly we offer each ample oblation, 

Vainly with gold would his favors secure : 
Richer, by far, is the heart's adoration; 

Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor. 

5 Brightest and best of the sons of the morning ! 

Dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid ; 
Star of the East, the horizon adorning, 
Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid. 



OAT " "Onto us a child is born" Q e ]\£ # 

^"« Isaiah 9: 6, 7. 

1 To us a Child of hope is born, 

To us a Son is given ; 
Him shall the tribes of earth obey, 
Him all the hosts of heaven. 

2 His name shall be the Prince of Peace, 

For evermore adored ; 
The Wonderful, the Counselor, 
The great and mighty Lord ! 

3 His power, increasing, still shall spread ; 

His reign no end shall know : 
Justice shall guard his throne above, 
And peace abound below. 

4 To us a Child of hope is born, 

To us a Son is given ; 
The Wonderful, the Counselor, 
The mighty Lord of heaven. 
156 



ADVENT OF CHRIST. 268, 269. 

9(l9 The Watch °f ihe Shepherds. Q % JJ, 

^"O Luke 2. 

1 While shepherds watched their flocks by night, 

All seated on the ground ; 
The angel of the Lord came down, 
And glory shone around. 

2 " Fear not," said he (for mighty dread 

Had seized their troubled mind), 
" Glad tidings of great joy I bring 
To you and all mankind. 

3 " To you, in David's town, this day, 

Is born of David's line, 
The Saviour, who is Christ, the Lord, 
And this shall be the sign : 

4 " The heavenly Babe you there shall find, 

To human view displayed, 
All meanly wrapped in swathing bands, 
And in a manger laid." 

5 Thus spake the seraph ; and forthwith 

Appeared a shining throng 
Of angels, praising God, and thus 
Addressed their joyful song : 

6 " All glory be to God on high, 

And to the earth be peace ; 
Good-will, henceforth, from heaven to men 
Begin, and never cease ! " 

OfiQ The Son 9 of the Angels. 8s & 7s. 

^ U?/ Luke 2. 

1 Hark ! what mean those holy voices, 

Sweetly sounding through the skies ? 
Lo ! th' angelic host rejoices ; 
Heavenly hallelujahs rise. 

2 Hear them tell the wondrous story, 

Hear them chant in hymns of joy : 
" Glory in the highest, glory ! 
Glory be to God most high ! 
14 157 



270. ADVENT OF CHRIST. 

3 " Peace on earth, good-will from heaven, 

Reaching far as man is found ; 
Souls redeemed, and sins forgiven ! 
Loud our golden harps shall sound. 

4 " Christ is born, the great Anointed ; 

Heaven and earth his praises sing ! 
Oh, receive whom God appointed 
For your Prophet, Priest, and King ! 

5 " Haste, ye mortals, to adore him ; 

Learn his name, and taste his joy: 
Till in heaven ye sing before him, 
" Glory be to God most high ! ' " 



oy A " Christ is born in Bethlehem" ^S. 

** ' ^ Luke 2. 

1 Hark ! the herald angels sing, 
" Glory to the new-born King ! 

Peace on earth, and mercy mild ; 
God and sinners reconciled." 

2 Joyful, all ye nations, rise ; 
Join the triumphs of the skies ; 
With the angelic hosts proclaim, 

" Christ is born in Bethlehem." 

3 Mild he lays his glory by ; 
Born that man no more may die ; 
Born to raise the sons of earth ; 
Born to give them second birth. 

4 Hail, the heaven-born Prince of Peace ! 
Hail, the Sun of Righteousness ! 
Light and life to all he brings, 

Risen with healing in his wings. 

5 Let us then with angels sing, 

" Glory to the new-born King ! — 
Peace on earth, and mercy mild 
God and sinners reconciled ! " 
158 



271 



ADVENT OF CHRIST. 271, 272. 

" Glory to God — Good will to men." JJ t 'ty[ t 

Luke 2. 

1 Hark ! what celestial sounds, 
What music fills the air ! 
Soft warbling to the morn, 
It strikes the ravished ear : 



Now all is still ; 
Now wild it floats 



In tuneful notes, 
Loud, sweet, and shrill. 



2 Th' angelic hosts descend, 
With harmony divine ; 
See how from heaven they bend, 
And in full chorus join : 



" Fear not," say they ; 
" Great joy w^e bring : 



Jesus, your King, 
Is born to-day. 



He comes, your souls to save 
From death's eternal gloom ; 

To realms of bliss and light 
He lifts you from the tomb : 



Your voices raise 



Your songs unite 



With sons of light ; Of endless praise 

4 " Glory to God on high ! 

Ye mortals, spread the sound, 
And let your raptures fly 
To earth's remotest bound : 



For peace on earth, 
From God in heaven, 



To man is given, 
At Jesus' birth." 



979 " On earth Peace" Q ]\f 

" • & Luke 2. 

1 Calm, on the listening ear of night, 

Come heaven's melodious strains, 
Where wild Jadea stretches far 
Her silver-mantled plains. 

2 Celestial choirs, from courts above, 

'Mid sacred glories there ; 
And angels with their sparkling lyres, 
Make music on the air. 
159 



273. ADVENT OF CHRIST. 

3 The answering hills of Palestine 

Send back the glad reply ; 
And greet, from all their holy heights, 
The dayspring from on high. 

4 O'er the blue depths of Galilee 

There comes a holier calm ; 
And Sharon waves, in solemn praise, 
Her silent groves of palm. 

5 " Glory to God ! " the sounding skies 

Loud with their anthems ring ; 
"Peace to the earth- — good will to men, 
From heaven's eternal King." 

^>yQ " ^ 00 ^ tid^O 8 °f great joy : y JJ a J£ 

W • ° Luke 2. 

1 Hark ! hark ! the notes of joy 

Roll o'er the heavenly plains, 
And seraphs find employ 

For their sublimest strains : 
Some new delight in heaven is known ; 
Loud sound the harps around the throne. 

2 Hark ! hark ! the sound draws nigh, — 

The joyful host descends ; 
Jesus forsakes the sky, 

To earth his footsteps bend : 
He comes to bless our fallen race ; 
He comes with messages of grace. 

3 Bear, bear the tidings round ! 

Let every mortal know 
What love in God is found, 

What pity he can show : 
Ye winds that blow, ye waves that roll, 
Bear the glad news from pole to pole. 

4 Strike, strike the harps again, 

To great Immanuel's name ! 
Arise, ye sons of men, 

And all his grace proclaim : 
Angels and men, wake every string, 
'Tis God the Saviour's praise we sing ! 
160 



ADVENT OF CHRIST. 274, 275. 

OT" J_ Object of Christ's Advent. Q |^ 

^ * ^ Luke 2. 

1 Hark, the glad sound ! the Saviour conies, 

The Saviour promised long ; 
Let every heart prepare a throne, 
And every voice a song. 

2 He conies, the prisoner to release, 

In Satan's bondage held ; 
The gates of brass before him burst, 
The iron fetters yield. 

3 He comes, from thickest films of vice 

To clear the mental ray, 
And, on the eyes long closed in night, 
To pour celestial day. 

4 He comes, the broken heart to bind, 

The bleeding soul to cure, 
And, with the treasures of his grace, 
Enrich the humble poor. 

5 Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace, 

Thy welcome shall proclaim, 
And heaven's eternal arches ring 
With thy beloved name, 

27 K " He so loved the world." L ]y[ 

*° John 16: 17. 

1 Not to condemn the sons of men, 

Did Christ, the Son of God, appear ; 
No weapons in his hands are seen, 
No flaming sword, nor thunder there. 

2 Such was the pity of our God, 

He loved the race of man so well, 
He sent his Son to bear our load 
Of sins, and save our souls from hell. 

3 Sinners, believe the Saviour's word ; 

Trust in his mighty name, and live : 
A thousand joys his lips afford, 

His hands a thousand blessings give. 
14* 161 



276, 277. ADVENT OF CHRIST. 

97 ft " Watchman, what of the night ? " *J Sa 

Isaiah 21 : U. 

1 Watchman, tell us of the night, 

What its signs of promise are. 
Traveler, o'er yon mountain's height. 
See that glory-beaming star ! 

2 Watchman, does its beauteous ray 

Aught of joy or hope foretell ? 
Traveler, yes : it brings the day, 
Promised day of Israel. 

3 Watchman, tell us of the night : 

Higher yet that star ascends. 
Traveler, blessedness and light, 

Peace and truth, its course portends. 

4 Watchman, will its beams alone 

Gild the spot that gave them birth ? 
Traveler, ages are its own : 

See! it bursts o'er all the earth! 

5 Watchman, tell us of the night, 

For the morning seems to dawn. 
Traveler, darkness takes its flight, 
Doubt and terror are withdrawn. 

6 Watchman, let thy wanderings cease ; 

Hie thee to thy quiet home. 
Traveler, lo ! the Prince of Peace, 
Lo ! the Son of God is come ! 



277 " J °y to the world ! " ®' ^ 

1 Joy to the world ! the Lord is come ! 

Let earth receive her King ; 
Let every heart prepare him room, 
And heaven and nature sing. 

2 Joy to the world ! the Saviour reigns ! 

Let men their songs employ ; 
While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains 
Repeat the sounding joy. 
162 



LIFE OF CHRIST. 278,279. 

3 No more let sin and sorrow grow, 

Nor thorns infest the ground : 
He comes to make his blessings flow 
Far as the curse is found. 

4 He rules the world with truth and grace, 

And makes the nations prove 
The glories of his righteousness, 
And wonders of his love. 

^7Q Resjionse to the Song of the Angels. fs. 

w ' ° Luke 2. 

1 HxViL the night, all hail the morn, 
When the Prince of Peace was born ! 
When, amid the wakeful fold, 
Tidings good the angel told. 

2 Now our solemn chant we raise 
Duly to the Saviour's praise ; 
Now with carol hymns we bless 
Christ the Lord, our Righteousness. 

3 While resounds the joyful cry, 
" Glory be to God on high, 

Peace on earth, good will to men ! " 
Gladly we respond, " Amen ! " 

4 Thus we greet this holy day, 
Pouring forth our festive lay ; 
Thus we tell, with saintly mirth, 
Of Immanuel's wondrous birth. 

5 We in perfect peace would live, 
We to God would glory give ; 
Lauding, with the heavenly host, 
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 

279 Miracles of Christ C M. 81. 

1 Oh, where is he that trod the sea? 
Oh, where is he that spake, 
And lepers from their pains are free, 
And slaves their fetters break ? 
163 



280, 281. EXAMPLE OF CHRIST. 

The lame and palsied freely rise, 
With joy the dumb do sing ; 

And, on the darkened, blinded eyes, 
Glad beams of morning spring ! 

2 Oh, where is he that trod the sea ? 

Oh, where is he that spake, 
And demons from their victims flee, 

The dead from slumber wake ? 
Here, here art thou, almighty Lord ! 

Oh, speak to us once more, 
And let thy healing, quickening word, 

Our ruined souls restore ! 



280 Christ our Example, L. M. 

1 My dear Redeemer, and my Lord, 
I read my duty in thy word ; 
But in thy life the law appears, 
Drawn out in living characters. 

2 Such was thy truth, and such thy zeal, 
Such def'rence to thy Father's will, 
Such love, and meekness so divine, 

I would transcribe and make them mine. 

3 Cold mountains and the midnight air 
Witnessed the fervor of thy prayer : 
The desert thy temptations knew, 
Thy conflict, and thy victory too. 

4 Be thou my pattern ; make me bear 
More of thy gracious image here : 

Then God, the Judge, shall own my name 
Among the followers of the Lamb. 

2Q1 -AH Virtues seen in Christ. C. M. 

1 Behold, where, in a mortal form, 
Appears each grace divine ; 
The virtues, all in Jesus met, 
With mildest radiance shine. 
164 



EXAMPLE OF CHRIST. 282. 

2 To spread the rays of heavenly light, 

To give the mourner joy, 
To preach glad tidings to the poor, 
Was his divine employ. 

3 'Mid keen reproach, and cruel scom, 

Patient and meek he stood : 
His foes, ungrateful, sought his life ; 
He labored for their good. 

4 In the last hour of deep distress, 

Before his Father's throne, 
With soul resigned, he bowed, and said, 
" Thy will, not mine, be done ! " 

5 Be Christ our pattern and our guide ; 

His image may we bear ; 
Oh, may we tread his holy steps, 
His joy and glory share ! 



232 " He reviled not again." C. M. 

1 What grace, O Lord, and beauty shone 

Around thy steps below ; 
What patient love was seen in all 
Thy life and death of woe. 

2 For, ever on thy burden' d heart 

A weight of sorrow hung ; 
Yet no ungentle, murm'ring word 
Escaped thy silent tongue. 

3 Thy foes might hate, despise, revile. 

Thy friends unfaithful prove ; 
Unwearied in forgiveness still, 
Thy heart could only love. 

4 Oh, give us hearts to love like thee ! 

Like thee, O Lord, to grieve 
Far^nore for others' sins than all 
The wrongs that we receive. 
165 



283, 284. EXAMPLE OF CHRIST. 

5 One with thyself, may every eye, 
In us, thy brethren, see 
The gentleness and grace that spring 
From union, Lord ! with thee. 

283 " 0h > who Uke ^ ee / " ^. m, 

1 How beauteous were the marks divine, 
That in thy meekness used to shine, 
That lit thy lonely pathway, trod 

In wondrous love, O Son of God ! 

2 Oh, who like thee so calm, so bright, 
So pure, so made to live in light? 
Oh, who like thee did ever go 

So patient through a world of woe ? 

3 Oh, who like thee so humbly bore 
The scorn, the scoffs of men, before ? 
So meek, forgiving, godlike, high, 
So glorious in humility ? 

4 Ev'n death, which sets the prisoner free, 
Was pang and scoff and scorn to thee ; 
Yet love through all thy torture glowed, 
And mercy with thy life-blood flowed. 

5 Oh, in thy light be mine to go, 
Illuming all my way of woe! 
And give me ever on the road 

To trace thy footsteps, Son of God ! 

284 "Learning of Thee." C. M. 81. 

1 O Lord, when we the path retrace 
Which thou on earth hast trod ; 
To man thy wondrous love and grace, 

Thy faithfulness to God : 
Thy love, by man so sorely tried, 

Proved stronger than the grave ; 
The very spear that pierced th^ side 
Drew forth the blood to save. 
166 



EXAMPLE OF CHRIST. 285. 

Faithful amid unfaithfulness, 

'Mid darkness only light, 
Thou did'st thy Father's name confess, 

And in his will delight ; 
Unmoved by Satan's subtle wiles, 

Or suffering, shame and loss : 
Thy path, uncheered by earthly smiles, 

Led only to the cross. 

O Lord ! with sorrow and with shame, 

Before thee we confess 
How little we, who bear thy name, 

Thy mind, thy ways express. 
Give us thy meek, thy lowly mind : 

We would obedient be ; 
And all our rest and pleasure find, 

In learning, Lord, of thee. 



*}Q K " Behold how he loved him ! " J^ Jy£ 

^^*' John 11: 36. 

1 " See how he loved ! " exclaimed the Jews, 

As tender tears from Jesus fell ; 
My grateful heart the thought pursues, 
And on the theme delights to dwell. 

2 See how he loved, who traveled on, 

Teaching the doctrine from the skies ! 
Who bade disease and pain begone, 
And called the sleeping dead to rise. 

3 See how he loved, who never shrank 

From toil or danger, pain or death ! 
Who all the cup of sorrow drank, 
And meekly yielded up his breath. 

4 Such love can we, unmoved, survey ? 

Oh, may our breasts with ardor glow, 
To tread his steps, his laws obey, 
And thus our warm affections show ! 
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286, 287. EXAMPLE OF CHRIST. 

OQ£* Compassion of Clirist. jg o ]\J t 

^~>i) Luke 19: 41. 

1 Did Christ o'er sinners weep, _ 

And shall our cheeks be dry ? 
Let floods of penitential grief 
Burst forth from every eye. 

2 The Son of God in tears, 

The wondering angels see ! 
Be thou astonished, O my soul I 
He shed those tears for thee. 

3 He wept that we might weep ; 

Each sin demands a tear : 
In heaven alone no sin is found, 
And weeping is not there. 

OD^ Condescension of Christ Q t J J 

^^ • Psalm 8. 

1 O Lord, our Lord, how wondrous great 

Is thine exalted name ! 
The glories of thy heavenly state 
Let men and babes proclaim. 

2 When I behold thy works on high, 

The moon that rules the night, 

And stars that well adorn the sky, 

Those moving worlds of light ; 

3 Lord, what is man, or all his race, 

Who dwells so far below, 
That thou should'st visit him with graoe, 
And love his nature so ! 

4 That thine eternal Son should bear 

To take a mortal form, 
Made lower than his angels are, 
To save a dying worm ! 

5 Let him be crowned with majesty 

Who bowed his head to death ; 
And be his honors sounded high, 
By all things that have breath. 
168 



EXAMPLE OF CHRIST. 288, 289. 

6 Jesus, our Lord, how wondrous great 
Is thine exalted name ! 
The glories of thy heavenly state 
Let the whole earth proclaim. 

" And Jesus went before them." Q t ]yj o 

Mark 10: 32. 

1 The Saviour! — what a noble flame 

Was kindled in his breast, 
When, hasting to Jerusalem, 
He marched before the rest ! 

2 Good will to men, and zeal for God, 

His every thought engross ; 
He longs to be baptized with blood, 
He pants to reach the cross. 

3 With all his sufferings full in view, 

And woes to us unknown, 
Forth to the task his spirit flew : 
'T was love that urged him on. 

4 Lord, we return thee what we can ; 

Our hearts shall sound abroad 
Salvation to the dying Man, 
And to the rising God ! 

5 And while thy bleeding glories here 

Engage our wondering eyes, 
We learn our lighter cross to bear, 
And hasten to the skies. 

Eis final Entrance into Jerusalem. J^ J^ 

John 12 : 12—15. 

1 Ride on, ride on in majesty ! 
In lowly pomp ride on to die : 

O Christ ! thy triumphs now begin 
O'er captive death and conquered sin. 

2 Ride on, ride on in majesty ! 
The winged squadrons of the sky 

Look down, with sad and wondering eyes, 
To see th' approaching sacrifice. 
15 169 



290. EXAMPLE OF CHRIST. 

3 Ride on, ride on in majesty! 

Thy last and fiercest strife is nigh : 
The Father, on his sapphire throne, 
Expects his own anointed Son. 

4 Ride on, ride on in majesty! 
In lowly pomp ride on to die : 
Bow thy meek head to mortal pain ; 
Then take, O God, thy power, and reign ! 



^y(j Our Example in Suffering. T& 

1 Go to dark Gethsemane, 

Ye that feel the tempter's power, 
Your Redeemer's conflict see, 

Watch with him one bitter hour : 
Turn not from his griefs away, 
Learn of Jesus Christ to pray. 

2 Follow to the judgment-hall, 

View the Lord of life arraigned : 
Oh the wormwood and the gall ! 

Oh the pangs his soul sustained ! 
Shun not suffering, shame, or loss ; 
Learn of him to bear the cross. 

3 Calv'ry's mournful mountain climb 

There, adoring at his feet, 
Mark that miracle of time, 

God's own sacrifice complete 
"It is finished," hear him cry; 
Learn of Jesus Christ to die. 

4 Early hasten to the tomb 

Where they laid his breathless clay : 
All is solitude and gloom ; — 

Who hath taken him away ? 
Christ is ris'n ! he meets our eyes : 
Saviour, teach us so to rise. 
170 



ATONEMENT OF CHRIST. 291. 

Gethsemane. 7 s. 

Luke 22 : 39—44. 

1 Many woes had Christ endured, 

Many sore temptations met, 
Patient and to pains inured ; 

But the sorest trial yet 
"Was to be sustained in thee, 
Gloomy, sad Gethsemane ! 

2 Came at length the dreadful night ; 

Vengeance with its iron rod, 
Stood, and with collected might, 

Bruised the harmless Lamb of God : 
See, my soul, thy Saviour see 
Prostrate in Gethsemane ! 

3 There my God bore all my guilt : 

This, through grace, can be believed ; 
But the horrors which he felt 

Are too vast to be conceived : 
None can penetrate through thee, 
Doleful, dark Gethsemane ! 

4 Sins against a holy God, 

Sins against his righteous laws, 
Sins against his love, his blood, 

Sins against his name and cause — 
Sins immense as is the sea ! 
Hide me, O Gethsemane! 

5 Here 's my claim, and here alone : 

None a Saviour more can need ; 
Deeds of righteousness I 'ye none ; 

No : not one good work to plead : 
Not a glimpse of hope for me, 
Only in Gethsemane. 

6 Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 

One almighty God of love, 
Hymned by all the heavenly host, 

In thy shining courts above ! 
We adore thee, gracious Three — 
Bless thee for Gethsemane. 
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292, 293. ATONEMENT OF CHRIST. 



292 The Conflict. Lo M. 

1 'T is midnight, and, on Olive's brow, 

The star is dimm'd that lately shone ; 
'T is midnight ; in the garden now 
The suffering Saviour prays alone. 

2 'T is midnight ; and, from all removed, 

The Saviour wrestles lone with fears ; 
Ev'n that disciple whom he loved 
Heeds not his Master's grief and tears. 

3 'T is midnight ; and, for others' guilt, 

The Man of sorrows weeps in blood ; 
Yet he, who hath in anguish knelt, 
Is not forsaken by his God. 

4 'T is midnight, — and from ether-plains 

Is borne the song that angels know : 
Unheard by mortals are the strains 
That sweetly soothe the Saviours woe. 



293 " ^ sacred Head, now wounded! " 7s & 6s. 

1 O sacred Head, now wounded ! 

With grief and shame weighed down ; 
O sacred brow, surrounded 

With thorns, thine only crown ! 
Once on a throne of glory, 

Adorned with light divine, 
Now all despised and gory, 

I joy to call thee mine. 

2 On me, as thou art dying, 

Oh, turn thy pitying eye ! 
To thee for mercy crying 

Before thy cross I lie. 
Thine, thine the bitter passion, 

Thy pain is all for me ; 
Mine, mine the deep transgression, 

My sins are all on thee. 
172 



ATONEMEXT OF CHRIST. 294. 

3 What language can I borrow 

To thank thee, dearest Friend, 
For all this dying sorrow, 

Of all my woes the end ? 
Oh, can I leave thee ever? 

Then do not thou leave me : 
Lord, let me never, never 

Outlive my love to thee. 

4 Be near when I am dying ; 

Then close beside me stand; 
Let me, while faint and sighing, 

Lean calmly on thy hand : 
These eyes new faith receiving, 

From thine eye shall not move ; 
For he who dies believing, 

Dies safely in thy love. 



Calvary. Q m J^ 

Luke 23 : 33. 

1 There is a dear and hallowed spot 

Oft present to my eye — 
By saints it ne'er can be forgot — 
That place is Calvary. 

2 Oh, what a scene was there displayed 

Of love and agony, 
When our Redeemer bowed his head, 
And died on Calvary ! 

3 When fainting under guilt's dread load, 

LTnto the cross I '11 fly ; 
And trust the merit of that blood 
Which flowed at Calvary. 

4 Whene'er I feel temptation's power, 

On Jesus I '11 rely ; 
And, in the sharp conflicting hour, 
Repair to Calvary. 
15* 173 



295, 296. ATONEMENT OF CHRIST. 



5 When seated at the feast of love, 

Then will I fix mine eye 
On him who intercedes above, 
Who bled on Calvary. 

6 When the dark scene of death, the last 

Momentous hour draws nigh, 
Then, with my dying eyes, I '11 cast 
A look on Calvary, 

295 "Before the Gross" 8s & 7s. 

1 Sweet the moments, rich in blessing, 

Which before the cross I spend ; 
Life, and health, and peace possessing. 
From the sinner's dying Friend. 

2 Truly blessed is this station, 

Low before his cross to lie ; 
While I see divine compassion 
Beaming in his gracious eye. 

3 Here it is I find my heaven, 

While upon the cross I gaze ; 
Love I much ? I 've much forgiven ; 
I 'm a miracle of grace. 

4 Love and grief my heart dividing, 

With my tears his feet I '11 bathe ; 
Constant still, in faith abiding, 
Life deriving from his death. 

5 Here in tender, grateful sorrow 

With my Saviour will I stay ; 
Here new hope and strength will borrow ; 
Here will love my fears away. 

296 " H was for us." 8s & 7s. 61. 

1 Near the cross our station taking, 
Earthly cares and joys forsaking, 
Meet it is for us to mourn : 
174 



ATONEMENT OF CHRIST. 297. 

'T was for us he came from heaven, 
'T was for us his heart was riven ; 
All his griefs for us were borne. 

2 When no eye its pity gave us, 
When there was no arm to save us, 

He his love and power displayed : 
By his stripes our help and healing, 
By his death our life revealing, 

He for us the ransom j>aid. 

3 Jesus, may thy love constrain us, 
That from sin Ave may refrain us, 

In thy griefs may deeply grieve ; 
Thee our best affections giving, 
To thy praise and honor living, 

May we in thy glory live ! 



907 The Voice from Calvary. g s fg & ^ 

~*v ' John 19: 30. 

1 Hark ! the voice of love and mercy 

Sounds aloud from Calvary; 
See ! it rends the rocks asunder, 

Shakes the earth, and vails the sky : 
"It is finished!" 
Hear the dying Saviour cry. 

2 " It is finished ! " Oh, what pleasure 

Do these charming words afford ! 
Heavenly blessings, without measure, 

Flow to us from Christ, the Lord : 
"It is finished!" 
Saints, the dying words record. 

3 Tune your harps anew, ye seraphs ; 

Join to sing the pleasing theme : 
All on earth and all in heaven, 
Join to praise Immanuel's name : 
Hallelujah! 
Glory to the bleeding Lamb ! 
175 



298, 299, ATONEMENT OF CHRIST. 

9QQ " It is finished." L # fy[ 

&**& John 19: 30. 

1 " 'T is finished ! " — so the Saviour cried, 

And meekly bowed his head, and died : 
" 'T is finished ! w — yes, the race is run, 
The battle fought, the victory won. 

2 " 'T is finished ! " — all that heaven foretold 

By prophets in the days of old ; 
And truths are opened to our view, 
That kings and prophets never knew. 

3 " T is finished ! " — Son of God, thy power 

Hath triumphed in this awful hour ; 
And yet, our eyes with sorrow see 
That life to us was death to thee. 

4 " 'T is finished ! " — let the joyful sound 

Be heard through all the nations round ; 
" 'T is finished ! " — let the echo fly 

Thro' heaven and hell, thro' earth and sky. 

299 The Sacrifice. S. M. 

1 Not all the blood of beasts, 

On Jewish altars slain, 
Could give the guilty conscience peace, 
Or wash away the stain. 

2 But Christ, the heavenly Lamb, 

Takes all our sins away — 
A sacrifice of nobler name, 
And richer blood than they. 

3 My faith would lay her hand 

On that dear head of thine, 
While like a penitent I stand, 
And there confess my sin. 

4 My soul looks back to see 

The burdens thou didst bear 
When hanging on the cursed tree, 
And hopes her guilt was there. 
176 



ATONEMENT OF CHRIST. 300. 

5 Believing, we rejoice 

To see the curse remove ; 
We bless the Lamb with cheerful voice, 
And sing his bleeding love. 

9AA " There is a fountain filled with bloody Q t ]JyJ # 

*JV\J (Original Form.) 

1 There is a fountain filled with blood, 

Drawn from ImmanuePs veins ; 
And sinners, plunged beneath that flood, 
Lose all their guilty stains. 

2 The dying thief rejoiced to see 

That fountain in his day ; 
And there have I, as vile as he, 
Washed all my sins away. 

3 Dear dying Lamb ! thy precious blood 

Shall never lose its power, 
Till all the ransomed church of God 
Be saved, to sin no more. 

4 E'er since, by faith, I saw the stream 

Thy flowing wounds supply, 
Redeeming love has been my theme, 
And shall be till I die. 

5 Then, in a nobler, sweeter song, 

I '11 sing thy power to save, 
When this poor lisping, stammering tongue 
Lies silent in the grave. 

6 Lord, I believe thou hast prepared 

(Unworthy though I be) 
For me a blood-bought, free reward, 
A golden harp for me ! 

7 'T is strung and tuned for endless years ; 

And formed by power divine, 
To sound in God the Father's ears 
No other name but thine. 
177 



301, 302. ATONEMENT OF CHRIST. 

OAi " There is a fountain filled with bloody Q t ]\J c 

*JU 1 (Abridged Form.) 

1 There is a fountain filled with blood, 

Drawn from Immanuel's veins ; 
And sinners, plunged beneath that flood 
Lose all their guilty stains. 

2 The dying thief rejoiced to see 

That fountain in his day ; 
And there may I, though vile as he, 
Wash all my sins away. 

3 Dear dying Lamb ! thy precious blood 

Shall never lose its power, 
Till all the ransomed church of God 
Are saved, to sin no more. 

4 Since first, by faith, I saw the stream 

Thy flowing wounds supply, 
Redeeming love has been my theme, 
And shall be, till I die. 

5 And when this feeble, stammering tongue 

Lies silent in the grave, 
Then, in a nobler, sweeter song, 
I '11 sing thy power to save. 

9AO "A Name which is above every name.'* J^ ]\/[ # 

^v£ phil 2 . 9> 

1 There is none other name than thine, 
Jehovah Jesus ! Name divine ! 

On which to rest for sins forgiven — 
For peace with God, for hope of heaven. 

2 There is none other name than thine, 
When cares, and fears, and griefs, are mine 
That, with a gracious power, can heal 
Each care, and fear, and grief I feel. 

3 There is no other name than thine, 
When called my spirit to resign, 

To bear me through that latest strife, 
And ev'n in death to be my life. 
178 



ATONEMENT OF CHRIST, 803, 304. 

4 Name, above every name ! thy praise 
Shall fill the remnant of my days : 
Jehovah Jesus ! Name divine, 
Rock of salvation ! thou art mine. 

3Q3 " M y Jesus and m y GocV ' C. M. 

1 Dearest of all the names above, 

My Jesus and my God, 
Who can resist thy heavenly love, 
Or trifle with thy blood ? 

2 'T is by the merits of thy death 

Thy Father smiles again ; 
5 T is by thine interceding breath 
The Spirit dwells with men. 

3 Till God in human flesh I see, 

My thoughts no comfort find : 
The holy, just, and sacred Three 
Are terror to my mind. 

4 But if Immanuel's face appear, 

My hope, my joy, begin : 
His name forbids my slavish fear; 
His grace removes :uy sin. 

5 While Jews on their own law rely, 

And Greeks of wisdom boast, 
I love th' incarnate Mystery, 
And there I fix my trust. 

O A A u TJie darkness is past ! " Q, ]\|. g] # 

^^"^ 1 John 2: & 

1 'T is past — the dark and dreary night, 
And, Lord, we hail thee now, 
Our Morning Star, without a cloud 

Of sadness on thy brow. 
Thy path on earth, the cross, the grave, 

Thy sorrows all are o'er ; 
And oh, sweet thought ! thy eye shall weep, 
Thy heart shall bleed, no more. 
179 



305. ATONEMENT OF CHRIST. 

2 Deep were those sorrows, — deeper still 

The love that brought thee low ; 
That bade the streams of life from thee, 

A willing victim, flow. 
The soldier, as he pierced thee, proved 

Man's hatred, Lord, to thee ; 
While in the blood that stained the spear, 

Love, only love, we see. 

3 Drawn from thy pierced and bleeding side, 

That pure and cleansing flood 
Speaks peace to every heart that knows 

The virtues of thy blood. 
Yes, 't is not that we know the joy 

Of canceled sin alone, 
But, happier far, thy saints are called 

To share thy glorious throne. 

4 So closely are we linked in love, g 

So wholly one with thee, 
That all thy bliss and glory then 

Our bright reward shall be. 
Yes, when the storm of life is calmed, 

The weary desert passed, 
Our way-worn hearts shall find in thee 

Their full repose at last. 

305 "By % deafh we Iive " C. M. 

1 In vain we seek for peace with God 

By methods of our own : 
Blest Saviour ! nothing but thy Wood 
Can bring us near the throne. 

2 The threatenings of thy broken law 

Impress the soul with dread : 
If God his sword of vengeance draw, 
It strikes the spirit dead. 

3 But thine atoning sacrifice 

Hath answered all demands ; 
And peace and pardon from the skies 
Are offered by thy hands. 

180 



o 



ATONEMENT OF CHRIST. C08, 807. 

4 'T is by thy death we live, O Lord ! 
'T is on thy cross we rest : 
Forever be thy love adored, 
Thy name forever blest. 

"Neither is there salvation in any other " L. M. 

1 How shall the sons of men appear, 
Great God ! before thine awful bar ? 
How may the guilty hope to find 
Acceptance with th' eternal Mind ? 

2 Not vows, nor groans, nor broken cries, 
Not the most costly sacrifice, 
Not infant blood, profusely spilt, 
Will expiate a sinner's guilt. 

3 Thy blood, dear Jesus, thine alone, 
Hath sovereign virtue to atone : 
Here will we rest our only plea, 
When we approach, great God ! to thee. 

{) ( " The Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. 11 C. M. 

1 O Christ, our ever blessed Lord, 
For man's transgression slain, 

We thy redeeming love record 
In songs of thankful strain. 

2 We upward lift our longing eyes, 
And muse on Calvary ; 

On thy mysterious sacrifice, 
Thy shame and agony. 

3 We all like erring sheep had strayed 
From God the Father's care ; 

The guilt of all on thee was laid, 
Our burden thou did'st bear. 

4 O Christ, be thou our present joy, 
Our future great reward; 

Our only glory may it be, 
To glory in the Lord ! 
16 181 



308, 309. ATONEMENT OF CHRIST. 

5 Oh may we through thy cross and pain, 
With all who thee adore, 
A blessed resurrection gain, 
And life for evermore ! 

oQo "None other name tinder Heaven" S. M. 

1 God's holy law, transgressed, 

Speaks nothing but despair ; 
Burdened with guilt, with grief oppressed, 
We find no comfort there. 

2 Not all our groans and tears, 

Nor works which we have done, 
Nor vows, nor promises, nor prayers. 
Can e'er for sin atone. 

3 Relief alone is found 

In Jesus' precious blood : 
'T is this that heals the mortal wound, 
And reconciles to God. 

4 High lifted on the cross, 

The spotless victim dies : 

This is salvation's only source, 

Hence all our hopes arise. 

3Q9 TJie TJirone of Love. C. M. 

1 Come, let us lift our joyful eyes 

Up to the courts above, 
And smile to see our Father there, 
Upon a throne of love. 

2 Come, let us bow before his feet, 

And venture near the Lord : 
No fiery cherubs guard his seat, 
Nor double-flaming sword. 

3 The peaceful gates of heavenly bliss 

Are opened by the Son ; 
High let us raise our notes of praise, 
And reach th' almighty Throne. 

182 



ATONEMENT OF CHRIST. 310, 311. 

4 To thee, ten thousand thanks we bring, 
Great Advocate on high ; 
And glory to th' eternal King, 
Who lays his anger by. 

O-j A Hope through the Sorrows of Christ, J^ JyJ" # 

*^-*-U Psalm 69. 

1 Deep in our hearts let us record 
The deeper sorrows of our Lord ; 
Behold the rising billows roll, 
To overwhelm his holy soul ! 

2 Yet, gracious God, thy power and love 
Have made the curse a blessing prove : 
Those dreadful sufferings of thy Son 
Atoned for crimes which we had done. 

3 Oh, for his sake, our guilt forgive, 
And let the mourning sinner live ! 
The Lord will hear us in his name, 
Nor shall our hope be turned to shame. 

311 " His own self bare our shis." C. M. 

1 And did the Holy and the Just, 

The Sovereign of the skies, 
Stoop down to wretchedness and dust 
That guilty man might rise ? 

2 Yes : the Redeemer left his throne, 

His radiant throne on high — 
Surprising mercy ! love unknown ! — 
To suffer, bleed, and die. 

3 He took the dying traitor's place, 

And suffered in his stead ; 
For man — oh, miracle of grace ! — 
For man the Saviour bled. 

4 Dear Lord, what heavenly wonders dwell 

In thine atoning blood ! 
By this are sinners saved from hell, 
And rebels brought to God. 
183 



312, 313. ATONEMENT OF CHRIST. 

Q1 O u In Christ Jesus:'' g o ]\J # 

tJJ -^ 1 Cor. 1:30. 

1 How heavy is the night 

That hangs upon our eyes, 
Till Christ, with his reviving light, 
Upon our souls arise ! 

2 Our guilty spirits dread 

To meet the wrath of Heaven ; 
But in his righteousness arrayed, 
We see our sins forgiven. 

3 Unholy and impure 

Are all our thoughts and ways : 
His hands infected nature cure, 
With sanctifying grace. 

4 The powers of hell agree 

To hold our souls in vain : 
He sets the sons of bondage free, 
And breaks th' accursed chain. 

5 Lord, we adore thy ways, 

To bring us near to God, — 
Thy sovereign power, thy healing grace, 
And thine atoning blood. 

O-i Q "Despised and rejected of men: 1 Q t ]\J # 

*^aO Isaiah 53. 

1 Rejected and despised of men, 

Behold a Man of woe ! 
And grief his close companion still 
Through all his life below ! 

2 Yet all the griefs he felt were ours, 

Ours were the woes he bore : 
Pangs, not his own, his spotless soul 
With bitter anguish tore. 

3 We held him as condemned of Heaven, 

An outcast from his God ; 
While for our sins he groaned, he bled, 
Beneath his Father's rod. 
184 



ATONEMENT OF CHRIST. 314, 315. 

4 His sacred blood hath washed our souls 
From sin's polluting stain ; 
His stripes have healed us, and his death 
Revived our souls again. 

O-j J_ Christ our Peace. 10s. 

*J±± Eph.2:14. 

1 I thought upon my sins, and I was sad ; 

My soul was troubled sore and filled with pain ; 
But then I thought on Jesus, and was glad — 
My heavy grief was turned to joy again. 

2 I thought upon the law, the fiery law, 

Holy, and just, and good in its decree : 
I looked to Jesus, and in him I saw 

That law fulfilled, its curse endured for me. 

3 I thought I saw an angry, frowning God, 

Sitting as Judge upon the great white throne : 
My soul was overwhelmed ; then Jesus showed 
His gracious face, and all my dread was gone. 

4 I saw my sad estate, — condemned to die : 

Then terror seized my heart, and dark despair; 
But when to Calvary I turned my eye, 

I saw the cross, and read forgiveness there. 

5 I saw that I was lost, far gone astray ; 

No hope of safe return there seemed to be ; 
But then I heard that Jesus was the way, 
A new and living way prepared for me. 

6 Then, in that way, so free, so safe, so sure, 

All sprinkled o'er with reconciling blood, 
Will I abide, and never wander more, 
But walk secure, in fellowship with God. 

21 £) The Name of Names. 6s, 8s & 4. 

1 Father, thy Son hath died 
The sinner's death of woe ; 
Stooping in love from heaven to earth, 
Our curse to undergo — 
Our curse to undergo, 

Upon the hateful tree : 
16* 185 



316. ATONEMENT OF CHRIST. 

Give glory to thy Son, O Lord! 
Put honor on that Name of names 
By blessing me ! 

2 Father, thy Son hath poured 

His life-blood on this earth, 
To cleanse away our guilt and stains, 
To give us second birth — 
To give us second birth, 

From sin to set us free : 
Give glory to thy Son, O Lord ! 
Put honor on that Name of names 
By cleansing me ! 

3 Father, thy Son on earth 

No one to own him found : 
He passed among the sons of men 
Rejected and disowned — 
Rejected and disowned, 

That we received might be : 
Give glory to thy Son, O Lord ! 
Put honor on that Name of names 

By owning me ! 

4 Father, thy Son is king : 

Heaven's crown, and earth's is his ! 
For us, for us, he bought the crown, 
For us he earned the bliss — 
For us he earned the bliss : 

Amen, so let it be ! 
Give glory to thy Son, O Lord ! 
Put honor on that Name of names 
By crowning me ! 

21 f) " When I survey the wondrous cross." L. M. 

1 When I survey the wondrous cross 
On which the Prince of Glory died, 
My richest gain I count but loss, 
And pour contempt on all my pride. 

186 



ATONEMENT OF CHRIST. 317. 

2 Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, 

Save in the death of Christ my God : 
All the vain things that charm me most — 
I sacrifice them to his blood. 

3 See, from his head, his hands, his feet, 

Sorrow and love flow mingled down ! 
Did e'er such love and sorrow meet, 
Or thorns compose so rich a crown ? 

4 Were the whole realm of nature mine, 

That w^ere an offering far too small : 
Love so amazing, so divine, 

Demands my soul, my life, my all ! 



Glorying in the Cross. 8s & 7s. 

1 In the cross of Christ I glory, 

Towering o'er the wrecks of time ; 
All the light of sacred story 
Gathers round its head sublime. 

2 When the woes of life o'ertake me, 

Hopes deceive, and fears annoy, 
Never shall the cross forsake me : 
Lo ! it glows with peace and joy. 

3 When the sun of bliss is beaming 

Light and love upon my way, 
From the cross the radiance streaming, 
Adds new luster to the day. 

4 Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure, 

By the cross are sanctified ; 
Peace is there, that knows no measure, 
Joys that through all time abide. 

5 In the cross of Christ I glory, 

Towering o'er the wrecks of time ; 
All the light of sacred story 
Gathers round its head sublime. 
187 



318, 319. ATONEMENT OF CHRIST. 

318 Joy in Christ. H. M. 

1 Jesus ! — harmonious name ! 

It charms the hosts above ; 
They evermore proclaim 
And wonder at his love : 
'T is all their happiness to gaze, 
'T is heaven to see our Jesus' face. 

2 His name the sinner hears, 

And is from sin set free ; 
'T is music in his ears, 
'T is life and victory : 
New songs do now his lips employ 9 
And bounds his gladdened heart with joy. 

3 Oh, unexampled love ! 

Oh, all-redeeming grace ! 
How swiftly didst thou move 
To save a fallen race ! 
What shall I do to make it known, 
What thou for all mankind hast done ? 

4 Oh, for a trumpet voice, 

On all the world to call, 
To bid their hearts rejoice 

In him who died for all ! 
For all, my Lord was crucified ; 
For all, my Saviour bled and died. 

319 Power of the Cross. L. M. 

1 We sing the praise of him who died, 

Of him who died upon the cross : 
The sinner's hope let men deride ; 
For this we count the world as loss. 

2 The cross ! — it takes our guilt away ; 

It holds the fainting spirit up ; 

It cheers with hope the gloomy day, 

And sweetens every bitter cup. 

188 



ATONEMENT OF CHRIST. 320. 

3 It makes the coward spirit brave, 

And nerves the feeble arm for fight ; 
It takes the terror from the grave, 

And gilds the bed of death with light : 

4 The balm of life, the cure of woe, 

The measnre and the pledge of love ; 
The sinner's refuge here below, 

The angels' theme iii heaven above ! 



" WJiom, having not seen, ye love. 1 ' C. M. 

1 To Calv'ry, Lord, in spirit, now 

Our weary souls repair, 
To dwell upon thy dying love, 
And taste its sweetness there. 

2 Sweet resting-place of every heart 

That feels the plague of sin, 
Yet knows the deep mysterious joy 
Of peace with God within. 

3 Dear suffering Lamb ! thy bleeding wounds, 

With cords of love divine, 
Have drawn our willing hearts to thee, 
And linked our life with thine. 

4 Thy sympathies and hopes are ours : 

Dear Lord ! we wait to see 
Creation, all below, above, 
Redeemed and blest by thee. 

5 Our longing eyes would fain behold 

That bright and blessed brow, 
Once wrung with bitt'rest anguish, wear 
Its crown of glory now. 

6 Why linger, then ? Come, Saviour, come, 

Responsive to our call ! 
Come, claim thine ancient power, and reign 
The heir and Lord of all. 
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321 823. ATONEMENT OF CHRIST. 

1>9"1 The Man of Sorrows. L # ]\J # £] # 

°" A Isaiah 53. 

1 Despised is the Man of grief, 
Rejected, and denied belief 

By them whose sorrows he hath worn — 

For whom he bears the bitter scorn, 

The shameful robe, the scourge, the thorn ! 

2 All we, like sheep, have gone astray, 
And turned aside from wisdom's way ; 
But he the path of death hath trod, 
And humbly kissed affliction's rod, 
To lead our stricken souls to God. 

3 Oh, let us cast each vice away, 
Beneath the cross each passion lay; 
With contrite heart and weeping eye, 
Behold the Saviour lifted high, 

And every sin and folly fly ! 

QO^ " The Redemption of their soul is precious." Q^ }yj # 

^ ww Psalm 49. 

1 Worlds cannot reach the mighty price 

Of one immortal soul : 
No : Lord ! thy blood and sacrifice 
Alone can make us whole. 

2 In thee be our salvation sure ; 

No other wealth we seek : 
We 're rich in thee, however poor, 
And strong, however weak. 

$2/D " ^ ie £° ve °f Christ constraineih us." C. M. 

1 Jesus, in thy transporting name 

What blissful glories rise ! 
Jesus — the angels' sweetest theme ! 
The wonder of the skies ! 

2 Well might the skies with wonder view 

A love so strange as thine ! 
No thought of angels ever knew 
Compassion so divine ! 
190 



PRAISE FOR ATONING LOVE. 324. 

3 Jesus, and diclst thou leave the sky- 

To bear our sins and woes? 
And didst thou bleed, and groan, and die, 
For vile, rebellious foes ? 

4 Is there a heart that will not bend 

To thy divine control ? 
Descend, O sovereign Love, descend, 
And melt the stubborn soul ! 

5 Oh, may our willing hearts confess 

Thy sweet, thy gentle sway ! 
Glad captives of resistless grace, 
Thy pleasing rule obey. 

6 Come, dearest Lord, extend thy reign, 

Till rebels rise no more : 
Thy praise all nature then shall join, 
And heaven and earth adore. 



0*} A " Thy Righteousness, even Thiue only." Q t JyJ^ 

*■'<-''* Psalm 71. 

1 My Saviour! my almighty Friend! 

When I begin thy praise, 
Where will the growing numbers end, 
The numbers of thy grace ? 

2 Thou art my everlasting trust ; 

Thy goodness I adore : 
And since I knew thy graces first, 
I speak thy glories more. 

3 My feet shall travel all the length 

Of the celestial road ; 
And march, with courage in thy strength, 
To see my Father, God. 

4 When I am filled with sore distress 

For some surprising sin, 
I '11 plead thy perfect righteousness, 
And mention none but thine. 
191 



325,826. PRAISE FOB ATONING LOVE. 

5 How will my lips rejoice to tell 

The victories of my king ! 
My soul, redeemed from sin and hell. 
Shall thy salvation sing. 

6 Awake, awake, my tuneful powers ! 

With this delightful song 
I'll entertain the darkest hours, 
Nor think the season long. 

Q*)K " Unto Him that loved us." L JJ 

&*** 1 Rev. 1 : 5-7. 

1 Now to the Lord, who makes us know 

The wonders of his dying love, 
Be humble honors paid below, 

And strains of nobler praise above ! 

2 'T was he who cleansed our foulest sins, 

And washed us in his precious blood ; 
5 T is he who makes us priests and kings. 
And brings us rebels near to God. 

3 To Jesus, our atoning Priest, 

To Jesus, our eternal King, 
Be everlasting power confessed ! 
Let every tongue his glory sing. 

4 Behold ! on flying clouds he comes, 

And every eye shall see him move ; 
Though with our sins we pierced him once, 
He now displays his pardoning love. 

5 The unbelieving world shall wail, 

While we rejoice to see the day: 
Come, Lord ! nor let thy promise fail, 
Nor let thy chariot long delay. 

o2-l> "The exceeding riches of His Grace." 7s & 6s. 

1 O Lord, thy love 's unbounded ! 
So full, so sweet, so free ! 
Our thoughts are all confounded, 
Whene'er we think on thee : 
192 



PRAISE FOR ATONING LOVE. 827, 328. 

For us, thou cam'st from heaven, 

For us to bleed and die ; 
That, purchased and forgiven, 

We might ascend on high. 

2 Oh, let this love constrain us 

To give our hearts to thee ; 
Let nothing henceforth pain us, 

But that which paineth thee ! 
Our joy, our one endeavor, 

Through suffering, conflict, shame, 
To serve thee, gracious Saviour, 

And magnify thy name ! 

"Tlie unsearchable riches of Christ." 0. JM V 

1 To our Redeemer's glorious name 

Awake the sacred song ; 
Oh, may his love — immortal flame ! — 
Tune every heart and tongue. 

2 His love, what mortal thought can reach ! 

What mortal tongue display! 
Imagination's utmost stretch 
In wonder dies away. 

3 Dear Lord, while we, adoring, pay 

Our humble thanks to thee, 
May every heart with rapture say, 
" The Saviour died for me ! " 

4 Oh, may the sweet, the blissful theme, 

Fill every heart and tongue ! 
Till strangers love thy charming name, 
And join the sacred song. 

11 This is my Friend" Q^ ]^J 4 

Cant. 5:10-16. 

1 Majestic sweetness sits enthroned 
Upon the Saviour's brow; 
His head with radiant glories crowned, 
His lips with grace o'erflow. 
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329. PRAISE FOR ATONING LOVE. 

2 No mortal can with him compare, 

Among the sons of men ; 
Fairer is he than all the fair 
That fill the heavenly train. 

3 He saw me plunged in deep distress, 

He flew to my relief; 
For me he bore the shameful cross, 
And carried all my grief. 

4 To him I owe my life and breath, 

And all the joys I have ; 
He makes me triumph over death, 
He saves me from the grave. 

5 To heaven, the place of his abode, 

He brings my weary feet ; 
Shows me the glories of my God, 
And makes my joy complete. 

6 Since from his bounty I receive 

Such proofs of love divine, 
Had I a thousand hearts to give, 
Lord ! they should all be thine. 



09A " The blood of Bis Cross." H. M. 

**"*J Col/l: 20. 

1 Ye saints, your music bring, 

Attuned to sweetest sound ; 
Strike every trembling string, 

Till earth and heaven resound : 
The triumphs of the cross we sing; 
Awake, ye saints, each joyful string! 

2 The cross, the cross alone, 

Subdued the powers of hell ; 
Like lightning, from his throne 
The prince of darkness fell : 
The triumphs of the cross we sing ; 
Awake, ye saints, each joyful string! 
194 



PRAISE FOR ATOXIXG LOVE. 830, 331. 

3 The cross hath power to save 

From all the foes that rise ; 
The cross hath made the grave 

A passage to the skies : 
The triumphs of the cross we sing; 
Awake, ye saints, each joyful string! 

" To Him that sitteih upon the Throne." 7s & 6s. 

1 To thee, my God, my Saviour, 

My soul, exulting, sings, 
Rejoicing in thy favor, 

Almighty King of kings ! 
I '11 celebrate thy glory, 

With all the saints above, 
And tell the joyful story 

Of thy redeeming love. 

2 Soon as the morn with roses 

Bedecks the dewy east, 
And when the sun reposes 

Upon the ocean's breast, 
My voice in supplication, 

My Saviour, thou shalt hear : 
Oh, grant me thy salvation, 

And to my soul draw near ! 

3 By thee through life supported, 

I pass the dangerous road, 
With heavenly hosts escorted 

Up to their bright abode : 
There cast my crown before thee, 

And, all my conflicts o'er, 
Unceasingly adore thee : 

What would an an^el more ? 



"•o* - 



" Tlie Song of the Lamb:' g # ]\T # 

Rev. 15: 3,4. 

Awake, and sing the song 

Of Moses and the Lamb ! 
Wake, every heart, and every tongue, 

To praise the Saviour's name ! 
195 



332. PRAISE FOR ATONING LOVE. 

2 Sing of his dying love ; 

Sing of his rising power : 
Sing how he intercedes above, 
For those whose sins he bore. , 

3 Sing, till we feel our hearts 

Ascending with our tongues ; 

Sing, till the love of sin departs, 

And grace inspires our songs. 

4 Sing on your heavenly way, 

Ye ransomed sinners, sing ! 
Sing on, rejoicing every day 
In Christ, th' exalted King. 

5 Soon shall we hear him say, 

"Ye blessed children, come!" 
Soon will he call us hence away 
To our eternal home. 

6 Soon shall our raptured tongue 

His endless praise proclaim, 
And sweeter voices tune the song 
Of Moses and the Lamb. 



332 " ne Deht °f Love." H. M. 

1 Come, every pious heart 

That loves the Saviour's name. 
Your noblest powers exert 

To celebrate his fame : 
Tell all above, and all below, 
The debt of love to him you owe. 

2 He left his starry crown, 

And laid his robes aside ; 
On wings of love came down, 
And wept, and bled, and died ! 
What he endured, oh, who can tell ? 
To save our souls from death and hell ! 
196 



PRAISE EOR ATONING LOVE. 333, 334. 

3 From the dark grave he rose, 

The mansion of the dead; 
And thence his mighty foes 

In glorious triumph led : 
Up through the sky the conqueror rode, 
And reigns on high, the Saviour-God. 

4 From thence he '11 quickly come — 

His chariot will not stay — 
And bear our spirits home 

To realms of endless day : 
There shall we see his lovely face, 
And ever be in his embrace. 

{)0«J "Thou dear Redeemer, dying Lamb" C. M. 

1 Thou dear Redeemer, dying Lamb, 

I love to hear of thee ; 
No music 's like thy charming name, 
Nor half so sweet can be. 

2 Oh, may I ever hear thy voice 

In mercy to me speak ; 
In thee, my Priest, will I rejoice, 
And thy salvation seek. 

3 My Jesus shall be still my theme, 

While on this earth I stay ; 

I '11 sing my Jesus' lovely name, 

When all things else decay. 

4 When I appear in yonder cloud, 

With all his favored throng, 
Then will I sing more sweet, more loud, 
And Christ shall be my song. 

334 " The Lamb is the ll 9 llt thereof." 8s & 6s. 

1 O thou, who art enrobed with light, 
How pure the soul must be, 
When, placed within thy searching sight, 
It shrinks not, but with calm delight 
Can live and look on thee ! 
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335. PRAISE FOR ATONING LOVE. 

2 Lord, how can I, whose native sphere 

Is dark, whose mind is dim, 
Before thy radiant light appear, 
And on my naked spirit bear 

Thine uncreated beam ? 

3 Is there a way for man to rise 

To that sublime abode ? 
Thine ofFring and thy sacrifice, 
Thy pains, and groans, and tears, and cries, 

Thy death, O Lamb of God ! — 

4 These, these prepare us for the sight 

Of Majesty above ; 
The sons of ignorance and night 
Can dwell in the eternal Light, 

Through the eternal Love. 

235 •^ n anc ^ ent Symn to the Redeemer. L. M. 61. 

1 Thou art the everlasting Son, 

O Christ ! and, high upon thy throne, 
Thou art at the right hand of God, 
And hast redeemed us by thy blood ; 
And heaven and earth are full of thee, — 
The glory of thy Majesty! 

2 When all the sharpness of our death 
Was overcome in thy last breath, 

Then didst thou open wide heaven's door 
To all believers evermore : 
O Lamb of God ! and thou wilt come, 
To be our Judge, and take us home. 

3 In thee we trust : we pray thee, Lord, 
Remember thy most precious blood ! 
In honor may we numbered be 
With all the noble company, 

Who bow before thy mercy-seat, 
And cast their treasures at thy feet. 
198 



PRAISE FOR ATONING LOVE. 336, 337. 
^ An ancient Hymn to the Redeemer. L. M. 

1 O Christ ! our King, Creator, Lord! 
Saviour of all who trust thy word ! 
To them who seek thee ever near, 
Now to our praises bend thine ear. 

2 In thy dear cross a grace is found — 

It flows from every streaming wound — 
Whose power our inbred sin controls, 
Breaks the firm bond, and frees our souls ! 

3 Thou didst create the stars of night ; 
Yet thou hast vailed in flesh thy light — 
Hast deigned a mortal form to wear, 

A mortal's painful lot to bear. 

4 When thou didst hang upon the tree, 
The quaking earth acknowledged thee ; 
When thou didst there yield up thy breath, 
The world grew dark as shades of death. 

5 Now in the Father's glory high, 
Great Conqu'ror, never more to die, 
Us by thy mighty power defend, 
And reign through ages without end ! 

7 The New Song. C. M. 

' Rev. 5. 

1 Behold the glories of the Lamb, 

Amid his Father's throne ; 
Prepare new honors for his name, 
And songs before unknown. 

2 Let elders worship at his feet, 

The church adore around, 
With vials full of odors sweet, 
- And harps of sweeter sound. 

3 Those are the prayers of all the saints, 

And these the hymns they raise : 
Jesus is kind to our complaints ; 
He loves to hear our praise. 
199 



338,339. PRAISE FOR ATONING LOVE. 

4 Now to the Lamb that once was slain, 

Be endless blessings paid ! 
Salvation, glory, joy, remain 
Forever on thy head ! 

5 Thou hast redeemed our souls with blood, 

Hast set the prisoners free, 
Hast made us kings and priests to God, 
And we shall reign with thee. 

30Q "The voice of many Angels" Q JyJ 

00 Rev. 5. 

1 Come, let us join our cheerful songs 

With angels round the throne ; 
Ten thousand thousand are their tongues, 
But all their joys are one. 

2 "Worthy the Lamb that died," they cry, 

" To be exalted thus ! " 
" Worthy the Lamb ! " our lips reply, 
" For he was slain for us." 

3 Jesus is worthy to receive 

Honor and power divine ; 
And blessings more than we can give, 
Be, Lord, forever thine ! 

4 Let all that dwell above the sky 

And air, and earth, and seas, 
Conspire to lift thy glories high, 
And speak thine endless praise. 

5 The whole creation join in one, 

To bless the sacred name 
Of him who sits upon the throne, 
And to adore the Lamb ! 

339 The Song of Songs, L # M. 

1 Come, let us sing the song of songs — 

The saints in heaven began the strain — 
The homage which to Christ belongs : 
" Worthy the Lamb, for he was slain ! " 
200 



PRAISE FOR ATOXIXG LOVE. 340. 

2 Slain to redeem us by his blood, 

To cleanse from every sinful stain, 
And make us kings and priests to God — 
" Worthy the Lamb, for he was slain ! " 

3 To him who suffered on the tree, 

Our souls, at his soul's price, to gain, 
Blessing, and praise, and glory be : 

" Worthy the Lamb, for he was slain ! " 

4 To him, enthroned by filial right, 

All power in heaven and earth proclaim, 
Honor, and majesty, and might: 

" Worthy the Lamb, for he was slain ! " 

5 Long as we live, and when we die, 

And while in heaven with him we reign; 
This song, our song of songs shall be : 
" Worthy the Lamb, for he was slain ! " 

°k " Worthy is the Lamb." 6s & 4s. 

^ Rev. 5. 

1 Come, all ye saints of God, 
Wide through the earth abroad, 

Spread Jesus' fame : 
Tell what his love hath done ; 
Trust in his name alone ; 
Shout to his lofty throne, 

" Worthy the Lamb ! " 

2 Hence, gloomy doubts and fears ! 
Dry up your mournful tears ; 

Swell the glad theme : 
To Christ, our gracious King, 
Strike each melodious string ; 
Join heart and voice to sing, 

"Worthy the Lamb !" 

3 Hark ! how the choirs above, 
Filled with the Saviour's love, 

Dwell on his name ! 
201 



341. PRAISE FOR ATONING LOVE. 

There, too, may we be found, 
With light and glory crowned, 
While all the heavens resound, 
"Worthy the Lamb!" 



QA't " Th e Lamb that was slain." gg & 4s 

**" Rev. 5. 

1 Glory to God on high ! 
Let heaven and earth reply, 

" Praise ye his name ! " 
His love and grace adore, 
Who all our sorrows bore ; 
Sing loud, for evermore, 

"Worthy the Lamb!" 

2 While they around the throne, 
Cheerfully join in one, 

Praising his name, — 
Ye, who have felt his blood 
Sealing your peace with God, 
Sound his dear name abroad, 

"Worthy the Lamb!" 

3 Join, all ye ransomed race, 
Our Lord and God to bless : 

Praise ye his name ! 
In him we w r ill rejoice, 
And make a joyful noise, 
Shouting with heart and voice, 

"Worthy the Lamb!" 

4 Soon must we change our place, 
Yet will we never cease 

Praising his name : 
To him our songs we bring ; 
Hail him our gracious King ; 
And through all ages sing, 

"Worthy the Lamb!" 
202 



PRAISE FOR ATOXING LOVE. 342, 343. 
9|0 " Unto the Lamb forever." J^ ]y[ 



Rev. 5. 



1 What equal honors shall we bring 

To thee, O Lord our God, the Lamb, 
When all the notes that angels sing 
Are far inferior to thy name ? 

2 Worthy is he who once was slain, 

The Prince of Peace, who groaned and died; 
Worthy to rise, and live, and reign 
At his almighty Father's side. 

3 Blessings forever on the Lamb, 

Who bore the curse for wretched men : 
Let angels sound his sacred name, 
And every creature say, Amen ! 



Response to the " Neio Song." JJ # JJ^ 

Rev. 5. 

1 Shall hymns of grateful love 

Through heaven's high arches ring, 
And all the hosts above 

Their songs of triumph sing ; 
And shall not we take up the strain, 
And send the echo back again ? 

2 Shall they adore the Lord, 

Who bought them with his blood, 
And all the love record 

That led them home to God ; 
And shall not we take up the strain, 
And send the echo back again ? 

3 Oh, spread the joyful sound ! 

The Saviour's love proclaim ; 
And publish all around 

Salvation through his name : 
Till all the world take up the strain, 
And send the echo back again ! 
203 



344. PRAISE FOR ATONING LOYE. 

344 The ^ sion °f CIiristJs GIor y- 6s, 8s & 4s. 

1 The goodly land I see, 

With peace and plenty blest ; 
A land of sacred liberty, 

And endless rest : 
There milk and honey flow, 

And oil and wine abound ; 
And trees of life for ever grow 

With mercy crowned. 

2 There dwells the Lord, our King, 

The Lord our righteousness : 
Triumphant o'er the world and sin, 

The Prince of Peace, 
On Zion's sacred height, 

His kingdom still maintains, 
And glorious, with his saints in light, 

Forever reigns. 

3 Before the Saviour's face 

The ransomed nations bow, 
O'erwhelmed at his almighty grace, 

Forever new : 
He shows his prints of love ; 

They kindle to a flame, 
And sound, through all the worlds above, 

" The slaughtered Lamb ! " 

4 The whole triumphant host 

Give thanks to God on high : 
"Hail, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost ! " 
They ever cry. 
Hail, Abraham's God and mine ! 

(I join the heavenly lays) 
All might and majesty are thine, 
And endless praise ! 
204 



PRAISE FOR ATONING LOVE. 345, 346. 

"At the name of Jesus every Jcnee should boiu." 6s & 4s. 

1 Let us awake our joys ; 
Strike up with cheerful voice ; 

Each creature, sing : 
Angels ! begin the song ; 
Mortals ! the strain prolong, 
In accents sweet and strong, 

" Jesus is King ! " 

2 Proclaim abroad his name ; 
Tell of his matchless fame ; 

What wonders done ! 
Above, beneath, around, 
Let all the earth resound, 
Till heaven's high arch rebound, 

"Vict'ry is won!" 

3 He vanquished sin and hell, 
And our last foe will quell : 

Mourners, rejoice! 
His dying love adore ; 
Praise him, now raised in power : 
Praise him for evermore, 

With joyful voice. 

4 All hail the glorious day, 
When, through the heavenly way, 

Lo, he shall come ! 
While they who pierced him wail, 
His promise shall not fail; 
Saints, see your King prevail : 

Great Saviour, come ! 



Ebsanna to the Name of Christ. C. M. 

Now joyful strains we lift on high, 

Amid the faithful throng 
Of those who Jesus magnify 

In sweet and holy song. 
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347, 848. PRAISE FOR ATONING LOVE. 

2 We render thanks, and bless the Lord, 

Who died our souls to save ; 
Through whom, to heavenly peace restored, 
We fear no more the grave. 

3 With saints, who all triumphantly 

In paradise record, 
O'er sin and death, the victory, 
We strike the silver chord. 

4 With angel hosts that dwell above, 

And weave their golden lays 
Around the throne of truth and love, 
We glad hosannas raise. 

We celebrate the glorious name 

Of earth's Redeemer King; 
Our tongues aloud his power proclaim, 
In heart his grace we sing. 

^j4:7 Brief call to praise Christ L. M. 

1 Worthy the Lamb of boundless sway, 

In earth and heaven the Lord of all : 
Let all the powers of earth obey, 
And low before his footstool fall. 

2 Higher, still higher, swell the strain ; 

Creation's voice the note prolong ! 
Jesus, the Lamb, shall ever reign : 
Let hallelujahs crown the song! 

3 4:0 " I would forever speah his Name" L. M. 

1 Oh, the sweet wonders of that cross 

Where my Redeemer loved and died ! 
Her noblest life my spirit draws 

From his dear wounds and bleeding side. 

2 I would forever speak his name, 

In sounds to mortal ears unknown ; 
With angels join to praise the Lamb, 
And worship at his Father's throne. 
206 



"Salvation to our Godr 5s & 6s. 

Ye servants of God, 

Your Master proclaim, 
And publish abroad 

His wonderful name : 
The name, all victorious, 

Of Jesus extol ; 
His kingdom is glorious, 

And rules over all. 



2 God ruleth on high 

Almighty to save ; 
And still he is nigh ; 

His presence we have : 
The great congregation 

His triumph shall sing, 
Ascribing salvation 

To Jesus, our King. 

3 Salvation to God, 

Who sits on the throne, 
Let all cry aloud, 

And honor the Son : 
Our Saviour's high praises 

The angels proclaim, — 
Fall down on their faces 

And worship the Lamb. 

4 Then let us adore, 

And give him his right — 
All glory and power 

And wisdom and might ; 
All honor and blessing, 

With angels above, 
And thanks never ceasing, 

And infinite love ! 
207 



350, 351. GOD IN THE ATONEMENT. 

350 ^°d revea ted i n Me Atonement C. M. 

1 Father, how wide thy glory shinesi 

How high thy wonders rise ! 
Known through the earth by thousand signs, 
By thousand through the skies. 

2 Those mighty orbs proclaim thy power, 

Their motions speak thy skill ; 
And on the wings of every hour 
We read thy patience still. 

3 But when we view thy strange design 

To save rebellious worms, 
Where vengeance and compassion join 
In their divinest forms, — 

4 Here the whole Deity is known ; 

Nor dares a creature guess 
Which of the glories brightest shine, 
The justice, or the grace. 

5 Now the full glories of the Lamb 

Adorn the heavenly plains ; 
Bright seraphs learn Immanuel's name, 
And try their choicest strains. 

6 Oh, may I bear some humble part 

In that immortal song ! 
Wonder and joy shall tune my heart, 
And love command my tongue. 



q51 u The joy that was set before Bim." L. M. 

1 Now for a tune of lofty praise 

To great Jehovah's equal Son ! 
Awake, my voice, in heavenly lays ; 
Tell the loud wonders he hath done. 

2 Sing how he left the worlds of light, 

And the bright robes he wore above ; 
How swift and joyful was his flight 
On wings of everlasting love. 

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REWARD OF CHRIST, 352. 

3 Deep in the shades of gloomy death, 

Th' almighty Captive prisoner lay ; 
Th' almighty Captive left the earth, 
And rose to everlasting day. 

4 Lift up your eyes, ye sons of light, — 

Up to his throne of shining grace ; 
See what immortal glories sit 
Round the sweet beauties of his face ! 

5 Among a thousand harps and songs, 

Jesus, the God, exalted reigns: 
His sacred name fills all their tongues, 
And echoes through the heavenly plains ! 



Tlie jifty-tliird chapter of Isaiah. S. M. 

1 Like sheep we went astray, 

And broke the fold of God ; 
Each wandering in a different way, 
But all the downward road. 

2 How dreadful was the hour, 

When God our wanderings laid ; 
And did at once his vengeance pour 
Upon the Shepherd's head ! 

3 How glorious was the grace, 

When Christ sustained the stroke ! 
His life and blood the Shepherd pays, 
A ransom for the flock ! 

4 But God shall raise his head 

O'er all the sons of men ; 
And make him see a numerous seed, 
To recompense his pain. 

5 " I '11 give him," saith the Lord, 

" A portion with the strong ; 
He shall possess a large reward, 
And hold his honors long." 

18* 209 



353, 354. RESURRECTION OF CHRIST, 

0£>,j An ancient Hymn of the Resurrection. 7s. 

1 Jesus Christ is risen to-day — 
Our triumphant holy day — 
Who did once, upon the cross, 
Suffer to redeem our loss. 

2 Hymns of praise then let us sing 
Unto Christ, our heavenly king ; 
Who endured the cross and grave, 
Sinners to redeem and save. 

3 But the pain which he endure 
Our salvation hath procured ; 
Honor, then, to him, and praise, 
Rising on this Day of days ! 

354 "Christ, the first-fruits:' 7s. 

Christ, the Lord, is risen to-day ! 
Sons of men and angels say: 
Raise your joys and triumphs high ; 
Sing, ye heavens ! and earth, reply ! 

2 Love's redeeming work is done, 
Fought the fight, the battle won : 
Lo ! our sun's eclipse is o'er ; 

Lo ! he sets in blood no more. 

3 Vain the stone, the watch, the seal — 
Christ hath burst the gates of hell : 
Death in vain forbids his rise, 
Christ hath opened paradise. 

4 Lives again our glorious King ! 
Where, O Death, is now thy sting? 
Once he died, our souls to save : 
Where 's thy vict'ry, boasting Grave ? 

5 Soar we now where Christ hath led, 
Foll'wing our exalted head : 
Made like him, like him we rise, 
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies ! 

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RESURRECTION OF CHRIST. 355, 356. 

" The Lord is risen indeed." b. M. 

" The Lord is risen indeed : " 
Now is his work performed ; 
Now is the mighty Captive freed, 
And death our foe disarmed. 

"The Lord is risen indeed:" 
The grave has lost his prey ; 
With him is risen the ransomed seed 
To reign in endless day. 

" The Lord is risen indeed : " 
He lives, to die no more ; 
He lives, the sinner's cause to plead, 
Whose curse and shame he bore. 

" The Lord is risen indeed : " 
Attending angels, hear ; 
Up to the courts of heaven, with speed, 
The joyful tidings bear. 

Then take your golden lyres, 

And strike each cheerful chord ; 
Join all the bright celestial choirs, 
To sing our risen Lord ! 



"Thou rising, reigning God." H. M. 

1 Yes, the Redeemer rose ; 

The Saviour left the dead ; 
And o'er our hellish foes 

High raised his conquering head : 



In wild dismay 
The guards around 



Fall to the ground 
And sink away. 



Lo ! the angelic bands 
In full assembly meet, 

To wait his high commands, 
And worship at his feet : 



Joyful they come, 
And wing their way 
211 



From realms of day, 
To Jesus' tomb. 



357. RESURRECTION OF CHRIST. 

3 Then back to heaven they fly, 
And the glad tidings bear : 
Hark ! as they soar on high, 
What music fills the air ! 



Their anthems say : 
"Jesus who bled 



Hath left the dead ; 
He rose to-day." 

4 Ye mortals, catch the sound, 
Redeemed by him from hell ; 
And send the echo round 

The globe on which you dwell : 



Transported cry: 
"Jesus who bled 



Hath left the dead, 
No more to die." 



5 All hail, triumphant Lord, 

Who sav'st us with thy blood ! 
Wide be thy name adored, 
Thou rising:, reigning God! 



With thee we rise, 
With thee we reign, 



And empires gain 
Beyond the sides. 



357 "Thou hast led Captivity captive:'' H. M. 

1 The happy morn is come ; 

Triumphant o'er the grave, 
The Saviour leaves the tomb, 

Almighty now to save : 
Captivity is captive led, 
For Jesus liveth who was dead. 

2 Who now accuseth them, 

For whom the Surety died? 
Or who shall those condemn, 

Whom God hath justified? 
Captivity is captive led, 
For Jesus liveth who was dead. 

3 The ransom Christ hath paid — 

The glorious work is done ; 
On him our help is laid, 
By him our victory won : 
Captivity is captive led, 
For Jesus liveth who was dead 
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RESURRECTION OF CHRIST. 358, 359. 

4 All hail, triumphant Lord ! 

The resurrection thou ; 
All hail, incarnate Lord ! 

Before thy throne we bow : 
Captivity is captive led, 
For Jesus liveth who was dead. 



" Death, where is thy sting f " L. M. 

1 He dies ! the Friend of sinners dies ! 

Lo ! Salem's daughters weep around : 
A solemn darkness vails the skies ; 

A sudden trembling shakes the ground. 

2 Here 's love and grief beyond degree : 

The Lord of glory dies for men ! 
But, lo! what sudden joys we see, 
Jesus, the dead, revives again ! 

3 The rising God forsakes the tomb ; 

Up to his Father's court he flies : 
Cherubic legions guard him home, 
And shout him welcome to the skies. 

4 Break off your tears, ye saints, and tell 

How high our great deliverer reigns ; 
Sing how he spoiled the hosts of hell, 
And led the tyrant death in chains. 

5 Say, "Live forever, glorious King, 

Born to redeem, and strong to save ! 
Where now, O Death, where is thy sting? 
And where thy victory, boasting Grave ? " 

Looking into the Sepulcher. CM. 

1 Ye humble souls that seek the Lord, 
Chase all your fears away ; 
And bow, with pleasure, down to see 
The place where Jesus lay, 
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360. RESURRECTION OF CHRIST. 

2 Thus low the Lord of life was brought- — 

Such wonders love can do — 
Thus cold in death that bosom lay, 
Which throbbed and bled for you. 

3 A moment now indulge your grief: 

Let grateful sorrows rise ; 
And wash the crimson stains away 
With torrents from your eyes. 

4 Then raise your eyes, and tune your songs, 

The Saviour lives again ! 
Not all the bolts and bars of death 
The conqu'ror could detain. 

5 High o'er th' angelic bands he rears 

His once dishonored head ; 
And through unnumbered years he reigns, 
Who dwelt among the dead. 

6 With joy like his, shall every saint 

His empty tomb survey ; 
Then rise with his ascending Lord, 
Through all his shining way. 



3()0 Morning at the Tomb. TS. 

1 Morning breaks upon the tomb ; 
Jesus scatters all its gloom : 

Day of triumph through the skies, 
See the glorious Saviour rise ! 

2 Christian ! dry your flowing tears ; 
Chase those unbelieving fears : 
Look on his deserted grave ; 
Doubt no more his power to save. 

3 Ye, who are of death afraid, 
Triumph in the scattered shade ; 
Drive your anxious cares away: 
See the place where Jesus lay! 

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ASCENSION OF CHRIST. 361, 362. 

4 Lo ! the rising sun appears, 

Shedding radiance o'er the spheres ; 
Lo ! returning beams of light 
Chase the terrors of the night. 

361 " We walk by faith, not bij sight:' L. M. 61. 

1 We did not see thee lifted high, 

When men thy sacred body slew, 
Nor heard thy meek, imploring cry : 

" Forgive, they know not what they do ! " 
Yet we believe the deed was done 
Which shook the earth and vailed the sun. 

2 We stood not by the empty tomb 

Where, Lord, thy sacred body lay, 
Nor sat within that upper room, 

Nor met thee in the open way : 
But we believe that angels said, 
" Why seek the living with the dead ? ' 

3 We did not mark the chosen few, 

When thou diclst through the clouds ascend, 
First lift to heaven their wondering view, 

Then to the earth all prostrate bend : 
Yet we believe that mortal eyes 
Beheld that journey to the skies. 

4 And now that thou dost reign on high, 

And thence thy waiting people bless ; 
No ray of glory from the sky 

Doth shine upon our wilderness : 
But we believe thy faithful word, 
And trust in our redeeming Lord. 

Q£9 ne Kin v °f Glor y- L. M. 

UV" Psalm 24. 

1 Our Lord is risen from the dead, 
Our Jesus is gone up on high ; 
The powers of hell are captive led, 
Dragged to the portals of the skv. 
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363. ASCENSION OF CHRIST. 

2 There his triumphal chariot waits, 

And angels chant the solemn lay : 
Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates ! 
Ye everlasting doors, give way ! 

3 Loose all your bars of massy light, 

And wide unfold th' ethereal scene : 
He claims these mansions as his right ; 
Receive the King of glory in. 

4 Who is the King of glory — who? 

The Lord who all our foes o'ercame ; 
Who sin, and death, and hell overthrew; 
And Jesus is the conqueror's name. 

5 Lo! his triumphal chariot waits, 

And angels chant the solemn lay : 
Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates ! 
Ye everlasting doors give way. 

6 Who is the King of glory — w^ho ? 

The Lord of boundless power possessed ; 
The King of saints and angels, too, 
God over all, forever blessed. 

QfvQ " Lift up your heads, ye gates" Q m ]\J # 

*W«^ Psalm 24. 

1 Lift up your heads, eternal gates ! 

Unfold, to entertain 
The King of glory ; see ! he comes 
With his celestial train. 

2 Who is this King of glory — who? 

The Lord, for strength renowned ; 
In battle mighty ; o'er his foes 
Eternal victor crowned. 

3 Lift up your heads, ye gates ! unfold, 

In state to entertain 
The King of glory ; see ! he comes 
With all his shining train. 
216 



ASCENSION OF CHRIST. 364, 365. 

4 Who is the King of glory — who ? 
The Lord of hosts renowned : 
Of glory he alone is King, 
Who is with glory crowned. 

t" Tlie Lord of hosts, He is the King of Glory." J^ ]\J # 
Psalm 24. 

1 Lift up your heads, ye gates ! and wide 

Your everlasting doors display ; 
Ye angel-guards, like flames divide, 
And give the King of glory way. 

2 Who is the King of glory ? — He, 

The Lord, omnipotent to save ; 
Whose own right arm, in victory 

Led captive Death, and spoiled the grave. 

3 Lift up your heads, ye gates ! and high 

Your everlasting portals heave ; 
Welcome the King of glory nigh : 

Him must the heaven of heavens receive. 

4 Who is the King of glory — who ? 

The Lord of hosts ; behold his name : 
The kingdom, power, and honor due, 
Yield him, ye saints, with glad acclaim ! 

y "I go to prepare a place for you" C. M. 

1 Th' eternal gates lift up their heads, 

The doors are opened wide ; 
The King of glory is gone up 
Unto his Father's side. 

2 Thou art gone in before us, Lord, 

Thou hast prepared a place, 
That we may be where now thou art, 
And look upon thy face. 

3 And ever on thine earthly path 

A gleam of glory lies ; 
A light still breaks behind the cloud 
That vails thee from our eyes. 
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366, 367. LIVING SAVIOUR IK HEAVEN. 

4 Lift up our thoughts, lift up our songs, 

And let thy grace be given, 
That, while we linger yet below, 
Our hearts may be in heaven ; — 

5 That, where thou art at God's right hand, 

Our hope, our love may be : 
Dwell in us now, that we may dwell 
For evermore in thee. 

366 " ^ i y see ^ y e ^ ie ^ v ^ n 9 amon 9 the dead?" C. M. 

1 Why search ye in the narrow tomb 

For him who lives on high ? 
Heaven spreads her gates to make him room : 
His glory fills the sky. 

2 Lift up your hearts, and stretch your eyes ; 

The Saviour is not here : 
Behold the Conqueror arise, 
To grace a brighter sphere. 

3 Angels with loud exulting songs 

Welcome their Lord again : 
To us the victory belongs ; 
For us the Lamb was slain. 

4 And shall we, Lord, ascend with thee, 

And see thee as thou art, 
From death's terrific power made free, 
And saved from Satan's dart ? 

5 Saviour, since thou art gone before, 

Oh, grant that we may go 
Where sin's dark empire is no more, 
And death a vanquished foe ! 

367 "lam He that liveih." 9s & 6s. 

1 Oh, show me not my Saviour dying, 
As on the cross he bled ; 
Nor in the tomb a captive lying, 
For he has left the dead. 

218 



LIVING SAVIOUR IN HEAVEN. 868. 

Then bid me not that form extended 

For my Redeemer own, 
Who, to the highest heavens ascended, 

In glory fills the throne. 

2 Weep not for him at Calvary's station, 

Weep only for thy sins ; 
View where he lay with exultation ; 

'T is there our hope begins. 
Yet stay not there, thy sorrows feeding, 

Amid the scenes he trod ; 
Look up and see him interceding 

At the right hand of God. 

3 Still in the shameful cross I glory, 

Where his dear blood was spilt ; 
My soul is melted at the story 

Of him who bore my guilt : 
Yet what, 'mid conflict and temptation, 

Shall strength and succor give ? 
He lives, the Captain of salvation ! 

Therefore his servants live. 

4 By death, he death's dark king defeated, 

And overcame the grave ; 
Rising, the triumph he completed : 

He lives, he reigns to save ! 
Heaven's happy myriads bow before him ; 

He comes, the Judge of men : 
These eyes shall see him and adore him ; 

Lord Jesus ! own me then. 

The living Saviour faithful to his Friends. C. M. 

1 I know that my Redeemer lives, 

And ever prays for me : 
A token of his love he gives, 
A pledge of liberty. 

2 I find him lifting up my head ; 

He brings salvation near : 
His presence makes me free indeed, 
And he will soon appear. 
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369. LIVING SAVIOUR IN HEAVEN. 

3 He wills that I should holy be : 

What can withstand his will ? 
The counsel of his grace in me 
He surely shall fulfill. 

4 Jesus, I hang upon thy word ; 

I steadfastly believe 
Thou wilt return, and claim me, Lord, 
And to thyself receive. 

5 When God is mine, and I am his, 

Of paradise possessed, 
I taste unutterable bliss, 
And everlasting rest. 



Q£Q " 1 "know that my Redeemer Hveih." CM. 

0y} <J Job 19: 25. 

1 I know that my Redeemer lives ; 

He lives who once was dead : 
To me in grief he comfort gives ; 
With peace he crowns my head. 

2 He lives, triumphant o'er the grave, 

At God's right hand on high, 
My ransomed soul to keep and save, 
To bless and glorify. 

3 He lives to fill my breast with love, 

With joy my heart to feed ; 
He lives to plead for me above, 
To succor me in need. 

4 He lives that I may also live, 

And now his grace proclaim ; 
He lives that I may honor give 
To his most holy name. 

5 Let strains of heavenly music rise, 

While all their anthem sing 
To Christ, my precious sacrifice, 
And ever-living King. 

220 



LIVING SAVIOUR, IN HEAVEN. 370, 371. 
f\ u We shall also reign with Him." Q t J^f # 

^ 2 Tim. 2: 12. 

1 Jesus, our Head, once crowned with thorns, 

Is crowned with glory now ; 
Heaven's royal diadem adorns 
The mighty victor's brow. 

2 Delight of all who dwell above, 

The joy of saints below ; 
To us still manifest thy love, 
That we its depths may know. 

3 To us thy cross, with all its shame, 

With all its grace, be given ; 
Though earth disowns thy lowly name, 
All worship it in heaven. 

4 Who suffer with thee, Lord, below, 

Will reign with thee above ; 

Then let it be our joy to know 

This way of peace and love. 

5 To us thy cross is life and health, 

Though shame and death to thee ; 
On earth, it is our joy and wealth, 
In heaven, our crown shall be. 

Worship of the living Christ. 8s & 7s. 

1 Jesus, hail ! enthroned in glory, 

There forever to abide ; 
All the heavenly hosts adore thee, 
Seated at thy Father's side. 

2 There for sinners thou art pleading, 

There thou dost our place prepare ; 
Ever for us interceding, 
Till in glory we appear. 

3 Worship, honor, power, and blessing, 

Thou art worthy to receive ; 
Loudest praises, without ceasing, 
Meet it is for us to give. 
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372. INTERCESSION OF CHRIST. 

4 Help, ye bright angelic spirits ! 

Bring your sweetest, noblest lays : 
Help to sing our Saviour's merits ; 
Help to chant Immanuel's praise. 

3/2 "Plead ihou my cause" gg $£ 4s. 

1 Plead thou, oh, plead my cause ! 

Each self-excusing plea 
My trembling soul withdraws, 

And flies to thee. 
When Justice rears her throne, 
Ah ! who, save thee alone, 
May stand, O spotless One ? 

Plead thou my cause ! 

2 Ah ! plead not aught of mine 

Before thine altar throne — 
Fragments, when all is thine, 

All, all thine own ! 
Thou seest what stains they bear, 
Oh, since each tear, each prayer, 
Hath need of pardon there, 

Plead thou my cause ! 

3 Plead, when the tempter's art, 

To each fond hope of mine, 
Denies this faithless heart 

Can e'er be thine. 
If slander whisper, too, 
The sin I never knew, 
Thou, who couldst urge the true, 

Plead thou my cause ! 

4 Oh, plead my cause above, 

Plead thine within my breast ; 
Till there thy peaceful dove 

Shall build her nest. 
Thou know'st this will, how frail ! 
Thou know'st, though language fail, 
My soul's mysterious tale : 

Plead thou my cause ! 
222 



INTERCESSION OF CHRIST. 373, 374. 

Prayer for Christ's Intercession. 8s & 6. 

1 O thou, the contrite sinner's Friend ! 
Who, loving, lov'st them to the end, 
On this alone my hopes depend, 

That thou wilt plead for me. 

2 When weary in the christian race, 
Far off appears my resting place, 
And, fainting, I mistrust thy grace, 

Then, Saviour, plead for me. 

When I have erred and gone astray, 
Afar from thine and wisdom's way, 
And see no glimmering, guiding ray, 
Still, Saviour, plead for me. 

4 When Satan, by my sins made bold, 
Strives from thy cross to loose my hold, 
Then with thy pitying arms enfold, 

And plead, oh, plead for me ! 

5 And when my dying hour draws near, 
Darkened with anguish, guilt, and fear, 
Then to my fainting sight appear, 

Pleading in heaven for me. 

6 When the full light of heavenly day, 
Reveals my sins in dread array, 

Say thou hast washed them all away ; 
Oh, say thou plead'st for me ! 

Joy in Christ's Intercession. Jj # ]yj t 

1 He lives, — the great Redeemer lives: 
What joy the blest assurance gives ! 
And now, before his Father, God, 
Pleads the full merit of his blood. 

2 Repeated crimes awake our fears, 

And justice armed with frowns appears; 
But in the Saviour's lovely face, 
Sweet mercy smiles, and all is peace. 
223 



375, 376. INTERCESSION OF CHRIST. 

3 Hence, then, ye black, despairing thoughts ; 
Above our fears, above our faults, 

His powerful intercessions rise, 
And guilt recedes, and terror dies. 

4 In every dark, distressful hour, 
When sin and Satan join their power, 
Let this dear hope repel the dart, 
That Jesus bears us on his heart. 

5 Great Advocate ! almighty Friend ! 
On thee our humble hopes depend : 
Our cause can never, never fail, 

For thou dost plead, and must prevail. 

Q'T^ " We have an Advocate witli the Father" J^ J^J # 

** ' ° 1 John 2:1. 

1 Where is my God ? — does he retire 

Beyond the reach of humble sighs ? 
Are these weak breathings of desire 
Too languid to ascend the skies ? 

2 Look up, my soul, with cheerful eye ! 

See where the great Redeemer stands, 
The glorious advocate on high, 

With precious incense in his hands. 

3 He sweetens every humble groan, 

He recommends each broken prayer ; 
Recline thy hope on him alone 

Whose power and love forbid despair. 

4 Teach my weak heart, O gracious Lord, 

With stronger faith to call thee mine ; 
Bid me pronounce the blissful word, 
My Father — God, with joy divine. 

^\T(\ "^ great High Priest, that is passed into the heavens." JJ # J^[ # 

*) ■ ^ Heb. 4 ; 14. 

1 Th' atoning work is done, 
The victim's blood is shed, 
And Jesus now is gone 

His people's cause to plead : 
224 



MEDIATORIAL REIGN. 377. 

He stands in heaven their great High Priest, 
And bears their names upon his breast. 

2 No temple made with hands 

His place of service is ; 
In heaven itself he stands, 

A heavenly priesthood his : 
In him the shadows of the law 
Are all fulfilled, and now withdraw. 

3 And though awhile he be 

Hid from the eyes of men, 
His people look to see 

Their great High Priest again : 
In brightest glory he will come, 
And take his waiting people home. 



"Glory to our King." 7s. 

1 Glory, glory to our King ! 

Crowns unfading wreathe his head ; 
Jesus is the name we sing — 

Jesus, risen from the dead ; 
Jesus, conqu'ror o'er the grave ; 
Jesus, mighty now to save. 

2 Jesus is gone up on high, 

Angels come to meet their King; 
Shouts triumphant rend the sky, 
While the victor's praise they sing : 
" Open now, ye heavenly gates ! 
' Tis the King of glory waits." 

3 iSTow behold him high enthroned, 

Glory beaming from his face ! 
By adoring angels owned, 

God of holiness and grace ! 
Oh, for hearts and tongues to sing 
" Glory, glory to our King ! " 
225 



378,379. MEDIATORIAL REIGN. 



4 Jesus, on thy people shine ; 

Warm our hearts and tune our tongues, 
That with angels we may join, 

Share their bliss, and swell their songs : 
Glory, honor, praise, and power, 
Lord, be thine for evermore ! 

OTq Christ's Enfrance upon his Kingdom. \j» M. 

1 Oh, for a shout of sacred joy 

To God, the sovereign King ! 
Let every land their tongues employ, 
And hymns of triumph sing. 

2 Jesus, our God, ascends on high ; 

His heavenly guards around 
Attend him rising through the sky, 
With trumpets' joyful sound. 

3 While angels shout and praise their King, 

Let mortals learn their strains ; 
Let all the earth his honor sing : 
O'er all the earth he reigns. 

4 Rehearse his praise with awe profound : 

Let knowledge lead the song ; 
Nor mock him with a solemn sound 
Upon a thoughtless tongue. 

5 Oh, for a shout of sacred joy 

To God, the sovereign King ! 
Let every land their tongues employ 
And hymns of triumph sing. 



379 H ie Coronation. C. M. 

1 All hail, the power of Jesus' name! 
Let angels prostrate fall : 
Bring forth the royal diadem, 
And crown him Lord of all ! 
226 



MEDIATORIAL REIG^. 380. 

2 Crown him, ye martyrs of our God, 

Who from his altar call ; 
Extol the stem of Jesse's rod, 
And crown him Lord of all ! 

3 Ye chosen seed of Israel's race, 

A remnant weak and small, 
Hail him who saves you by his grace, 
And crown him Lord of all! 

4 Ye Gentile sinners, ne'er forget 

The wormwood and the gall ; 
Go, spread your trophies at his feet, 
And crown him Lord of all ! 

5 Let every kindred, every tribe, 

On this terrestrial ball, 
To him all majesty ascribe, 
And crown him Lord of all ! 

6 Oh, that with yonder sacred throng, 

We at his feet may fall ! 
We'll join the everlasting song, 
And crown him Lord of all ! 



A Victorious Saviour. ^g. 

Rev. 1:18. 

1 Crowns of glory ever bright 

Rest upon the Conqu'ror's head ; 
Crowns of glory are his right, — 
His, c who liveth and was dead.' 

2 He subdued the powers of hell ; 

In the fight he stood alone: 
All his foes before him fell, 
By his single arm o'erthrowm. 

3 His the battle, his the toil ; 

His the honors of the day; 
His the glory and the spoil : 
Jesus bears them all away. 
227 



881, 382. MEDIATORIAL REIGN. 

4 Now proclaim his deeds afar ; 

Fill the world with his renown : 
His alone the victor's car; 
His the everlasting crown ! 

33 1 " The Prince of Life:' L. M. 

1 Hail to the Prince of life and peace, 

Who holds the keys of death and hell ! 
The spacious world unseen is his, 

And sovereign power becomes him well. 

2 In shame and anguish once he died ; 

But now he lives for evermore : 
Bow down, ye saints, around his seat, 
And, all ye angel-bands, adore. 

3 So live forever, glorious Lord, 

To crush thy foes, and guard thy friends ; 
While all thy chosen tribes rejoice 
That thy dominion never ends. 

4 Worthy thy hand to hold the keys, 

Guided by wisdom and by love ; 
Worthy to rule o'er mortal life, 

O'er worlds below, and worlds above. 

5 Forever reign, victorious King! 

Wide through the earth thy name be known ; 
And call my longing soul to sing 
Sublimer anthems near thy throne. 

382 " The K{n 9 °f zion " ^ s - 

1 Sons of Zion, raise your songs! 
Praise to Zion's King belongs; 
His the victor's crown and fame, 
Glory to the Saviour's name ! 

2 Sore the strife, but rich the prize, 
Precious in the Victor's eyes : 
Glorious is the work achieved, 
Satan vanquished, man relieved ! 

228 



MEDIATORIAL REIGN. 383,384. 

3 Sing we then the Victor's praise ; 
Go ye forth and strew the ways ; 
Bid him welcome to his throne : 
He is worthy, he alone ! 

4 Place the crown upon his brow ; 
Every knee to him shall bow : 
Him the brightest seraph sings ; 
Heaven proclaims him " King of kings ! " 

Redemption Finished. C. M. 

1 Triumphant, Christ ascends on high, 

The glorious work complete ; 
Sin, death, and hell, low vanquished lie, 
Beneath his awful feet. 

2 There, with eternal glory crowned, 

The Lord, the conqueror, reigns ; 
His praise the heavenly choirs resound 
In their immortal strains. 

3 Amid the splendors of his throne, 

Unchanging love appears ; 
The names he purchased for his own, 
Still on his heart he bears. 

4 Oh, the rich depths of love divine ! 

Of bliss, a boundless store ! 
Dear Saviour, let me call thee mine ; 
I cannot w^ish for more. 

5 On thee alone my hope relies ; 

Beneath thy cross I fall, — 
My Lord, my life, my sacrifice, 
My Saviour, and my all ! 

Hallelujah. 8s, 6S, 5 & 4, 

1 Hallelujah, Hallelujah ! 

Now is the battle done, 

Now is the vict'ry won ; 

Let us joy, and sing 
Hallelujah ! 
20 ' 229 



385. MEDIATORIAL REIGm 

2 Hallelujah, Hallelujah ! 
Suffering death's cruel doom, 
Jesus hath hell o'ercome : 
Let us praise, and shout 

Hallelujah! 

3 Hallelujah, Hallelujah! 
He rose by his own might 
In heavenly love and light : 
Let us joy, and sing 

Hallelujah! 

4 Hallelujah, Hallelujah! 
Closed are the gates below, 
Heaven's halls are open now: 
Let us praise, and shout 

Hallelujah! 

5 Hallelujah, Hallelujah! 
Lord, by thy passion, save 
Us from the endless grave : 
Let us ever sing 

Hallelujah! 



38 O Worship of Clirist upon his Throne. L. M. 

1 Jesus, thou everlasting King ! 
Accept the tribute which we bring ; 
Accept the well-deserved renown, 
And wear our praises as thy crown. 

2 Let every act of worship be 

Like our espousals, Lord, to thee — - 
Like that dear hour, when from above 
We first received thy pledge of love. 

3 The gladness of that happy day, 

Our hearts would wish it long to stay ; 
Nor let our faith forsake its hold, 
Nor comfort sink, nor love grow cold. 
230 



MEDIATORIAL REIGN. 386, 387. 

4 Let every moment, as it flies, 

Increase thy praise, improve our joys, 
Till we are raised to sing thy name, 
At the great supper of the Lamb. 

386 J °y in Christ's Reign. 8s, 7s & 7s. 

1 Hark ! ten thousand harps and voices, 

Sound the note of praise above : 
Jesus reigns, and heaven rejoices ; 

Jesus reigns the God of love : 
See, he sits on yonder throne ; 
Jesus rules the world alone. 

2 King of glory, reign forever ! 

Thine an everlasting crown : 
Nothing from thy love shall sever 

Those whom thou hast made thine own : 
Happy objects of thy grace, 
Destined to behold thy face. 

3 Saviour, hasten thine appearing ; 

Bring, oh, bring the glorious day, 
When the awful summons hearing, 

Heaven and earth shall pass away! 
Then, with golden harps, we '11 sing, 
" Glory, glory to our King ! " 

OQy " Shout unto God with the voice of triumph,'* Q t ]\J # 

*-*° ' Psalm 47. 

1 Arise, ye people, and adore ; 

Exulting, strike the chord ! 
Let all the earth from shore to shore, 
Confess th' almighty Lord. 

2 Glad shouts aloud, wide echoing round, 

Th' ascending God proclaim ; 
Th' angelic choir respond the sound, 
And shake creation's frame 
231 



388, 389. MEDIATORIAL REIGN. 

3 They sing of death and hell overthrown 

In that triumphant hour; 
And God exalts his conqu'ring Son 
To his right hand of power. 

4 Oh, shout, ye people, and adore ; 

Exulting strike the chord ! 
Let all the earth from shore to shore, 
Confess th' almighty Lord ! 

^q^ " At the right hand of the Majesty on high" Q o JJ # 

1 He who on earth as man was known, 

And bore our sins and pains, 
Now, seated on th' eternal throne, 
The God of glory reigns. 

2 His hands the wheels of nature guide, 

With an unerring skill, 
And countless worlds, extended wide, 
Obey his sovereign will. 

3 While harps unnumbered sound his praise 

In yonder world above, 
His saints on earth admire his ways, 
And glory in his love. 

4 When troubles, like a burning sun, 

Beat heavy on their head, 
To this almighty Rock they run, 
And find a pleasing shade. 

5 How glorious he, how happy they, 

In such a glorious friend ! 
Whose love secures them all the way, 
And crowns them at the end. 

OQQ " Every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.'''' Q m Jy]^ 

*^ ( ~^ Phil. 2: .5-11. 

1 Jesus ! exalted far on high, 
To whom a name is given — 
A name surpassing every name, 
That 5 s known in earth or heaven ! 

232 



MEDIATORIAL REIGX. 390. 

2 Before thy throne shall every knee 

Bow down with one accord ; 
Before thy throne shall every tongue 
Confess that thou art Lord. 

3 Jesus ! thou, in the form of God, 

Didst equal honor claim; 
Yet, to redeem our guilty souls, 
Didst stoop to death and shame ! 

4 Oh, may that mind in us be formed 

Which shone so bright in thee — 
An humble, meek, and lowly mind, 
From pride and envy free ! 

5 To others we would stoop, and learn 

To emulate thy love ; 
So shall we bear thine image here, 
And share thy throne above. 



"Hosanna to the Son of David! " Q t j^/[ # 

Matt. 21: 9. 

1 Hosanna ! be our cheerful song 

To Christ our Saviour King ; 
His praise, to whom we all belong, 
Let all unite to sing. 

2 Hosanna! here in joyful bands, 

Let old and young proclaim ; 
And hail with voices, hearts, and hands, 
The Son of David's name. 

3 Hosanna ! sound from hill to hill, 

And spread from plain to plain ; 
While louder, sweeter, clearer still, 
Woods echo to the strain. 

4 Hosanna ! on the wings of light, 

O'er earth and ocean fly, 
Till morn to eve, and noon to night, 
And heaven to earth reply. 
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391, 392. MEDIATORIAL REIGN. 

39 1 "Rejoice, the Lord is King ! " £[. M. 

1 Rejoice ! the Lord is King; 

Your Lord and King adore : 
Mortals, give thanks and sing, 

And triumph evermore ! 
Lift up your hearts, lift up your voice ; 
Rejoice ! — again I say, rejoice ! 

2 Jesus, the Saviour, reigns, 

The God of truth and love ; 
"When he had purged our stains, 

He took his seat above : 
Lift up your hearts, lift up your voice ; 
Rejoice! — again I say, rejoice ! 

3 His kingdom cannot fail ; 

He rules o'er earth and heaven ; 
The keys of death and hell 

Are to our Jesus given : 
Lift up your hearts, lift up your voice ; 
Rejoice ! — again I say, rejoice ! 

4 Rejoice in glorious hope : 

Jesus, the Judge, shall come, 
And take his servants up 

To their eternal home: 
We soon shall hear th' archangel's voice; 
The trump of God shall sound, Rejoice! 

392 The Son 9 °f Jubilee - 7s. 

1 Hark ! the song of jubilee : 

Loud as mighty thunders roar, 
Or the fullness of the sea, 

When it breaks upon the shore. 

2 Hallelujah ! for the Lord 

God omnipotent shall reign : 
Hallelujah ! let the word 

Echo round the earth and main. 
234 



MEDIATORIAL REIGN. 393. 

3 Hallelujah ! — hark ! the sound, 

From the depths unto the skies, 
Wakes above, beneath, around, 
All creation's harmonies. 

4 See Jehovah's banner furled ; 

Sheath'd his sword: he speaks — 'tis clone! 
And the kingdoms of the world 
Are the kingdoms of his Son. 

5 He shall reign from pole to pole, 

With supreme, unbounded sway ; 
He shall reign when, like a scroll, 
Yonder heavens have passed away. 

6 Then the end ; — beneath his rod 

Man's last enemy shall fall : 
Hallelujah ! Christ in God, 
God in Christ is all in all ! 



2 Reign of the Messiah. J^ ]\J # 

* Isaiah 60. 

1 Rise, crowned with light ; great Salem, rise ! 
Exalt thy head, and lift thine eyes ; 

See a long race thy courts adorn, 
Of sons and daughters yet unborn. 

2 See nations at thy gates attend, 
And lowly in thy temple bend ; 
See crowds on every side arise, 
Eager to mount above the skies. 

3 See heaven its portals wide display, 
And pour on thee a flood of day ! 
Thy day shall shine forever bright, 
For God himself shall be thy light. 

2 What though the skies in smoke decay, 
Rocks fall, and mountains melt away ! 
Fixed is his word, his power remains: 
Thy glorious King, Messiah, reigns ! 
235 



394, 395. christ our shepherd. 

394 " The Desire °f al1 Nations: 7 g s & 7 S# 

1 Come, thou long-expected Jesus, 

Born to set thy people free ; 
From our fears and sins release us, 
Let us find our rest in thee. 

2 Israel's strength and consolation, 

Hope of all the earth thou art ; 
Dear desire of every nation, 
Joy of every longing heart. 

3 Born, thy people to deliver ; 

Born a child, and yet a king ; 
Born to reign in us forever, 

Now thy gracious kingdom bring. 

4 By thine own eternal Spirit, 

Rule in all our hearts alone ; 
By thine all-sufficient merit, 
Raise us to thy glorious throne. 

395 ^« Good Shepherd. C. M. 

1 To thee, my Shepherd, and my Lord, 

A grateful song I '11 raise ; 
Oh, let the feeblest of thy flock 
Attempt to speak thy praise ! 

2 But how shall mortal tongue express 

A subject so divine ? 
Do justice to so vast a theme, 
Or praise a love like thine ? 

3 My life, my joy, my hope, I owe 

To thine amazing love ; 
Ten thousand thousand comforts here, 
And nobler bliss above. 

4 To thee my trembling spirit flies, 

With sin and grief oppressed ; 
Thy gentle voice dispels my fears, 
And lulls my cares to rest. 
236 



CHBIST OUR SHEPHERD. 396, 397. 

5 Lead on, dear Shepherd! — led by thee, 
No evil shall I fear ; 
Soon shall I reach thy fold above, 
And praise thee better there. 

" / Jcnow my sheep, and am known by mine" 7s. 

1 Jesus, Shepherd of the sheep ; 
Powerful is thine arm to keep 
All thy flocks with safest care, 
Fed in pastures large and fair. 

2 Thee their guide and guard they own ; 
Thee they love, and thee alone : 
Thee they follow day by day, 
Fearful lest their feet should stray. 

3 Lord, thy helpless sheep behold ; 
Gather all unto thy fold ; 
Gently lead the wanderers home ; 
Watch them, lest again they roam. 

4 Bring thy sheep, now far astray, 
Lost in Satan's evil way ; 
Then, the fold and shepherd one, 

We shall praise thee round the throne. 

" / lay down my life for the sheep" 7s. 

1 Shepherd of the ransomed flock, 
Lead us to the shadowing rock, 
Where the cooling waters flow, 
Where the freshening pastures grow. 

2 Grant, O Lord, that we may be 
Ever glad to follow thee ; 

And with thankful hearts rejoice, 
When we hear thy gracious voice. 

o Saviour, when thy loved ones stray 
From the new and living way, 
Gently call thine own by. name ; 
All our wandering steps reclaim. 
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398, 399. christ our shepherd. 

4 Through the hours of darksome night 
Keep us in thy watchful sight ; 

O'er each deadly foe prevail, 
Let no harm thy fold assail. 

5 Jesus, who thy life didst give, 
Dying that thy sheep might live ; 
Let us in thy presence rest, 
With eternal comfort blest. 



kOQ " My sheep hear my voice." ^S. 

1 Jesus, seek thy wandering sheep ; 
Bring me back, and lead, and keep ; 
Take on thee my every care, 
Bear me, on thy bosom bear : 

Let me know my Shepherd's voice, 
More and more in thee rejoice; 
More and more of thee receive ; 
Ever in thy spirit live, — 

2 Live till all thy life I know, 
Foil' wing thee, my Lord, below; 
Gladly then from earth remove, 
Gathered to the fold above : 

Oh, that I at last may stand 
With the sheep at thy right hand, 
Take the crown so freely given, 
Enter in by thee to heaven ! 



" 1 will feed them upon the mountains." 8s & 7s. 

Israel's Shepherd ! guide me, feed me, 
Through my jjilgrimage below ; 

And beside the waters lead me, 
Where thy sheep rejoicing go. 

Lest I err, thine aid disdaining, 
And forsake thy sheltering fold, 

Heedless of thy grace constraining, 
In the strength of nature bold, — 
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CHRIST OUR SHEPHERD. 400, 401. 

3 Lord, thy guardian presence ever, 

Meekly kneeling, I implore ; 
Now thy grace hath found me, never 
Would I wander from thee more. 

4 Come, my soul, temptation flying, 

Arm thee for the strife within : 
Jesus, thy Redeemer, dying, 
Stamps an infamy on sin. 

5 Yield, my heart, no longer hardened ; 

Rouse thy every latent power : 
Cleansed, and washed, and freely pardoned, 
Go in peace, and sin no more. 

400 " Re shaU f eed Ms flock." 8s, 7s & 4. 

1 Saviour, like a shepherd lead us, 

Much we need thy tender care ; 
In thy pleasant pastures feed us ; 
For our use thy folds prepare : 

Blessed Jesus ! 
Thou hast bought us, thine we are. 

2 Thou hast promised to receive us, 

Poor and sinful though we be ; 
Thou hast mercy to relieve us, 

Grace to cleanse and power to free : 

Blessed Jesus ! 
Let us early turn to thee. 

3 Early let us seek thy favor ; 

Early let us learn thy will ; 
Do thou, Lord, our only Saviour, 
With thy love our bosoms fill : 

Blessed Jesus ! 
Thou hast loved us, — love us still! 

4:01 "He shall gather the lambs with his arm" S. M. 

1 To praise our Shepherd's care, 
His wisdom, love, and might, 
Your loudest, loftiest songs prepare, 
And bid the world unite. 
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402. CHRIST OUR GUIDE. 

2 Supremely good and great, 

He tends his blood-bought fold ; 
He stoops, though throned in highest state, 
The feeblest to uphold. 

3 He hears their softest plaint ; 

He sees them when they roam ; 
And if his meanest lamb should faint, 
His bosom bears it home. 

4 Kind Shepherd of the sheep ! 

A weakly flock are we ; 
And snares and foes are nigh ; but keep 
The lambs who look to thee. 

5 And if through death's dark vale 

Our feet should early tread. 
Oh, may we reach thy fold, and hail 
The love which us hath led ! 



4-02 Longing to follow Christ. Jj. M. 

1 O thou, to whose all-searching sight 
The darkness shineth as the light, 
Search, prove my heart, it pants for thee ; 
Oh, burst these bonds, and set it free ! 

2 Wash out its stains, refine its dross ; 
1ST ail my affections to the cross ; 
Hallow each thought ; let all within 
Be clean as thou, my Lord, art clean. 

3 While in this darksome wild I stray, 
Be thou my light, be thou my way: 
No foes, no danger will I fear, 
While thou, Almighty God, art near. 

4 When rising floods my soul o'erflow, 
When sinks my heart in waves of woe, 
Jesus, thy timely aid impart, 

And raise my head, and cheer my heart. 
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CHRIST OUR GUIDE. 403,404. 

5 Saviour, where'er thy steps I see, 
Dauntless, untirecl, I follow thee ; 
Oh, let thy hand support me still, 
And lead me to thy holy hill! 



11 1 will fear no evil, for thou art with me." g # JyJ # 

Psalm 23. 

1 While my Redeemer 's near, 

My shepherd and my guide, 
I bid farewell to anxious fear : 
My wants are all supplied. 

2 To ever fragrant meads, 

Where rich abundance grows, 

His gracious hand indulgent leads, 

And guards my sweet repose. 

3 Dear Shepherd, if I stray, 

My wand'ring feet restore ; 
To thy fair pastures guide my way, 
And let me rove no more. 



" Jesus, still lead on" 5s & 8s. 

Luke 5: 11. 

1 Jesus, still lead on, 
Till our rest be won ; 

And although the way be cheerless, 
We will follow, calm and fearless : 

Guide us by thy hand 

To our Fatherland ! 

2 If the way be drear, 
If the foe be near, 

Let not faithless fears o'ertake us, 
Let not faith and hope forsake us ; 

For, through many a foe, 

To our home we go ! 

3 When we seek relief 
From a long-felt grief; 

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405, 406. CHRIST OUR REFUGE. 

When temptations come alluring, 
Make us patient and enduring : 
Show us that bright shore 
Where we weep no more ! 

4 Jesus, still lead on, 

Till our rest be won ; 
Heavenly Leader, still direct us, 
Still support, console, protect us, 
Till we safely stand 
In our Fatherland ! 



405 Strength by the Way. L. M. 

1 Jesus, while this rough desert soil 

I tread, be thou my guide and stay : 
Nerve me for conflict and for toil ; 
Uphold me on my stranger-way ! 

2 Jesus, in heaviness and fear, 

'Mid cloud, and shade, and gloom I stray, 
For earth's last night is drawing near; 
Oh, cheer me on my stranger- way ! 

3 Jesus, in solitude and grief, 

When sun and stars withhold their ray, 
Make haste, make haste to my relief ! 
Oh, light me on my stranger-way ! 

4 Jesus, in weakness of this flesh, 

When Satan grasps me for his prey, 
Oh, give me victory afresh, 

And speed me on my stranger-way ! 



406 O ur Saviour. C. M. 

1 We 'll sing the power of him who died 
His people to redeem ; 
He is our Saviour, true and tried, 
And he shall be our theme. 
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CHRIST OUR FRIEND. 40 7» 

2 For he is precious in the sight 

Of all who know his voice: 
'Twas he who brought us to the light, 
And taught us to rejoice. 

3 From worldly snares, and Satan's wile, 

He guards us by his power; 
And keeps us safe from force and guile 
In every trying hour. 

4 And till his ransomed people come, 

His house above to fill, 
'T is he who safely guides them home, 
Beyond the reach of ill. 

5 Then let us ever make our boast 

Of him, and him alone, 
Who came from heaven to seek the lost, 
And brings us to his throne. 



407 " Sing of Jesus." 8s & 5» 

1 Sing of Jesus, sing for ever, 

Of the love that changes never : 
Who or what from him can sever 
Those he makes his own ? 

2 With his blood the Lord hath bought them ; 
When they knew him not, he sought them, 
And from all their wan'drings brought them : 

His the praise alone. 

3 Through the desert Jesus leads them, 
With the bread of heaven he feeds them, 
And through all the way he speeds them 

To their home above. 

4 There they see the Lord who bought them, 
Him who came from heaven, and sought them, 
Him who by his spirit taught them : 

Him they serve and love. 
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408,409. CHRIST OUR FRIEND. 

5 Sing of Jesus, sing forever, 

Sing the love that changes never, 
Who or what from him can sever 
Those he makes his own ? 

4-Oft " Jesus, Lover of my soul." 7s. 

1 Jesus, Lover of my soul, 

Let me to thy bosom fly, 
While the waters near me roll, 

While the tempest still is high : 
Hide me, O my Saviour, hide, 

Till the storm of life is past ; 
Safe into the haven guide : 

Oh, receive my soul at last ! 

2 Other refuge have I none ; 

Hangs my helpless soul on thee : 
Leave, ah ! leave me not alone, 

Still support and comfort me : 
All my trust on thee is stayed, 

All my help from thee I bring; 
Cover my defenseless head 

With the shadow of thy wing. 

J.AQ Christ a Sufficient Saviour. 7 s. 

1 Thou, O Christ, art all I want, 

More than all in thee I find : 
Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, 

Heal the sick, and lead the blind. 
Just and holy is thy name ; 

I am all unrighteousness : 
False and full of sin I am ; 

Thou art full of truth and grace. 

2 Plenteous grace with thee is found, 

Grace to cover all my sin ; 
Let the healing streams abound. 
Make and keep me pure within. 

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CHRIST OUR FRIEND. 410, 411. 

Thou of life the fountain art, 

Freely let me take of thee ; 
Spring thou up within my heart ; 

Rise to all eternity. 

"Looking unto Jesus.- 1 ^S. 

Weex along life's thorny road, 
Faints the soul beneath the load, 
By its cares and sins oppressed, 
Finds on earth no peace or rest ; 
When the wily tempter 's near, 
Filling us with doubts and fear : 
Jesus, to thy feet we flee, 
Jesus, we will look to thee. 

Thou, our Saviour, from the throne 
List'nest to thy people's moan ; 
Thou, the living Head, dost share 
Every pang thy members bear: 
Full of tenderness thou art, 
Thou wilt heal the broken heart ; 
Full of power, thine arm shall quell 
All the rage and might of hell. 

Mighty to redeem and save, 
Thou hast overcome the grave ; 
Thou the bars of death hast riven, 
Open'd wide the gate of heaven : 
Soon in glory thou shalt come, 
Taking thy poor pilgrims home : 
Jesus, then we all shall be, 
Ever, ever, Lord, with thee ! 



None but CJirist. L. ]\T # 

Thou only Sovereign of my heart, 
My Refuge, my almighty Friend ! 

And can my soul from thee depart, 
On whom alone my hopes depend? 
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412. CHRIST OUR FRIEND. 

2 Whither, ah ! whither shall I go, 

A wretched wanderer from my Lord? 
Can this dark world of sin and woe 
One glimpse of happiness afford ? 

3 Eternal life thy words impart ; 

On these my fainting spirit lives : 
Here sweeter comforts cheer my heart, 
Than all the round of nature gives. 

4 Let earth's alluring joys combine; 

While thou art near, in vain they call ; 
One smile, one blissful smile of thine, 
My dearest Lord ! outweighs them all 

5 Thy name, my inmost powers adore ; 

Thou art my life, my joy, my care : 
Depart from thee! — 't is death, 't is more- 
'T is endless ruin — deep despair ! 

6 Low at thy feet my soul would lie ; 

Here safety dwells, and peace divine : 
Still let me live beneath thine eye, 
For life, eternal life, is thine. 



412 "Jems wept" L. M. 61. 

1 When gathering clouds around I view, 
And days are dark, and friends are few, 
On him I lean, who not in vain 
Experienced every human pain : 

He sees my wants, allays my fears, 
And counts and treasures up my tears. 

2 If aught should tempt my soul to stray 
From heavenly wisdom's narrow way, 
To fly the good I would pursue, 

Or do the ill I would not do ; 
Still he who felt temptation's power 
Will guard me in that dangerous hour. 
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CHRIST OUR FRIEND. 413. 

When sorrowing o'er some stone I bend, 
Which covers all that was a friend, 
And from his hand, his voice, his smile, 
Divides me for a little while ; 
Thou, Saviour, see'st the tears I shed, 
For thou didst weep o'er Lazarus dead. 

And, oh ! when I have safely passed 
Through eveiy conflict but the last, 
Still, still unchanging, watch beside 
My painful bed, for thou hast died; 
Then point to realms of cloudless day, 
And wipe the latest tear away! 

"My Saviour died for me." Q t M. 

1 Thou art my hiding-place, O Lord ! 

In thee I put my trust, 
Encouraged by thy holy word, — 
A feeble child of dust. 

2 I have no argument beside, 

I urge no other plea ; 
And 't is enough the Saviour died, 
The Saviour died for me ! 

3 When storms of fierce temptation beat, 

And furious foes assail, 
My refuge is the mercy-seat, 
My hope within the vail. 

4 From strife of tongues, and bitter words, 

My spirit flies to thee ; 
Joy to my heart the thought affords, 
My Saviour died for me ! 

5 And when thine awful voice commands 

This body to decay, 
And life, in its last lingering sands, 
Is ebbing fast away ; — 
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414,415. CHRIST OUR FRIEND. 



6 Then, though it be in accents weak, 
My voice shall call on thee, 
And ask for strength in death to speak, 
"My Saviour died for me." 

414 christ is Mine - L. M. 61. 

1 Why should I fear the darkest hour, 
Or tremble at the tempest's power ? 
Jesus vouchsafes to be my tower. 
Though hot the fight, why quit the field ? 
Why should I either flee or yield, 
Since Jesus is my mighty shield ? 

2 Though all the flocks and herds were dead, 
My soul a famine need not dread, 

For Jesus is my living bread. 
I know not what may soon betide, 
Or how my wants shall be supplied ; 
But Jesus knows and will provide. 

3 Though sin would fill me with distress, 
The throne of grace I dare address. 
For Jesus is my righteousness. 
Against me earth and hell combine, 
But on my side is power divine : 
Jesus is all, and he is mine. 



A "| K Support in Christ. ^S. 

1 Everlasting arms of love 
Are beneath, around, above : 
He who left his throne of light, 
And unnumbered angels bright ; 

2 He who on th' accursed tree 
Gave his precious life for me — 
He it is that bears me on, 

His the arm I lean upon. k 

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CHRIST OUR FRIEND. 416. 

3 He who now enthroned above, 
Still retains his heart of love, 
Marking still each falling tear 
Of his burdened pilgrims here ; 

4 He who wields creation's rod, 
He my Brother, yet my God ; 
Faithful he, whate'er betide, 
Is my everlasting Guide ! 

5 All things hasten to decay, 
Earth and seas will pass away ; 
Soon will yonder circling sun 
Cease his blazing course to run. 

6 Scenes will vary, friends grow strange, 
But the Changeless cannot change : 
Gladly will I journey on, 

With his arm to lean upon. 



" Cast thy burden upon the Lord. 1 ' fs. 

Psalm 55. 

1 Cast thy burden on the Lord ; 
Lean thou only on his word : 
Ever will he be thy stay, 

Though the heavens shall melt away. 

2 Ever in the raging storm, . 
Thou shalt see his cheering form, 
Hear his pledge of coming aid : 

" It is I, be not afraid." 

3 Cast thy burden at his feet ; 
Linger near his mercy-seat : 
He will lead thee by the hand 
Gently to the better land. 

4 He will gird thee by his power, 
In thy weary, fainting hour ; 
Lean, then, loving, on his w^ord ; 
Cast thy burden on the Lord. 

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417, 418. CHRIST OUR FRIEND. 

A 1 7 M Lord, save us ; we perish ! " Jj. M. 

1 The billows swell, the winds are high ; 
Clouds overcast my wint'ry sky : 

Out of the depths to thee I call ; 

My fears are great, my strength is small. 

2 O Lord, the pilot's part perform, 

And guide and guard me through the storm; 
Defend me from each threatening ill : 
Control the waves ; say, " Peace ! be still." 

3 Amid the roaring of the sea, 

My soul still hangs her hope on thee ; 
Thy constant love, thy faithful care, 
Is all that saves me from despair. 

4 Though tempest-tossed and half a wreck, 
My Saviour through the floods I seek : 
Let neither winds nor stormy main 
Force back my shattered bark again. 

418 Ever Near, 6s & 5s. 

1 I close my heavy eye, 

Saviour, ever near ! 
I lift my soul on high, 

Through the darkness drear : 
Be thou my light, I cry, 

Saviour, ever dear ! 

2 I feel thine arms around, 

Saviour, ever near ! 
With thee if I am found, 

Never can I fear, 
Whatever ills abound ; — 

Saviour, ever dear ! 

3 Thine is the day and night, 

Saviour, ever near ; 
Thine is the dark and light, 

Be my covert here : 
Oh, shield me with thy might, 

Saviour, ever dear ! 
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CHRIST OUR FRIEND. 419, 420. 

4 And when I come to die, 

Saviour, ever near, 
Receive my parting sigh ; 

In the hour of fear, 
Be to my spirit nigh, 

Saviour, ever dear! 



Q "I am with you alway." gg & »7g 

** Matt. 28:20. 

1 Always with us, always with us — 

Words of cheer and words of love ; 
Thus the risen Saviour whispers, 
From his dwelling-place above. 

2 With us w^hen we toil in sadness, 

Sowing much and reaping none ] 
Telling us that in the future 
Golden harvests shall be won. 

3 With us when the storm is sweeping 

O'er our pathway dark and drear ; 
Waking hope within our bosoms, 
Stilling every anxious fear. 

4 With us in the lonely valley, 

When we cross the chilling stream ; 
Lighting up the steps to glory 
With salvation's radiant beam. 

\ The Unchanging Friend. O JJf 

* Isaiah 49: 14, 15. 

1 Forgetful can a mother be ? 

Yes : human love is frail ; 
But thy Redeemer's love to thee, 
O Zion ! cannot fail. 

2 No : thy dear name engraven stands 

In characters of love, 
On thine atoning Saviour's hands, 
And never shall remove. 
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421. CHRIST OUR BROTHER. 

3 Before his ever watchful eye 

Thy mournful state appears, 
And every groan, and every sigh, 
Divine compassion hears. 

4 O Zion ! learn to doubt no more ; 

Be every fear suppressed : 
Unchanging truth, and love, and power, 
Dwell in thy Saviour's breast. 



4-21 The Elder Brother. 8 S & 7 S# 

1 Yes, for me, for me he careth 

With a brother's tender care ; 
Yes, with me, with me he shareth 
Every burden, every fear. 

2 Yes, o'er me, o'er me he watcheth, 

Ceaseless watcheth, night and day; 
Yes, ev'n me, ev'n me he snatcheth 
From the perils of the way. 

3 Yes, for me he standeth pleading, 

At the mercy-seat above ; 
Ever for me interceding, 
Constant in untiring love. 

4 Yes, in me abroad he sheddeth 

Joys unearthly, love and light ; 
And to cover me he spreadeth 
His paternal wing of might. 

5 Yes, in me, in me he dwelleth; 

I in him, and he in me ! 
And my empty soul he filleth, 
Here and through eternity. 

6 Thus I wait for his returning, 

Singing all the way to heaven : 
Such the joyful song of morning, 
Such the tranquil song of even. 
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SYMPATHY OF CHRIST. 422,423. 

99 " The Rock of my strength." L. M. 

1 Rejoice, ye saints, rejoice and praise 
The blessings of redeeming grace ! 
Jesus, your everlasting tower, 

Stands firm against the tempest's power, 

2 He is a refuge ever nigh, 

His love endures as mountains high ; 
His name 's a rock, which winds above, 
And waves below, can never move. 

3 While all things change, he changes not ; 
He ne'er forgets, though oft forgot ; 

His love will ever be the same ; 
His word, enduring as his name. 

4 Rejoice, ye saints, rejoice and praise 
The blessings of this wondrous grace ! 
Jesus, your everlasting tower, 

Can bear, unmoved, the tempest's power. 

^2 "Touched with the feeling of our infirmities." ^S $r g # 

1 Whex our heads are bowed with woe ; 
When our bitter tears o'erflow ; 
When we mourn the lost, the dear, 
Gracious Saviour, hear ! 

2 Thou our feeble flesh hast worn ; 
Thou our mortal griefs hast borne ; 
Thou hast shed the human tear : 
Gracious Saviour, hear ! 

3 When the heart is sad within, 
With the thought of all its sin ; 
When the spirit shrinks with fear, 
Gracious Saviour, hear ! 

4 Thou the shame, the grief, hast known ; 
Though the sins were not thine own, 
Thou hast deigned their load to bear : 
Gracious Saviour, hear ! 

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424,425. LIGHT OF THE WORLD. 

5 When our eyes grow dim in death ; 
When we heave the parting breath ; 
When our solemn doom is near, 
Gracious Saviour, hear ! 

6 Thou hast bowed the dying head ; 
Thou the blood of life hast shed ; 
Thou hast filled a mortal bier : 
Gracious Saviour, hear ! 

4:24: U ^ n a M P i n t s tempted like as we are." Q c ]\J 

1 With joy we meditate the grace 

Of our High Priest above : 
His heart is made of tenderness — 
It melts with pitying love. 

2 Touched with a sympathy within, 

He know^s our feeble frame ; 
He knows what sore temptations mean, 
For he hath felt the same. 

3 He, in the days of feeble flesh, 

Poured out his cries and tears ; 
And, in his measure, feels afresh 
What every member bears. 

4 He'll never quench the smoking flax, 

But raise it to a flame ; 
The bruised reed he never bresfks, 
Nor scorns the meanest name. 

5 Then let our humble faith address 

His mercy and his power ; 
We shall obtain delivering grace 
In the distressing hour. 

425 " J am tJie Li y ht °f tJie world " 7s. * 

1 Christ, whose glory fills the skies, 
Christ, the true, the only light, 
Sun of Righteousness ! arise ; 

Triumph o'er the shades of night : 
Day-spring from on high, be near ; 
Day-star, in my heart appear ! 
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LIGHT OF THE WORLD. 426,427. 

2 Dark and cheerless is the morn, 

If thy light is hid from me ; 
Joyless is the day's return, 

Till thy mercy's beams I see — 
Till they inward light impart, 
Glad my eyes, and warm my heart. 

3 Visit, then, this soul of mine ; 

Pierce the gloom of sin and grief; 
Fill me, radiant Sun divine ! 

Scatter all my unbelief: 
More and more thyself display, 
Shining to the perfect day. 

"And the Light shineth in darkness" 8g & 7s. 

Light of those whose dreary dwelling 

Borders on the shades of death ! 
Rise on us, thyself revealing, 

Rise and chase the clouds beneath. 

Thou, of heaven and earth Creator ! 

In our deepest darkness rise ; 
Scatter all the night of nature ; 

Pour the day upon our eyes. 

Still we wait for thine appearing ; 

Life and joy thy beams impart, 
Chasing all our fears, and cheering 

Every poor, benighted heart. 

By thine all-sufficient merit, 

Every burdened soul release ; 
Every weary, wandering spirit 

Guide into thy perfect peace. 

« The Light of Life:' Q s & 4 S . 

1 Ox earth was darkness spread — 

One boundless night ; 
" Let there be light," God said, — 
And there was light ! 
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428. LIGHT OF THE WORLD. 

2 There hung a deeper gloom 

O'er quick and dead, 
But Jesus burst the tomb, 
And darkness fled. 

3 God by his word arrayed 

Darkness with light : 
God by his Son displayed 
Day without night. 

4 For thee, O man, arose 

Creation's ray ! 
For thee, too, brighter glows 
Salvation's day. 

5 The beams first poured on earth 

For mortals shone : 
The light of later birth 
Immortals own. 



^28 The Star °f Bethlehem. Jj. M. 

1 When marshaled on the nightly plain, 

The glittering host bestud the sky, 
One star alone, of all the train, 

Can fix the sinner's wandering eye. 

2 Hark ! hark ! to God the chorus breaks, 

From every host, from every gem ; 
But one alone, the Saviour, speaks : 
It is the Star of Bethlehem. 

3 Once on the raging seas I rode: 

The storm was loud, the night was dark; 
The ocean yawned, and rudely Mowed 
The wind that tossed my foundering bark. 

4 Deep horror then my vitals froze; 

Death-struck, I ceased the tide to stem ; 
When suddenly a star arose ! 
It was the Star of Bethlehem. 
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PEECIOUSXESS OF CHRIST. 429,430. 

5 It was my guide, my light, my all ; 

It bade my dark forebodings cease ; 
And through the storm, and danger's thrall, 
It led me to the port of peace. 

6 Now safely moored, my perils o'er, 

I '11 sing, first in night's diadem, 
Forever and for evermore, 

The Star — the Star of Bethlehem! 

429 Infinite Worth of Christ C. M. 

1 Infinite excellence is thine, 

Thou glorious Prince of grace ! 
Thy uncreated beauties shine 
With never-fading rays. 

2 Sinners, from earth's remotest end, 

Come bending at thy feet ; 
To thee their prayers and songs ascend, 
In thee their wishes meet. 

3 Millions of happy spirits live 

On thine exhaustless store ; 
From thee they all their bliss receive, 
And still thou givest more. 

4 Thou art their triumph and their joy; 

They find their all in thee : 
Thy glories will their tongues employ 
Through all eternity. 

J_OA "He hath done all things welly J^ \J 

T>W Mark 7: 37. 

1 Now, in a song of grateful praise, 
To my dear Lord my voice I '11 raise ; 
With all his saints I'll join to tell 
That Jesus hath done all things well. 

2 Wisdom, and power, and love divine, 
In all his works, unrivaled, shine, 
And force the wondering world to tell 
That he alone did all things well. 

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431. PRECIOUSNESS OP CHRIST. 

3 Howe'er mysterious are his ways, 
Or dark and sorrowful my days ; 
And though my spirit oft rebel, 

I know he still doth all things well. 

4 And when I stand before his throne. 
And all his ways are fully known, 
This note in sweetest strains shall swell, 
That Jesus hath done all things well. 



^j.^) J " His Loving-lcindness" L. M. 

1 Awake, my soul, to joyful lays, 

And sing the great Redeemer's praise ; 
He justly claims a song from me : 
His loving-kindness, oh, how free ! 

2 He saw me ruined in the fall, 

Yet loved me, notwithstanding all ; 
He saved me from my lost estate : 
His loving-kindness, oh, how great ! 

3 Though numerous hosts of mighty foes, 
Though earth and hell my way oppose, 
He safely leads my soul along : 

His loving-kindness, oh, how strong ! 

4 When trouble, like a gloomy cloud, 
Has gathered thick and thundered loud, 
He near my soul hath always stood : 
His loving-kindness, oh, how good ! 

5 Soon shall I pass the gloomy vale ; 
Soon all my mortal powers must fail : 
Oh, may my last expiring breath 
His loving-kindness sing in death ! 

6 Then let me mount and soar away 
To the bright world of endless day ; 
And sing, with rapture and surprise, 
His loving-kindness in the skies ! 

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PKECIOUSNESS OF CHRIST. 432, 433. 

"Elect, precious." Q 9 ]\/[ o 

1 Jesus ! I love thy charming name ; 

5 T is music to mine ear : 
Fain would I sound it out so loud, 
That earth and heaven should hear,, 

2 All that my loftiest powers can wish, 

In thee doth richly meet ; 
Not to mine eyes is light so dear, 
Nor friendship half so sweet. 

3 Thy grace still dwells upon my heart, 

And sheds its fragrance there — 
The noblest balm of all my wounds, 
The cordial of my care. 

4 I '11 speak the honors of thy name 

With my last laboring breath ; 
Then, speechless, clasp thee in mine arms, 
The conqueror of death. 

" The unsearchable riches of Christ." Q t P. M. 

1 Oh, could I speak the matchless worth, 
Oh, could I sound the glories forth 

Which in my Saviour shine ! 
I 'd soar, and touch the heavenly strings, 
And vie with Gabriel, while he sings, 

In notes almost divine. 

2 I'd sing the precious blood he spilt, 
My ransom from the dreadful guilt 

Of sin and wrath divine : 
I 'd sing his glorious righteousness, 
In which all perfect, heavenly dress, 

My soul shall ever shine. 

3 I'd sing the characters he bears, 
And all the forms of love he wears, 

Exalted on his throne : 
In loftiest songs of sweetest praise, 
I would to everlasting days 

Make all his glories known. 
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434,435. preciousness of christ. 

4 Well, the delightful day will come 

When my dear Lord will bring me home, 

And I shall see his face ; 
Then with my Saviour, Brother, Friend, 
A blest eternity I '11 spend, 

Triumphant in his grace. 

JQJ_ "Unto you which believe he is precious " J\, # Jyf # g1 # 

**-*'* 1 Pet. 2 : 7. 

1 Oh, speak of Jesus ! other names 

Have lost for me their interest now ; 
His is the only one that claims 

To be an antidote for woe : 
It falls like music on the ear, 
When nothing else can soothe or cheer. 

2 Oh, speak of Jesus ! — of his power, 

As perfect God, and perfect man, 
Which day by day, and hour by hour, 

As he wrought out the wondrous plan, 
Led him, as God, to save and heal ; 
As man, to sympathize and feel. 

3 Oh, speak of Jesus — of his death ! 

For us he lived, for us he died ; 
" 'T is finished," with his latest breath, 
The Lord, Jehovah-Jesus, cried : 
That death of shame and agony 
Won life, eternal life for me ! 

4 Yes, speak of Jesus, while mine ear 

Can listen to a human voice ! 
That name my parting soul will cheer, 

Will bid me ev'n in death rejoice ; 
Then prove, when these clay bonds are riven, 
My passport at the gates of heaven. 

4:C)D " The chief est among ten thousand." CM. 

1 Come, heavenly Love, inspire my song 
With thine immortal flame, 
And teach my heart, and teach my tongue 
The Saviour's lovely name. 
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PRECIOUSNESS OF CHRIST. 436. 

2 The Saviour! — oh, what endless charms 

Dwell in that blissful sound ! 
Its influence every fear disarms, 
And spreads delight around. 

3 Wrapped in the gloom of dark despair, 

We helpless, hopeless lay : 
But sovereign mercy reached us there, 
And smiled despair away. 

4 Th' almighty Former of the skies, 

Stoops to our vile abode ; 
While angels view with wondering eyes, 
And hail th' incarnate God. 

5 Incarnate God ! — now to thine arms 

I yield my captive soul : 
Oh, let thine all-subduing charms 
My inmost powers control ! 



4Q(l The Pearl of great Price C # J£ 

^^^ Matt. 13: 46. 

1 Ye glittering toys of earth, adieu ! 

A nobler choice be mine ; 
A real prize attracts my view , 
A treasure all divine. 

2 Jesus, to multitudes unknown, 

O name divinely sweet ! 
Jesus, in thee, in thee alone, 
Wealth, honor, pleasure meet. 

3 Should earth's vain treasures all depart, 

Of this dear gift possessed, 
1 'd clasp it to my joyful heart, 
And be forever blest. 

4 Dear Sovereign of my soul's desires, 

Thy love is bliss divine ; 
Accept the gift that love inspires, 
And bid me call thee mine. 
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437 439. PRECIOUSNESS OE CHRIST* 

^_3T " ^° °ther friend can I desire?' L # J*,J # 

1 My precious Lord, for thy dear name 
I bear the cross, despise the shame ; 
Nor do I faint while thou art near ; 

I lean on thee ; how can I fear ? 

2 No other name but thine is given 

To cheer my soul in earth or heaven ; 
No other wealth will I require ; 
No other friend can I desire. 

3 Yea, into nothing would I fall 
For thee alone, my All in All ; 
To feel thy love, my only joy ; 
To tell thy love, my sole employ. 

4;38 ® ur F™' 71 ^, above all others. gg & fg. 

1 One there is, above all others, 

Well deserves the name of Friend; 
His is love beyond a brother's, 
Costly, free, and knows no end. 

2 Which of all our friends, to save us, 

Could or would have shed his blood ? 
But our Jesus died to have us 
Reconciled in him to God. 

3 When he lived on earth abased. 

Friend of sinners was his name ; 
Now above all glory raised, 
He rejoices in the same. 

4 Oh, for grace our hearts to soften ! 

Teach us, Lord, at length to love ; 
We, alas ! forget too often 

What a Friend we have above. 

JQQ " Ye are complete in him" Q t J^[ # 

^-^ Col. 2:10. 

1 I 've found the pearl of greatest price ; 
My heart doth sing for joy ; 
And sing I must, for Christ is mine — 
Christ shall my song employ. 

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PRECIOUSNESS OF CHRIST 440. 

2 Christ is my Prophet, Priest, and King : 

My Prophet full of light ; 
My great High Priest before the throne ; 
My King of heavenly might. 

3 For he indeed is Lord of lords, 

And he the King of kings; 

He is the Sun of Righteousness, 

With healing in his wings. 

4 Christ is my Peace : he died for me, 

For me he gave his blood ; 
And, as my wondrous sacrifice, 
Offered himself to God. 

5 Christ Jesus is my All in All, 

My comfort and my love ; 

My life below, and he shall be 

My j oy and crown above. 



^.^.Q " Chosen of God and precious. 1 ' H. M. 

1 Join" all the glorious names 

Of wisdom, love, and power, 
That ever mortals knew, 

That angels ever bore : 
All are too mean to speak his worth, 
Too mean to set my Saviour forth. 

2 Great Prophet of our God ! 

My tongue would bless thy name ; 
By thee the joyful news 

Of our salvation came : 
The joyful news of sins forgiven, 
Of hell subdued, and peace with heaven. 

3 Jesus, our great High Priest, 

Offered his blood and died ; 
My guilty conscience seeks 
No sacrifice beside : 
His powerful blood did once atone, 
And now it pleads before the throne. 
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441,442. PRECIOUSNESS OF CHRIST. 

4 O thou almighty Lord ! 

My Conqu'ror and my King ! 
Thy scepter and thy sword, 

Thy reigning grace I sing : 
Thine is the power ; behold, I sit, 
In willing bonds, beneath thy feet. 

441 The Name °f Jesus - c. m. 

1 How sweet the name of Jesus sounds 

In a believer's ear ! 
It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, 
And drives away his fear. 

2 It makes the wounded spirit whole 

And calms the troubled breast ; 
T is manna to the hungry soul, 
And to the weary, rest. 

3 By thee, my prayers acceptance gain, 

Although with sin defiled ; 
Satan accuses me in vain, 
And I am owned a child. 

4 Jesus ! my Shepherd, Guardian, Friend, 

My Prophet, Priest, and King ; 
My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End, 
Accept the praise I bring. 

5 Weak is the effort of my heart, 

And cold my warmest thought; 
But when I see thee as thou art, 
I '11 praise thee as I ought. 

6 Till then I would thy love proclaim, 

With every fleeting breath ; 
And may the music of thy name, 
Refresh my soul in death. 

442 " Every precious name in One." 7s» 

1 Sweeter sounds than music knows 
Charm me in Immanuel's name ; 
All her hopes* my spirit owes 

To his birth, and cross, and shame. 

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PRECIOUSNESS OF CHRIST. 443. 

2 When he came, the angels sung, 

" Glory be to God on high : " 
Lord, unloose my stammering tongue ; 
Who should louder sing than I ? 

3 Did the Lord a man become, 

That he might the law fulfill, 
Bleed and suffer in my room, — 

And canst thou, my tongue, be still? 

4 No : I must my praises bring, 

Though they worthless are, and weak ; 
For, should I refuse to sing, 

Sure the very stones would speak. 

5 O my Saviour ! Shield, and Sun, 

Shepherd, Brother, Lord, and Friend — 
Every precious name in one ! 
I will love thee without end. 



Christ our Life. 7s & 5s. 

1 Lord of mercy and of might, 
Of mankind the life and light, 
Maker, Teacher, Infinite — 

Jesus, hear and save ! 

2 Strong Creator, Saviour mild, 
Humbled to a little child, 
Captive, beaten, bound, reviled — 

Jesus, hear and save ! 

3 Borne aloft on angels' wings, 
Throned above celestial things, 
Lord of lords, and King of kings — 

Jesus, hear and save ! 

4 Soon to come to earth again, 
Judge of angels and of men, 
Hear us now, and hear us then : 

Jesus, hear and save ! 
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•1 ! 1, I |.\ PRBGIOUSNESS OF CHRIST, 

Jll ana uah b.M, 

1 O i \ BRLASTING Light I 

Shine graciously within ; 
Brightest of all on oarth that's bright, 
Come, shine away my sin ! 

2 o everlasting Truth! 

Truest of all that's true, 
Sure guide of erring age or youth. 
Lead mo and teaoh me loo. 

;> (> everlasting Strength I 
Uphold me in the way ; 
Bring me, in spite iA* iocs, :tt, length, 
To joy, •- » i * * l light, and day. 

A () everlasting Love ! 

Well spring of graoe and peaoe, 
Pour down thy foulness from above 5 
Bid doubt and trouble oease, 

5 everlasting Resl ! 

Lift off liio's l*>.i*l of oare ; 
Relieve, revive this burdened breast, 
And every sorrow bear, 

6 Thou art in heaven our all ; 

Our .-ill <>n earth .'Mi thou ; 
1 1 !><>ii thy glorious name we oaU : 

Lord JeSUS, bless us now ! 
1 J r "Tht n.'v, amdthe 'I'rmh, and (hi /.//'«•." C. 1\1. 

1 Thot3 art the Way: i<> thee alone 

From sin and death we See ; 
And he who would the Father seek. 
Must seek him, Lord, by thee. 

2 Thou art the Truth: thy word alone 

True wisdom can impart ; 
Thou only canst instruot tin* mind, 
And purify the heart* 
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PRECIOUSNESS OF CHRIST. 446. 

S Thou art the Life : the rending tomb 
Proclaims thy conqu'ring arm ; 
And those who put their trust in thee 
Nor death nor hell shall harm. 

4 Thou art the Way, the Truth, the Life: 
Grant us to know that Way ; 
That Truth to keep, that Life to win, 
Which leads to endless day. 

446 P ra ^ e *° Christ in view of the Fullness of his Glory. {^ ]^£ # 

1 Jesus, the Christ of God, 

The Father's blessed Son ! 
The Father's bosom thine abode, 
The Father's love thine own. 

2 Jesus, the Lamb of God, 

Who, us from hell to raise 
Hast shed thy reconciling blood, 
We give thee endless praise. 

3 God, and yet Man, thou art ; 

True God, true Man art thou : 
Of man and of man's earth a part, 
One with us thou art now. 

4 Great Sacrifice for sin, 

Giver of life for life ; 
Restorer of the peace within, 
True Ender of the strife. 

5 To thee, the Christ of God, 

Thy saints exulting sing — 
The bearer of our heavy load, 
Our own anointed King. 
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BOOK IV. 

HYMNS PERTAINING TO GOD THE HOLT SPIRIT. 

447 " ^^ Hol y s P irit > come - " Co M. 

1 Spirit Divine ! attend our prayer, 

And make our hearts thy home ; 
Descend with all thy gracious powers 
Come, Holy Spirit, come ! 

2 Come as the light : to us reveal 

Our sinfulness and woe; 
And lead us in those paths of life 
Where all the righteous go. 

3 Come as the fire, and purge our hearts, 

Like sacrificial flame : 
Let our whole soul an offering be 
To our Redeemer's name. 

4 Come as the dew, and sweetly bless 

This consecrated hour ; 
May barrenness rejoice to own 
Thy fertilizing power. 

5 Come as the wind, with rushing sound, 

With Pentecostal grace ; 
And make the great salvation known, 
Wide as the human race. 

6 Spirit Divine, attend our prayer, 

And make our hearts thy home ; 
Descend with all thy gracious power : 
Come, Holy Spirit, come ! 
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THE HOLY SPIRIT. 448, 449. 

A A Q "Descend in all thy power. ," g^ J^ 

±±0 Acts 2. 

1 Lord God, the Holy Ghost ! 

In this accepted hour, 
As on the day of Pentecost, 
Descend in all thy power. 

2 TTe meet with one accord 

In our appointed place, 
And wait the promise of our Lord, 
The Spirit of all grace. 

3 Like mighty rushing wind 

L^pon the waves beneath, 
Move with one impulse every mind ; 
One soul, one feeling breathe. 

4 The young, the old inspire 

With wisdom from above ; 
And give us hearts and tongues of fire, 
To pray, and praise, and love. 

5 Spirit of light, explore 

And chase our gloom away, 
With luster shining more and more 
Unto the perfect day. 

6 Spirit of truth, be thou, 

In life and death, our guide : 
O Spirit of adoption ! now 
May we be sanctified. 

4.4.9 M To TJiee f or m p we cr y" C. M. 

1 Spirit of truth ! on this thy day, 

To thee for help we cry, 
To guide us through the dreary way 
Of dark mortality. 

2 TVe ask not, Lord, the cloven flame, 

Or tongues of various tone ; 
But long thy praises to proclaim 
With fervor in our own. 
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450, 451. THE HOLY SPIRIT. 

3 No heavenly harpings soothe our ear, 

~No mystic dreams we share ; 
Yet hope to feel thy comfort near, 
And bless thee in our prayer. 

4 When tongues shall cease, and power decay, 

And knowledge empty prove, 
Do thou thy trembling servants stay, 
With faith, and hope, and love. 



4:50 Prayer for the Indwelling of the Spirit 7s» 

1 Holy Spirit ; Love Divine ! 
Let thy light within me shine ; 
Breathe thyself into my breast : 
Earnest of immortal rest. 

2 Let me never from thee stray, 
Keep me in the narrow way : 
Keep me thine, forever thine ; 
Let thy love and joy be mine. 



451 Prayer for the cheering Presence of the Spirit. 6s & 4s. 

1 Come, Holy Ghost, — in love 
Shed on us from above 

Thine own bright ray! 
Divinely good thou art ; 
Thy sacred gifts impart 
To gladden each sad heart : 

Oh, come to-day ! 

2 Come, tend'rest Friend, and best, 
Our most delightful guest, 

With soothing power : 
Rest, which the weary know, 
Shade, 'mid the noontide glow, 
Peace, when deep griefs o'erflow, — 

Cheer us, this hour ! 
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THE HOLY SPIRIT. 452. 

8 Come, Light serene, and still 
Our inmost bosoms fill ; 

Dwell in each breast : 
We know no dawn but thins ) 
Send forth thy beams divine, 
On our dark souls to shine, 

And make us blest ! 

4 Exalt our low desires ; 
Extinguish passion's fires ; 

Heal every wound : 
Our stubborn spirits bend; 
Our icy coldness end ; 
Our devious steps attend, 

While heavenward bound. 

5 Come, all the faithful bless ; 
Let all, who Christ confess, 

His praise employ : 
Give virtue's rich reward ; 
Victorious death accord, 
And, with our glorious Lord, 

Eternal joy! 

4o2 Prayer for the sanctifying Influence of the Spirit S. M. 

1 Come, Holy Spirit, come ! 

Let thy bright beams arise : 
Dispel the sorrow from our minds. 
The darkness from our eyes. 

2 Convince us of our sin ; 

Then lead to Jesus' blood, 
And to our wondering view reveal 
The secret love of God. 

3 Revive our drooping faith, 

Our doubts and fears remove, 
And kindle in our breasts the flame 
Of never-dying love. 
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453,454. THE HOLY SPIRIT. 

4 'T is thine to cleanse the heart, 
To sanctify the soul, 
To pour fresh life in every part, 
And new-create the whole. 

5' Dwell, Spirit, in our hearts; 

Our minds from bondage free ; 
Then shall we know, and praise, and love, 
The Father, Son, and Thee. 

4-53 Prayer for the Teaching of the Spirit L # J^ b 

1 Come, blessed Spirit ! Source of light, 

Whose power and grace are unconfined, 
Dispel the gloomy shades of night, 
The thicker darkness of the mind. 

2 To mine illumined eyes display 

The glorious truths thy word reveals ; 
Cause me to run the heavenly way ; 
The book unfold, and loose the seals. 

3 Thine inward teachings make me know 

The myst'ries of redeeming love, 
The vanity of things below, 

And excellence of things above. 

4 While through this dubious maze I stray, 

Spread, like the sun, thy beams abroad ; 
Oh, show the dangers of the way, 
And guide my feeble steps to God ! 

454: Prayer for the Guidance of the Spirit J,, ]\£ 

1 Come, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove, 
With light and comfort from above ; 
Be thou our guardian, thou our guide, 
O'er every thought and step preside. 

2 The light of truth to us display, 

And make us know and choose thy way; 
Plant holy fear in every heart, 
That we from God may ne'er depart. 

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THE HOLY SPIRIT. 455,456. 

3 Lead us to holiness — the road 
Which we must take to dwell with God ; 
Lead us to Christ, the living way, 

Nor let us from his pastures stray. 

4 Lead us to God, our final rest, 
To be with him forever blest ; 

Lead us to heaven, its bliss to share — 
Fullness of joy forever there ! 

455 Prayer for the Witness of the Spirit. C. M. 

1 Why should the children of a King 

Go mourning all their days ? 
Great Comforter ! descend and bring 
Some tokens of thy grace. 

2 Dost thou not dwell in all thy saints, 

And seal them heirs of heaven? 
When wilt thou banish my complaints, 
And show my sins forgiven ? 

5 Assure my conscience of her part 

In my Redeemer's blood ; 
And bear thy witness with my heart, 
That I am born of God. 

4 Thou art the earnest of his love, 
The pledge of joys to come ; 
And thy soft wings, celestial Dove, 
Will safe convey me home. 

AK£ a TJie Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost." fg & 5 # 

^*JV John 14: 26. 

1 Holy Ghost, the Infinite ! 
Shine upon our nature's night 
With thy blessed inward light, 

Comforter Divine ! 

2 We are sinful : cleanse us, Lord ; 
We are faint : thy strength afford ; 
Lost, — until by thee restored, 

Comforter Divine ! 
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457. THE HOLY SPIRIT. 

3 Like the dew, thy peace distill ; 
Guide, subdue our wayward will, 
Things of Christ unfolding still, 

Comforter Divine ! 

4 In us, for us, intercede, 

And, with voiceless groanings, plead 
Our unutterable need, 
Comforter Divine ! 

5 In us "Abba, Father," cry — 
Earnest of our bliss on high, 
Seal of immortality,; — 

Comforter Divine ! 

6 Search for us the depths of God ; 
Bear us up the starry road, 

To the height of thine abode, 
Comforter Divine ! 



457 " ffol y 8 ? irit i al1 Divine - " 7s. 

1 Holy Ghost, with light divine, 
Shine upon this heart of mine ! 
Chase the shades of night away, 
Turn my darkness into day. 

2 Holy Ghost, with power divine, 
Cleanse this guilty heart of mine; 
Long hath sin, without control, 
Held dominion o'er my soul. 

3 Holy Ghost, with joy divine, 
Cheer this saddened heart of mine ; 
Bid my many woes depart, 

Heal my wounded, bleeding heart ! 

4 Holy Spirit, all Divine ! 

Dwell within this heart of mine ; 
Cast down every idol-throne ; 
Reign supreme, and reign alone ! 
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THE HOLY SPIRIT. 458,459. 

4-0$ "It is God that icorlceth in you." fs. 

1 Holy Ghost, thou Source of light ! 

We invoke thy kindling ray : 
Dawn upon our spirits' night, 
Turn our darkness into day. 

2 To the anxious soul impart 

Hope, all other hopes above ; 
Stir the dull and hardened heart 
With a longing and a love. 

3 Give the struggling peace for strife, 

Give the doubting light for gloom ; 
Speed the living into life, 

Warn the dying of their doom. 

4 Work in all, in all renew, 

Day by day, the life divine ; 
All our wills to thee subdue, 
All our hearts to thee incline. 

,£59 " He dwelletl1 «*** y° u " L. M. 

1 Sure the blest Comforter is nigh ; 

'T is he sustains my fainting heart : 
Else would my hope forever die, 
And every cheering ray depart. 

2 Whene'er to call the Saviour mine, 

With ardent wish my heart aspires, 
Can it be less than power divine, 
That animates these strong desires ? 

3 And when my cheerful hope can say 

I love my God, and taste his grace, 
Lord, is it not thy blissful ray 

Which brings this dawn of sacred peace? 

4 Let thy kind Spirit in my heart 

Forever dwell, O God of love ; 
And light and heavenly peace impart 
Sweet earnest of the joys above. 
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460,461. THE HOLY SPIRIT. 

4-f)0 The Holy Spirit our Friend. Q 9 |^J t 

1 Lord, am I precious in thy sight ? 

Lord, wouldst thou have me thine ? 
May it be given me to delight 
The Majesty divine ? 

2 Lord, dost thou sweetly urge and press 

My soul thy Heaven to win ? 

Lord, dost thou love my holiness ? 

Lord, dost thou hate my sin ? 

3 O Holy Spirit ! dost thou mourn 

When I from thee depart ? 
Dost thou rejoice when I return 
And give thee back my heart ? 

4 O happy Heaven ! where thine embrace 

I never more shall leave, 
Nor ever cast away thy grace, 
Nor once thy Spirit grieve. 

5 Oh, let me, Lord, each grace possess 

That makes thy heaven more bright, 
And bring the humble holiness 
That gives my God delight ! 

461 Prayer for the Continuance of the Spirit. L. M. 

1 Stay, thou insulted Spirit, stay ! 

Though I have done thee such despite, 
Cast not a sinner quite away, 
Nor take thine everlasting flight. 

2 Though I have most unfaithful been 

Of all whoe'er thy grace received ; 
Ten thousand times thy goodness seen, 
Ten thousand times thy goodness grieved; 

3 Yet, oh, the chief of sinners spare, 

In honor of my great High Priest ! 
Nor, in thy righteous anger, swear 
I shall not see thy people's rest. 
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THE HOLY SPIRIT. 462,463. 

4 O Lord, my weary soul release, 

Upraise me by thy gracious hand ; 
Guide me into thy perfect peace, 
And bring me to the promised land. 



"Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove." C. J^J. 

1 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, 

"With all thy quickening powers, 
Kindle a flame of sacred love 
In these cold hearts of ours. 

2 Look, how we grovel here below, 

Fond of these trifling toys ! 
Our souls can neither fly nor go 
To reach eternal joys. 

3 In vain we tune our formal songs ; 

In vain we strive to rise : 
Hosannas languish on our tongues, 
And our devotion dies. 

4 Dear Lord ! and shall we ever live 

At this poor dying rate ? 
Our love so faint, so cold to thee, 
And thine to us so great ? 

5 Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove, 

With all thy quickening i^owers ! 
Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love, 
And that shall kindle ours. 

" Will He no more to us return 1 " L. M. 

O Lord, and shall our fainting souls 
Thy just displeasure ever mourn ? 

Thy Spirit grieved, and long withdrawn, — 
Will he no more to us return ? 

Great Source of light and peace! return, 
Nor let us mourn and sigh in vain ; 

Come, repossess these longing hearts 
With all the graces of thy train. 
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464.465. THE HOLY SPIRIT. 

3 This temple, hallowed by thine hand, 
Once more be with thy presence blest ; 
Here be thy grace anew displayed, 
Be this thine everlasting rest ! 

464 "Spirit of Power and Might." Q, M. 

1 Spirit of power and might, behold 

A world by sin destroyed ! 
Creator Spirit, as of old, 
Move on the formless void. 

2 Give thou the word : that healing sound 

Shall quell the deadly strife, 
And earth again, like Eden crowned, 
Produce the tree of life. 

3 If sang the morning stars for joy 

When nature rose to view, 
What strains will angel harps employ 
When thou shalt all renew ! 

4 And if the sons of God rejoice 

To hear a Saviour's name, 
How will the ransomed raise their voice. 
To whom that Saviour came ! 

5 Lo! every kindred, tongue, and tribe, 

Assembling round the throne, 
The new creation shall ascribe 
To sovereign love alone. 

465 The Fower °f ihe Eol v s P iriL L. M. 

1 Eternal Spirit, we confess 
And sing the wonders of thy grace : 
Thy power conveys our blessings down 
From God the Father and the Son. 

2 Enlightened by thy heavenly ray, 
Our shades and darkness turn to day; 
Thine inward teachings make us know 
Our danger, and our refuge too. 

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THE HOLY SPIRIT. 466. 

3 Thy power and glory work within, 
And break the chains of reigning sin ; 
All our imperious lusts subdue, 

And form our wretched hearts anew. 

4 The troubled conscience knows thy voice ; 
Thy cheering words awake our joys ; 
Thy words allay the stormy wind, 

And calm the surges of the mind. 



^ The Coming and Office of the Holy Spirit. gg fo ^S. 

* John. 16:7,8. 

1 Our blest Redeemer, ere he breathed 

His last farewell, 
A guide, a Comforter, bequeathed 
With us to dwell. 

2 He came in tongues of living flame, 

To teach, subdue ; 
All-powerful as the wind he came, 
As viewless too. 

3 He comes, his graces to impart, 

A willing guest, 
While he can find one humble heart 
Wherein to rest. 

4 He breathes that gentle voice we hear 

As breeze of even ; 
That checks each fault, that calms each fear, 
And speaks of heaven. 

5 And all the good that we possess, 

His gift w^e own ; 
Yea, every thought of holiness, 
And victory won. 

6 Spirit of purity and grace ! 

Our weakness see; 
Oh, make our hearts thy dwelling-place, 
And worthier thee ! 
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BOOK Y. 

HYMNS PERTAINING TO THE TRINITY. 
J_ftT An ancient Hymn to the Trinity. L. ]\L (31„ 

1 Let glory be to God on high ; 
Peace be on earth as in the sky ; 
Good will to men ! We bow the knee, 
We praise, we bless, we worship thee ; 
We give thee thanks, thy name we sing, 
Almighty Father ! Heavenly King ! 

2 O Lord, the sole begotten Son, 

Who bore the crimes which we had done ; 
Son of the Father, who wast slain 
To take away the sins of men ; 

Lamb of God, whose blood was spilt 
For all the world, and all its guilt ; — 

3 Have mercy on us, through thy blood ; 
Receive our prayer, O Lamb of God ! 
For thou art holy ; thou alone, 

At God's right hand, upon his throne, 

In all his glory, art adored, 

With thee, O Holy Ghost, One Lord. 

4-QQ An ancient Hymn to the Trinity. Q, ]\J. 

1 To God be glory, peace on earth, 

To all mankind good will ; 
We bless, we praise, we worship thee, 
And glorify thee still ; 

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THE TRINITY. 469. 

2 And thanks for thy great glory give, 

That fills our souls with light ; 
O Lord, our heavenly King, the God 
And Father of all might ! 

3 And thou, begotten Son of God, 

Before all time begun ; 
O Jesus Christ, thou Lamb of God, 
The Father's only Son ; 

4 Thou who the sins of all the world 

Dost fully take away, 
Have mercy, Saviour of mankind, 
And hear us when we pray ! 

5 O thou, who sitt'st at God's right hand, 

Upon the Father's throne, 
Have mercy on us, thou, O Christ, 
Who ait the Holy One ! 

6 Thou, only with the Holy Ghost 

Whom earth and heaven adore, 
In glory of the Father art 
Most high for evermore ! 



^.(59 Praise to the Trinity. J^ ]yj # 

1 Praises to him who built the hills; 
Praises to him the streams who fills ; 
Praises to him wiio lights each star 
That sparkles in the blue afar. 

2 Praises to him who wakes the morn, 
And bids it glow with beams new-born ; 
Who draws the shadows of the night, 
Like curtains, o'er our wearied sight. 

3 Praises to him whose love has given, 
In Christ his Son, the life of heaven ; 
Who for our darkness gives us light, 
And turns to day our deepest night. 

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470. THE TRINITY 

4 Praises to him in grace who came 
To bear our woe and sin and shame ; 
Who lived to die, who died to rise, 
The God-accepted sacrifice. 

5 Praises to him the chain who broke, 
Opened the prison, burst the yoke, 
Sent forth the captives glad and free, 
Heirs of an endless liberty. 

6 Praises to him who sheds abroad 
Within our hearts the love of God, — 
The Spirit of all truth and peace, 
The Source of joy and holiness. 

7 To Father, Son, and Spirit, now 
The hands we lift, the knee we bow; 
To God Jehovah thus we raise 

The ransomed sinner's song of praise ! 



4-70 Prayer to the Trinity. 7s* 

1 Holy Father, hear my cry ; 

Holy Saviour, bend thine ear; 
Holy Spirit, come thou nigh : 
Father, Saviour, Spirit, hear ! 

2 Father, save me from my sin ; 

Saviour, I thy mercy crave ; 
Gracious Spirit, make me clean : 
Father, Son, and Spirit, save ! 

3 Father, let me taste thy love ; 

Saviour, fill my soul with peace ; 
Spirit, come my heart to move : 
Father, Son, and Spirit, bless ! 

4 Father, Son, and Spirit — thou 

One Jehovah, shed abroad 
All thy grace within me now ; 
Be my Father and my God ! 

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THE TRINITY. 471,472. 

A*f 1 Salvation sought from the Trinity. L. ]\J # 

1 Father of heaven ! whose love profound 
A ransom for our souls hath found, 
Before thy throne we sinners bend : 

To us thy pard'ning love extend. 

2 Almighty Son ! incarnate Word ! 
Our Prophet, Priest, Redeemer, Lord ! 
Before thy throne we sinners bend : 
To us thy saving grace extend. 

3 Eternal Spirit ! by whose breath 
The soul is raised from sin and death, 
Before thy throne we sinners bend: 
To us thy quick'ning power extend. 

4 Jehovah ! Father, Spirit, Son ! 
Mysterious Godhead ! Three in One ! 
Before thy throne we sinners bend : 
Grace, pardon, life, to us extend ! 

472 The Thrice Holy One. 7s. 

1 Holy, holy, holy Lord 

God of Hosts ! when heaven and earth, 
Out of darkness, at thy word 

Issued into glorious birth, 
All thy works before thee stood, 
And thine eye beheld them good ; 
While they sung with sweet accord, 
Holy, holy, holy Lord ! 

2 Holy, holy, holy ! thee, 

One Jehovah evermore, 
Father, Son, and Spirit! w^e, 

Dust and ashes, would adore : 
Lightly by the world esteemed, 
From that world by thee redeemed, 
Sing we here with glad accord, 
Holy, holy, holy Lord ! 
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473,474. THE TRINITY. 

3 Holy, holy, holy! all 

Heaven's triumphant choir shall sing, 
While the ransomed natiorts fall 

At the footstool of their King : 
Then shall saints and seraphim, 
Harps and voices, swell one hymn, 
Blending in sublime accord, 
Holy, holy, holy Lord ! 

£J ^ " Thy wondrous Name." L. M. 

1 Great One in Three, great Three in One ! 

Thy wondrous name we sound abroad ; 
Prostrate we fall before thy throne, 

holy, holy, holy Lord ! 

2 Thee, Holy Father, we confess ; 

Thee, Holy Saviour, we adore ; 
And thee, O Holy Ghost, we bless 
And praise and worship evermore. 

3 Thou art by heaven and earth adored ; 

Thy universe is full of thee, 
O holy, holy, holy Lord ! 

Great Three in One, great One in Three ! 

474 " To Thee >9 reat 0ne in Three " 6s & 4s. 

1 Come, thou almighty King, 
Help us thy name to sing, 

Help ns to praise ! 
Father all glorious, 
O'er all victorious, 
Come and reign over lis, 

Ancient of days. 

2 Jesus, our Lord, descend ; 
From all our foes defend, 

Nor let us fall ; 
Let thine almighty aid 
Our sure defense be made, 
Our souls on thee be stayed: 

Lord, hear our call ! 
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THE TRINITY. 475. 

Come, thou incarnate Word, 
Gird on thy mighty sword ; 

Our prayer attend : 
Come, and thy people bless, 
And give thy word success : 
Spirit of holiness, 

On us descend. 

Come, holy Comforter, 
Thy sacred witness bear, 

In this glad hour : 
Thou, who almighty art, 
Now rule in every heart, 
And ne'er from us depart, 

Spirit of power. 

To thee, great One in Three, 
The highest praises be, 

Hence evermore ! 
Thy sovereign majesty 
May we in glory see, 
And to eternity 

Love and adore! 



£J^) Consecration to the Trinity. fS. 

1 Now, O God, thine own I am ! 

Now I give thee back thine own : 
Freedom, friends, and health, and fame, 

Consecrate to thee alone : 
Thine I live, thrice happy I ! 
Happier still if thine I die. 

2 Take me, Lord, and all my powers; 

Take my mind, and heart, and will ; 
All my goods, and all my hours, 

All I know, and all I feel, 
All I think, or speak, or do — 
Take my soul and make it new ! 
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476,477. THE TRINITY. 

3 Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 

One in Three, and Three in One, 
As by the celestial host, 

Let thy will on earth be done : 
Praise by all to thee be given, 
Glorious Lord of earth and heaven ! 

4T6 Prayer to the Trinity for the World's Conversion. 6s & 4s. 

1 Thou, whose almighty word 
Chaos and darkness heard, 

And took their flight, 
Hear us, we humbly pray, 
And where the gospel day 
Sheds not its glorious ray, 

" Let there be light." 

2 Thou, who didst come to bring, 
On thy redeeming wing, 

Healing and sight, 
Health to the sick in mind, 
Sight to the inly blind, 
Oh, now to all mankind 

"Let there be light." 

3 Spirit of truth and love, 
Life-giving, Holy Dove, 

Speed forth thy flight ; 
Move on the waters' face, 
Bearing the lamp of grace ; 
And in earth's darkest place 

" Let there be light." 

^J^ Adoration of the Trinity. H. M. 

1 I give immortal praise 

To God the Father's love, 
For all my comforts here, 
And better hopes above : 
He sent his own eternal Son 
To die for sins that man had done. 
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THE TRINITY. 478. 

2 To God the Son belongs 

Immortal glory too ; 
Who bought us with his blood 

From everlasting woe : 
And now he lives, and now he reigns, 
And sees the fruit of all his pains 

3 To God the Spirit's name 

Immortal worship give, 
Whose new creating power 
Makes dying sinners live : 
His work completes the great design, 
And fills the soul with joy divine. 

4 Almighty God, to thee 

Be endless honors done ; 
The undivided Three, 

And the mysterious One : 
Where reason fails, with all her powers, 
There faith prevails, and love adores. 

478 " M 9 lor y t0 t}ie united Th™ 6 " C. M. 

1 Let them neglect thy glory, Lord, 

Who never knew thy grace ; 
But our loud songs shall still record 
The wonders of thy praise. 

2 We raise our shouts, O God, to thee, 

And send them to thy throne : 
All glory to th' united Three, 
The undivided One ! 

3 'T was he (and we '11 adore his name) 

That formed us by a word ; 
'T is he restores our ruined frame : 
Salvation to the Lord ! 

4 Hosanna ! let the earth and skies 

Repeat the joyful sound ; 
Rocks, hills, and vales, reflect the voice 
In one eternal round ! 

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BOOK VI. 

HYMNS PERTAINING TO THE HOLT SCRIPTURES. 

J.TQ ^ e Works and the Word of God. t tit 

^ ■ v Psalm 19. 

1 The heavens declare thy glory, Lord ; 

In every star thy wisdom shines ; 

But when our eyes behold thy word, 

We read thy name in fairer lines. 

2 The rolling sun, the changing light, 

And night, and day, thy power confess ; 
But the blest volume thou hast writ, 
Reveals thy justice and thy grace. 

3 Sun, moon, and stars convey thy praise 

Round the whole earth, and never stand ; 
So when thy truth began its race, 

It touched and glanced on every land. 

4 Nor shall thy spreading gospel rest, 

Till through the world thy truth hath run ; 
Till Christ hath all the nations blest 
That see the light, or feel the sun. 

5 Great Sun of Righteousness, arise ! 

Bless the dark world with heavenly light: 
Thy gospel makes the simple wise, 

Thy laws are pure, thy judgments right. 

6 Thy noblest wonders here we view 

In souls renewed, and sins forgiven ; 
Lord, cleanse my sins, my soul renew, 
And make thy word my guide to heaven. 

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THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 480,481. 

"The Word of our God shall stand forever." J^ JJ # 

1 The starry firmament on high, 
And all the glories of the sky, 

Yet shine not to thy praise, O Lord, 
So brightly as thy written word. 

2 The hopes that holy word supplies, 
Its truths divine and precepts wise, 
In each a heavenly beam I see, 
And every beam conducts to thee. 

3 Almighty Lord, the sun shall fail, 
The moon forget her nightly tale, 
And deepest silence hush on high 
The radiant chorus of the sky ; 

4 But fixed for everlasting years, 
Unmoved, amid the wreck of spheres, 
Thy word shall shine in cloudless day, 
When heaven and earth have passed away. 



Tiie Bible above Nature, g # ]\j[ ( 

Psalm 19. 

1 Behold, the morning sun 

Begins his glorious way; 
His beams through all the nations run, 
And life and light convey. 

2 But where the Gospel comes, 

It spreads diviner light ; 
It calls dead sinners from their tombs, 
And gives the blind their sight. 

o Thy laws are just and pure, 
Thy truth without deceit ; 
Thy promises forever sure, 
And thy rewards are great. 

4 My gracious God, how plain 
Are thy directions given ! 
Oh, may I never read in vain, 
But find the path to heaven ! 

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482, 483. THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 

40 O " The law of th e Lord is perfect." g # ]\J # 

®£ Psalm 19. 

1 How perfect is thy word, 

And all thy judgments just ; 
Forever sure thy promise, Lord, 
And men securely trust. 

2 I hear thy word with love, 

And I would fain obey ; 
Send thy good Spirit from above, 
To guide me, lest I stray. 

3 Warn me of every sin ; 

Forgive my secret faults ; 
And cleanse this guilty soul of mine, 
Whose crimes exceed my thoughts. 

4 While, with my heart and tongue, 

I spread thy praise abroad ; 
Accept the worship and the song, 
My Saviour and my God. 

483 Tht mle the Llght °f ^ w<yrld - c. m. 

1 A glory gilds the sacred page, 
Majestic, like the sun: 
It gives a light to every age ; 
It gives, but borrows none. 

The hand that gave it still supplies 
The gracious light and heat : 

Its truths upon the nations rise ; 
They rise, but never set. 

3 Let everlasting thanks be thine 

For such a bright display, 
As makes a world of darkness shine 
With beams of heavenly day, 

4 My soul rejoices to pursue 

The steps of him I love, 
Till glory breaks upon my view 
In brighter worlds above ! 
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THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 484,485. 

i Q A "More to be desired than gold" L # p # ]\/[ t 

T^Ot Psalm 19. 

1 I love the volume of thy word ; 
What light and joy those leaves afford 

To souls benighted and distressed ! 
Thy precepts guide my doubtful way, 
Thy fear forbids my feet to stray, 

Thy promise leads my heart to rest. 

2 Thy threatening^ wake my slumbering eyes, 
And warn me where my danger lies ; 

But 't is thy blessed gospel, Lord, 
That makes my guilty conscience clean, 
Converts my soul, subdues my sin, 

And gives a free, but large reward. 

3 Who knows the errors of his thoughts? 
My God ! forgive my secret faults, 

And from presumptuous sins restrain : 
Accept my poor attempts of praise, 
That I have read thy book of grace, 

And book of nature not in vain. 

JQ£) Deliyht in the Scriptures. Q 9 ]\J. 

1 Father of mercies, in thy word 

What endless glory shines ! 
Forever be thy name adored 
For these celestial lines. 

2 Here my Redeemer's welcome voice 

Spreads heavenly peace around ; 
And life and everlasting joys 
Attend the blissful sound. 

8 Oh, may these heavenly pages be 
My ever dear delight ; 
And still new beauties may I see, 
And still increasing light ! 

4 Divine Instructor, gracious Lord, 
Be thou forever near ; 
Teach me to love thy sacred word, 
•And view my Saviour there. 
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486,487. THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 



JQfi " Oh, how love I Thy Law ! " Q 9 ]y[ # 

^^^ Psalm 119. 

1 Oh, how I love thy holy law ! 

'T is daily my delight ; 
And thence my meditations draw 
Divine advice by night. 

2 My waking eyes prevent the day 

To meditate thy word ; 
My soul with longing melts away 
To hear thy gospel, Lord. 

3 How doth thy word my heart engage ! 

How well employ my tongue ! 
And in my tiresome pilgrimage 
Yields me a heavenly song. 

4 When nature sinks, and spirits droop, 

Thy promises of grace 
Are pillars to support my hope, 
And there I write thy praise. 

AQ>7 u Thy Law is my delight:' Q, ]\£ 

^^ • Psalm 119. 

1 Lord, I have made thy word my choice, 

My lasting heritage ; 
There shall my noblest powers rejoice, 
My warmest thoughts engage. 

2 I '11 read the hist'ries of thy love, 

And keep thy laws in sight ; 
While through the promises I rove, 
With ever fresh delight. 

3 'T is a broad land, of wealth unknown, 

Where springs of life arise, 
Seeds of immortal bliss are sown, 
And hidden glory lies. 

4 The best relief that mourners have ; 

It makes our sorrows blest ; 
Our fairest hope beyond the grave, 
And our eternal rest. 
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THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 488,499. 

JQft " Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet" Q t ]^J # 

1 How precious is the book divine, 

By inspiration given ! 
Bright as a lamp, its doctrines shine, 
To guide our souls to heaven. 

2 It sweetly cheers our drooping hearts, 

In this dark vale of tears ; 
Life, light, and joy it still imparts, 
And quells our rising fears. 

3 This lamp, through all the tedious night 

Of life, shall guide our way ; 
Till we behold the clearer light 
Of an eternal day. 



A OQ Tlie Bible for the Young. 0. M. 

^®*J Psalm 119. 

1 How shall the young secure their hearts, 

And guard their lives from sin ? 
Thy word the choicest rules imparts, 
To keep the conscience clean. 

2 'T is like the sun, a heavenly light, 

That guides us all the day ; 
And, through the dangers of the night, 
t A lamp to lead our way. 

3 Thy precepts make me truly wise : 

I hate the sinner's road ; 
I hate my own vain thoughts that rise, 
But love thy law, my God. 

4 Thy word is everlasting truth, 

How pure is every page ! 
That holy book shall guide our youth, 
. And well support our age. 

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490,491. THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 

J_QA Diverse Influences of the Gospel, Q j^J 

^^" 1 Cor. 1 : 23, 24. 

1 Christ and his cross are all our theme : 

The myst'ries that we speak 
Are scandal in the Jew's esteem, 
And folly to the Greek. 

2 But souls enlightened from above 

With joy receive the word ; 
They see what wisdom, power, and love, 
Shine in their dying Lord. 

3 The vital savor of his name 

Restores their fainting breath ; 
But unbelief perverts the same 
To guilt, despair, and death. 

4 Till God diffuse his graces down, 

Like showers of heavenly rain, 
In vain Apollos sows the ground, 
And Paul may plant in vain. 

491 My Bible. 7 S . 

1 Holy Bible ! book divine ! 
Precious treasure ! thou art mine : 
Mine to tell me whence I came ; 
Mine to tell me what I am ; 

2 Mine to chide me when I rove ; 
Mine to show a Saviour's love ; 
Mine thou art to guide and guard ; 
Mine to punish or reward ; 

3 Mine to comfort in distress, 
If the Holy Spirit bless; 
Mine to show, by living faith, 
Man can triumph over death ; 

4 Mine to tell of joys to come, 
And the rebel sinner's doom: 
Oh, thou holy book divine ! 
Precious treasure, thou art mine ! 

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BOOK VII. 

HYMNS PERTAINING TO THE SINFULNESS AND THE REGENER- 
ATION OF MAN. 

\ GO "Iwas shapen in iniquity." J^ |^ 

^^ w Psalm 51. 

1 Lord, I am vile — conceived in sin, 
And born unholy and unclean ; 
Sprung from the man whose guilty fall 
Corrupts the race, and taints us all. 

2 Soon as we draw our infant breath, 
The seeds of sin grow up for death : 
Thy law demands a perfect heart ; 
But we 're defiled in every part. 

3 Behold, I fall before thy face ; 
My only refuge is thy grace : 
Great God ! create my heart anew, 
And form my spirit pure and true. 

4 No bleeding bird, nor bleeding beast, 
Nor hyssop branch, nor sprinkling priest, 
Nor running brook, nor flood, nor sea, 
Can wash the dismal stain away. 

5 Jesus, my God ! thy blood alone 
Hath power sufficient to atone : 

Thy blood can make me white as snow ; 
No Jewish types could cleanse me so. 

6 While guilt disturbs and breaks my peace, 
Nor flesh nor soul hath rest or ease : 
Lord, let me hear thy pard'ning voice, 
And make my broken bones rejoice. 

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493,494. SINFULNESS OF MAN. 

J_Q3 Man Sinful by Nature. Q # M. 

1 How sad our state by nature is ! 

Our sin — how deep it stains! 
And Satan holds our captive minds 
Fast in his slavish chains. 

2 But there 's a voice of sovereign grace 

Sounds from the sacred word: 
" Ho ! ye despairing sinners, come, 
And trust upon the Lord." 

3 My soul obeys th' almighty call, 

And runs to this relief; 
I would believe thy promise, Lord : 
Oh, help my unbelief! 

4 A guilty, weak, and helpless worm, 

On thy kind arms I fall : 
Be thou my strength and righteousness, 
My Saviour and my All. 

JG A "There, is none that doeth good." Q t ]\J # 

"*«? ^ Psalm 14. 

1 The Lord, from his celestial throne, 

Looked down on things below, 
To find the man that sought his grace, 
Or did his justice know. 

2 By nature all are gone astray, 

Their practice all the same ; 
There 's none that fears his Maker's hand ; 
There 's none that loves his name. 

3 Their tongues are used to speak deceit, 

Their slanders never cease ; 
How swift to mischief are their feet, 
Nor know the paths of peace ! 

4 Such seeds of sin — that bitter root — 

In every heart are found; 
Nor can they bear diviner fruit 
Till grace refine the ground. 
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man's lost condition. 495, 496. 

The Two Worlds. C. P. M. 

1 Lo, on a narrow neck of land, 
'Twixt two unbounded seas, I stand, 

Secure, insensible ! 
A point of time, a moment's space, 
Removes me to that heavenly place, 

Or shuts me up in hell. 

2 O God, my inmost soul convert, 
And deeply on my thoughtful heart 

Eternal things impress ! 
Give me to feel their solemn weight, 
And tremble on the brink of fate, 

And wake to righteousness. 

3 Before me place, in dread array, 
The pomp of that tremendous day, 

When thou, with clouds, shalt come 
To j ndge the nations at thy bar ; 
And tell me, Lord, shall I be there, 

To meet a joyful doom? 

4 O Saviour, then my soul receive, 
Then bid me in thy presence live, 

And reign with thee above ; 
Where faith is sweetly lost in sight, 
And hope in full, supreme delight, 

And everlasting love. 

" Where shall rest be found V g, ]\J # 

1 Oh, where shall rest be found — 

Rest for the weary soul ? 
'T were vain the ocean depths to sound, 
Or pierce to either pole. 

2 The world can never give 

The bliss for which we sigh : 
'T is not the whole of life to live, 
Xor all of death to die. 

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497. man's lost condition. 

3 Beyond this vale of tears 

There is a life above, 
Unmeasured by the flight of years; 
And all that life is love. 

4 There is a death whose pang 

Outlasts the fleeting breath : 
Oh, what eternal horrors hang 
Around the second death ! 

5 Lord God of truth and grace, 

Teach us that death to shun ; 
Lest we be banished from thy face, 
And evermore undone. 



497 No Hope in the Grave. L. M. 

1 While life prolongs its precious light, 

Mercy is found, and peace is given ; 
But soon, ah ! soon, approaching night 
Shall blot out every hope of heaven. 

2 While God invites, how blest the day ! 

How sweet the gospel's charming sound ! 
Come, sinners, haste, oh, haste away, 
While yet a pardoning God he 's found. 

3 Soon, borne on time's most rapid wing, 

Shall death command you to the grave, 
Before his bar your spirits bring, 
And none be found to hear or save. 

4 In that lone land of deep despair 

No Sabbath's heavenly light shall rise ; 
No God regard your bitter prayer, 
Nor Saviour call you to the skies. 

5 Now God invites — how blest the day ! 

How sweet the gospel's charming sound ! 
Come, sinners, haste, oh, haste away, 
While yet a pardoning God is found. 
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MAX'S LOST CONDITION. 498, 499. 

JGQ " Thou didst set them in slippery places " J^ t JyJ % 

^J& Psalm 73. 

1 Lord, what a thoughtless wretch was I 

To mourn, and murmur, and repine, 
To see the w r icked, placed on high, 
In pride and robes of honor shine ! 

2 But oh, their end, their dreadful end ! 

Thy sanctuary taught me so : 
On slippery rocks I see them stand, 
And fiery billows roll below. 

3 Their fancied joys — ■ how fast they flee ! 

Just like a dream when man awakes ; 
Their songs of softest harmony 
Are but a prelude to their plagues. 

4 Xow I esteem their mirth and wine 

Too dear to purchase with my blood : 
Lord, 't is enough that thou art mine, 
My life, my portion, and my God ! 

4 ()f> "Bow should man be just with Godt " S JJ 

***° Job 9: 2. 

1 Ah, how shall fallen man 

Be just before his God ! 
If he contend in righteousness, 
We fall beneath his rod. 

2 If he our ways should mark, 

With strict inquiring eyes, 
Could we for one of thousand faults 
A just excuse devise? 

3 All-seeing, powerful God ! 

Who can with thee contend ? 
Or who that tries th' unequal strife, 
Shall prosper in the end ? 

4 The mountains, in thy wrath, 

Their ancient seats forsake ; 
The trembling earth deserts her place, 
Her rooted pillars shake. 

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500,501. man's lost condition. 

h Ah, how shall guilty man 
Contend with such a God ! 
None, none can meet him, and escape, 
But through the Saviour's blood. 



JtAA Conviction by the Law. r\ -\/r 

1 Lord, how secure my conscience was, 

And felt no inward dread ! 
I was alive without the law, 

And thought my sins were dead. 

2 My hopes of heaven were firm and bright; 

But since the precept came 
With such convincing power and light, 
I find how vile I am. 

3 My guilt appeared but small before, 

Till I with terror saw 
How perfect, holy, just, and pure 
Is thine eternal law. 

4 Then felt my soul the heavy load ; 

My sins revived again : 
I had provoked a dreadful God, 
And all my hopes were slain. 

5 My God ! I cry with every breath, 

For some kind power to save ; 
Oh, break the yoke of sin and death, 
And thus redeem the slave. 



K()~i Probation in this Life only. L M. 

*^U± Eccles. 9:10. 

1 Life is the time to serve the Lord, 
The time t' insure the great reward ; 
And while the lamp holds out to burn, 
The vilest sinner may return. 
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INVITATIONS. 502. 

Life is the hour that God has given 
T' escape from hell and fly to heaven ; 
The day of grace, — and mortals may 
Secure the blessings of the day. 

Then what my thoughts design to do, 
My hands, with all your might pursue, 
Since no device, nor work is found, 
Nor faith, nor hope, beneath the ground. 

There are no acts of pardon passed 
In the cold grave to which we haste ; 
But darkness, death, and long despair 
Reign in eternal silence there. 

The constraining Love of Christ, L. ]\J, Q\ g 

O love divine, what hast thou done ! 

The Lord of life hath died for me ! 
The Father's coeternal Son 

Bore all my sins upon the tree : 
Th 5 incarnate God for me hath died; 
The Lord, my love, was crucified. 

Sinners, behold, as ye pass by, 

The bleeding Prince of life and peace ; 

Come, sinners, see your Saviour die, 
And say, was ever grief like his ! 

Come, feel with me his blood applied ; 

The Lord, my love, was crucified ; — 

Was crucified for you and me, 
To bring us, rebels, back to God ; 

Salvation now for us is free ; 

His church is purchased with his blood : 

Pardon and life flow from his side ; 

The Lord, my love, is crucified. 

Then let us sit beneath his cross, 

And gladly catch the healing stream ; 

All things for him account but dross, 
And give up all our hearts to him : 

Of nothing think or speak beside — 

The Lord, my love, is crucified. 
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503, 504. INVITATIONS. 

KAQ "Ask and ye shall receive." g J^J 

vvo Matt 7: 7# 

1 "Ask and ye shall receive," — 

On this my hope I build ; 
I ask forgiveness, and believe 
My prayer shall be fulfilled. 

2 Seek, and expect to find : 

Wounded to death in soul, 

I seek the Saviour of mankind, 

For he can make me whole. 

3 Knock, and with patience wait, 

By faith free entrance gain : 
I stand, and knock at mercy's gate 
Till I thy grace obtain. 

4 Shall I then ask in vain ; 

Seek, and not find the Lord ? 
Knock, and yet no admittance gain, 
And doubt thy holy word ? 

5 No, Lord, thou 'It ne'er deceive ; 

Thy promises are sure : 
In thy good time I shall receive; — 
What can I ask for more ? 

KAJ " Come, ye heavy laden." L. M. 

£*V-± Matt. 11: 28. 

1 " Come hither, all ye weary souls ; 

Ye heavy-laden sinners, come ! 
I '11 give you rest from all your toils, 
And raise you to my heavenly home. 

2 "They shall find rest who learn of me : 

I 'm of a meek and lowly mind ; 
But passion rages like the sea, 
And pride is restless as the wind. 

3 " Blest is the man whose shoulders take 

My yoke, and bear it with delight: 
My yoke is easy to his neck, 

My grace shall make the burden light." 
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INVITATIONS. 505, 506. 

4 Jesus, we come at thy command ; 

With faith, and hope, and humble zeal, 
Resign our spirits to thy hand, 
To mold and guide us at thy will. 

* A ~ "1 will give you rest." Q m j\j[ # 

*^iJ Matt. U : 2&-30. 

1 Come unto me all ye who mourn, 

With guilt and fear oppressed; 
Resign to me the willing heart, 
And I will give you rest. 

2 Take up my yoke, and learn of me 

A meek and lowly mind ; 
And thus your weary, troubled souls 
Repose and peace shall find. 

3 For light and gentle is my yoke : 

The burden I impose 
Shall ease the heart which groaned before 
Beneath a load of woes. 

Kf)(t " The Spirit and the Bride say, Come." g # ]\£ 

*)yj\J Rev . 22: 17. 

1 The Spirit, in our hearts, 

Is whisp'ring, " Sinner, come ; " 
The bride, the church of Christ, proclaims 
To all his children, " Come !" 

2 Let him that heareth say 

To all about him, " Come ; " 
Let him that thirsts for righteousness, 
To Christ, the fountain, come ! 

3 Yes, whosoever will, 

Oh, let him freely come, 
And freely drink the stream of life ; 
5 T is Jesus bids him come.- 

4 Lo ! Jesus, who invites, 

Declares, " I quickly come ; " 
Lord, even so ; we wait thine hour ; 
O blest Redeemer, come ! 
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507, 508. INVITATIONS. 

Kf\y " Wait on the Lord. 1 ' g # ]\£ # 

^" ' Psalm 27. 

1 Come, ye with sin distressed, 

And wait upon the Lord : 
He will bestow the promised rest, 
And timely aid afford. 

2 What though he hide his face, 

And should awhile delay ; 
He '11 grant you fresh supplies of grace 
For every trying day. 

3 His wisdom, love, and power 

Are all engaged for you, 
And in affliction's fiery hour 
Will bring you safely through. 

4 He knows your every pain ; 

He counts your every tear ; 
And, while your mourning souls complain. 
He lends a pitying ear. 

5 Then wait his gracious will 

In persevering prayer ; 
His own blest word will he fulfill, 
And make your souls his care. 

K()Q "Eo! every one that thirsteth" Q o ]\/f # 

*JUO Isaiah 55: 1,2. 

1 Let every mortal ear attend, 

And every heart rejoice ; 
The trumpet of the Gospel sounds 
With an inviting voice. 

2 Ho ! all ye hungry, starving souls, 

That feed upon the wind, 
And vainly strive with earthly toys 
To fill an empty mind : 

3 Eternal wisdom has prepared 

A soul-reviving feast, 
And bids your longing appetites 
The rich provision taste. 
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INVITATIONS. 509. 

4 Ho ! ye that pant for living streams, 

And pine away and die : 
Here you may quench your raging thirst 
With springs that never dry. 

5 Rivers of love and mercy here 

In a rich ocean join ; 
Salvation in abundance flows, 
Like floods of milk and wine. 

6 The happy gates of gospel-grace 

Stand open night and day : 
Lord, we are come to seek supplies, 
And drive our wants away. 

K(\() "Come — without money and without price." C. M. 

wO Isaiah 55: 1,2. 

1 Ye wretched, hungry, starving poor, 

Behold a royal feast ! 
Where mercy spreads her bounteous store, 
For every humble guest. 

2 See, Jesus stands with open arms ; 

He calls, he bids you come : 
Guilt holds you back, and fear alarms ; 
But see, there yet is room — 

3 Room in the Saviour's bleeding heart: 

There love and pity meet ; 

Nor will he bid the soul depart 

That trembles at his feet. 

4 Oh, come, and with his children taste 

The blessings of his love ; 
While hope attends the sweet repast 
Of nobler joys above. 

5 There, with united heart and voice, 

Before th' eternal throne, 
Ten thousand thousand souls rejoice 
In ecstasies unknown. 
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510, 511. INVITATIONS. 

6 And yet ten thousand thousand more 
Are welcome still to come : 
Ye longing souls, the grace adore ; 
Approach, there yet is room. 

K 1 A Gentleness of God's Commands. g # "AJ 

^ 1 ^ Psalm 55. 

1 How gentle God's commands ! 

How kind his precepts are ! 
Come, cast your burdens on the Lord, 
And trust his constant care. 

2 Beneath his watchful eye 

His saints securely dwell ; 
That hand which bears all nature up, 
Shall guard his children well. 

3 Why should this anxious load 

Press down your weary mind ? 
Haste to your heavenly Father's throne, 
And sweet refreshment find. 

4 His goodness stands approved, 

Unchanged from day to day : 
I'll drop my burden at his feet, 
And bear a song away. 

£)^ u Come unto me, all ye that labor." Jj # ]\J # Q[ t 

1 Peace, troubled soul, whose plaintive moan 

Hath taught each scene the notes of woe ; 
Cease thy complaint, suppress thy groan, 

And let thy tears forget to flow : 
Behold, the precious balm is found, 
To lull thy pain, to heal thy wound, 

2 Come, freely come, by sin oppressed ; 

On Jesus cast thy weighty load ; 
In him thy refuge find, thy rest, 

Safe in the mercy of thy God: 
Thy God's thy Saviour — glorious word! 
Oh, hear, believe, and bless the Lord ! 
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INVITATIONS. 512, 513. 

"Return, wanderer" Q t ]\J # 

1 Return, O wanderer, now return, 

And seek thy Father's face! 
Those new desires, which in thee burn, 
Were kindled by his grace. 

2 Return, O wanderer, now return ! 

He hears thy humble sigh ; 
He sees thy softened spirit mourn, 
When no one else is nigh. 

3 Return, O wanderer, now return ! 

Thy Saviour bids thee live : 
Go to his bleeding feet, and learn 
How freely he '11 forgive. 

4 Return, O wanderer, now return, 

And wipe the falling tear ! 
Thy Father calls — no longer niourn: 
His love invites thee near. 



Hie Prodigal invited, 7s. 

1 Brother, hast thou wandered far 

From thy Father's happy home, 
With thyself and God at war? 

Turn thee, brother ; homeward come. 

2 Hast thou wasted all the powers 

God for noble uses gave ? 
Squandered life's most golden hours ? 
Turn thee, brother ; God can save. 

3 He can heal thy bitterest wound, 

He thy gentlest prayer can hear : 
Seek him, for he may be found; 
Call upon him ; he is near. 
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514, 515. INVITATIONS. 



Kl^j The Voice of Jesus. fs. 

^ ■*■ ^ Matt. 11 : 28-30. 

1 Come, said Jesus' sacred voice, 

Come, and make my paths your choice ; 
I will guide you to your home ; 
Weary wanderer, hither come ! 

2 Thou who, homeless and forlorn, 

Long hast borne the proud world's scorn, 
Long hast roamed the barren waste, 
Weary wanderer, hither haste. 

3 Ye who, tossed on beds of pain, 
Seek for ease, but seek in vain ; 
Ye, by fiercer anguish torn, 

In remorse for guilt who mourn : — 

4 Hither come ! for here is found 
Balm that flows for every wound ; 
Peace that ever shall endure, 
Rest eternal, sacred, sure. 

K1 K "To-day the Saviour calls:'' Q s & 4 g 

Vi'J Heb.3:15. 

1 To-day the Saviour calls: 

Ye wanderers come ! 
Oh, ye benighted souls, 
Why longer roam? 

2 To-day the Saviour calls : 

Oh, listen now ! 
Within these sacred walls 
To Jesus bow. 

3 To-day the Saviour calls : 

For refuge fly : 
The storm of justice falls, 
And death is nigh. 

The Spirit calls to-day ; 

Yield to his power ; 
Oh, grieve him not away ! 

'T is mercy's hour. 
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INVITATIOXS. 516, 517. 

Now the Accepted Time. g § JJ t 

1 Cor. 6 : 2. 

1 Now is th' accepted time, 

Now is the day of grace ; 
Now, sinners, come, without delay, 
And seek the Saviour's face. 

2 Now is th' accepted time, 

The Saviour calls to-day: 
To-morrow it may be too late ; 
Then why should you delay ? 

3 Now is th' accepted time, 

The gospel bids you come ; 

And every promise in his word 

Declares there yet is room. 

4 Lord, draw reluctant souls, 

And feast them with thy love : 
Then will the angels swiftly fly 
To bear the news above. 

Free Forgiveness. gg 7s & 4. 

1 Sinxers, will you scorn the message 

Sent in mercy from above ? 
Every sentence, oh, how tender ! 
Every line is full of love ; 

Hear, oh, hear it ! 
Every line is full of love. 

2 Hear the heralds of the gospel 

News from Zion's King proclaim : 
u To each rebel sinner pardon, 

Free forgiveness in his name ; " 
Oh, receive it ! 
" Free forgiveness in his name." 

3 Now, ye angels, hovering round us, 

Waiting spirits, speed your way ; 
Haste ye to the court of heaven, 
Tidings bear without delay : 

Rebel sinners 
Glad the message will obey. 
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518, 519. INVITATIONS. 

£*1 Q "Look unto me and be ye saved."" 1 gg ^s ^r <£.. 

1 Come, ye sinners, poor and wretched, 

This is your accepted, hour : 
Jesus ready stands to save you, 
Full of pity, love, and power : 

He is able, 
He is willing ; doubt no more. 

2 Agonizing in the garden, 

Lo ! the Saviour prostrate lies ; 
On the bloody tree behold him ! 
Hear him cry before he dies, 

"It is finished!" 
Sinners, will not this suffice ? 

3 Lo ! th' incarnate God ascended, 

Pleads the merit of his blood ; 
Venture on him, venture wiiolly, 
Let no other trust intrude : 

None but Jesus 
Can do helpless sinners good. 



519 The Peace °f Christ 7s. 

1 Ye who in these courts are found, 
Listening to the joyful sound, — 
Lost and helpless, as ye are, 
Sons of sorrow, sin, and care, — 
Glorify the King of kings, 

Take the peace the gospel brings. 

2 Turn to Christ your longing eyes, 
View his bleeding sacrifice ; 

See, in him, your sins forgiven, 
Pardon, holiness, and heaven : 
Glorify the King of kings, 
Take the peace the gospel brings. 
310 



INVITATIONS. 520, 521. 

520 Welcome! ft. 

1 From the cross uplifted high. 
Where the Saviour deigns to die, 
What melodious sounds we hear, 
Bursting on the ravished ear ! — 

" Love's redeeming work is done ; 
Come and welcome, sinner, come ! 

2 " Spread for thee, the festal board 
See with richest dainties stored ; 
To thy Father's bosom pressed, 
Yet again a child confessed, 
Never from his house to roam : 
Come and welcome, sinner, come. 

3 " Soon the days of life shall end; 
Lo, I come, your Saviour, Friend ! 
Safe your spirits to convey 

To the realms of endless day, 

Up to my eternal home : 

Come and welcome, sinner, come ! " 

£Q1 " The voice of free Grace." 12s. 

**** A Gen. 19 : 17. 

1 The voice of free grace cries, Escape to the moun- 

tain, 
For Adam's lost race Christ hath opened a foun- 
tain ; 
For sin and uncleanness, and every transgression, 
His blood flows most freely in streams of salva- 
tion. 
Hallelujah to the Lamb, who hath bought us a pardon! 
We '11 praise Him again, when we pass over Jordan. 

2 Ye souls that are wounded, oh, flee to the Saviour: 
He calls you in mercy — 't is infinite favor ; 
Your sins are increasing ; escape to the mountain : 
His blood can remove them, it flows from the foun- 
tain. 

Hallelujah to the Lamb, who hath bought us a pardon ! 
We '11 praise him again, when we pass over Jordan. 

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522, 523. INVITATIONS. 

3 When Zion we see, having gained the blest 
shore, 
With harps in our hands, we will praise him the 

more ; 
We '11 range the sweet plains on the banks of the 

river, 
And sing of salvation forever and ever ! 
Hallelujah to the Lamb, wiio hath bought us a pardon, 
We '11 praise him again, when we pass over Jordan ! 



KOO lt Acquaint thyself now ivith Him." lis. 

*-*"" Job 22 : 21. 

1 Acquaint thee, O mortal, acquaint thee with God, 
And joy, like the sunshine, shall beam on thy road ; 
And peace, like the dewdrop, shall fall on thy head ; 
And sleep, like an angel, shall visit thy bed. 

2 Acquaint thee, O mortal, acquaint thee with God, 
And he shall be with thee when fears are abroad ; 
Thy safeguard in danger that threatens thy path ; 
Thy joy in the valley and shadow of death. 



523 The Year °f Milee - H. m. 

1 Blow ye the trumpet, blow, 

The gladly solemn sound ! 
Let all the nations know, 

To earth's remotest bound : 
The year of jubilee has come ; 
Return, ye ransomed sinners, home. 

2 Jesus, our great High Priest, 

Hath full atonement made : 
Ye weary spirits, rest ; 

Ye mournful souls, be glad : 
The year of jubilee is come; 
Return, ye ransomed sinners, home. 
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invitations. 524 ? 525. 

3 Exalt the Lamb of God, 

The sin-atoning Lamb ; 
Redemption in his blood 

To all the world proclaim : 
The year of Jubilee is come ; 
Return, ye ransomed sinners, home. 

4 The gospel trumpet hear, — 

The news of heavenly grace ; 
And, saved from earth, appear 

Before your Saviour's face : 
The year of jubilee is come; 
Return, ye ransomed sinners, home. 

K*)± x " Whosoever will" JJ # ]\J # 

*)+**■ Luke 14: 22. 

1 Ye dying sons of men, 

Immerged in sin and woe, 
The gospel's voice attend, 

While Jesus sends to you : 
Ye perishing and guilty, come ; 
In Jesus' arms there yet is room. 

2 No longer now delay, 

Nor vain excuses frame , 
He bids you come to-day, 

Though poor, and blind, and lame : 
All things are ready ; sinner, come ; 
For every trembling soul there 's room. 

3 Drawn by his bleeding love, 

Ye wand'ring sheep, draw near; 
Christ calls you from above ; 

The Shepherd's voice now hear : 
Let whosoever will now come ; 
In Jesus' arms there still is room. 

£)25 Invitations of Christ, L. M. 

1 How sweetly flowed the gospel sound 
From lips of gentleness and grace, 
When listening thousands gathered round, 
And joy and reverence filled the place ! 
27 313 



526, 527, invitations. 

2 From heaven he came, of heaven he spoke, 

To heaven he led his followers' way ; 
Dark clouds of gloomy night he broke, 
Unvailing an immortal day. 

3 " Come, wancj^rers, to my Father's home ; 

Come, all ye weary ones, and rest ; " 
Yes, sacred Teacher, we will come, 
Obey thee, love thee, and be blest. 

Kja Rest in God, g # ]\/[ # 

*^ U Gen. 8:9. 

1 Oh, cease, my wandering soul, 
On restless wing to roam ; 
All this wide world, to either pole, 
Hath not for thee a home. 

| 2 Behold the ark of God ! 

t Behold the open door ! 

| Oh, haste to gain that dear abode, 

| And rove, my soul, no more. 

3 There safe thou shalt abide, 

There sweet shall be thy rest, 
And every longing satisfied,, 
With full salvation blest. 

5*?T Invitation from Heaven to Earth. S. M. 

1 Come to the land of peace \ 
From shadows come away ; 
Where all the sounds of weeping cease, 
And storms no more have sway. 

[ 2 Fear hath no dwelling here ; 
But pure repose and love 
JBreathe through the bright, celestial air 
The spirit of the dove. 

S Come to the bright and blest, 
(Gathered from every land ; 
Far here thy soul shall find its rest, 
Amid the shining band. 
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INVITATIONS. 528, 529. 

4 In this divine abode 

Change leaves no saddening trace ; 
Come, trusting spirit, to thy God, 
Thy holy resting-place. 

K*}Q " Come up hither." 7s 

£>~~ Rev. 4:1. 

1 " Come up hither ; come away : " 

Thus the ransomed spirits sing; 
Here is cloudless, endless day; 
Here is everlasting spring. 

2 Come up hither ; come and dwell 

With the living hosts above ; 
Come, and let your bosoms swell 
With their burning songs of love. 

3 Come up hither ; come and share 

All the sacred joys that rise, 
Like an ocean, every where 

Through the myriads of the skies. 

4 Come up hither ; come and shine 

In the robes of spotless white ; 
Palms, and harps, and crowns are thine ; 
Hither, hither wing your flight. 

5 Come up hither ; hither speed : 

Rest is found in heaven alone ; 
Here is all the wealth you need ; 

Come and make this wealth your own. 

£QQ " Come to the Ark." n TVT 

f ^ w ^ Gen*7:l. 

1 Come to the ark, come to the ark ; 

To Jesus come away : 
The pestilence walks forth by night, 
The arrow flies by day. 

2 Come to the ark : the waters rise, 

The seas their billows rear ; 
While darkness gathers o'er the skies, 
Behold a refuge near ! 
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530, 531. INVITATIONS. 

3 Come to the ark, all, all that weep 

Beneath the sense of sin : 
Without, deep calleth unto deep, 
But all is peace within. 

4 Come to the ark, ere yet the flood 

Your lingering steps oppose ; 
Come, for the door which open stood 
Is now about to close. 

WA « Come to me." ^ ^ 

*^ " Matt. 11 : 28—30. 

1 With tearful eyes I look around ; 

Life seems a dark and stormy sea; 
Yet, 'mid the gloom, I hear a sound, 
A heavenly whisper, " Come to me." 

2 It tells me of a place of rest ; 

It tells me where my soul may flee : 
Oh, to the weary, faint, oppressed, 

How sweet the bidding, " Come to me!" 

3 " Come, for all else must fail and die ; 

Earth is no resting-place for thee ; 
To heaven direct thy weeping eye, 
I am thy portion ; come to me." 

4 O voice of mercy ! voice of love ! 

In conflict, grief, and agony, 
Support me, cheer me from above ! 
And gently whisper, " Come to me." 

531 "Fear not; I have redeemed thee." L. M. 

1 Come, weary souls, with sin distressed, 
Come, and accept the promised rest ; 
The Saviour's gracious call obey, 
And cast your gloomy fears away. 

2 Oppressed with guilt, — a painful load, — 
Oh, come and bow before your God ! 
Divine compassion, mighty love 

Will all the painful load remove. 
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invitations. 532, 533. 

3 Here mercy's boundless ocean flows, 

To cleanse your guilt and heal your woes ; 
Pardon, and life, and endless peace — 
How rich the gift, how free the grace ! 

4 Dear Saviour ! let thy powerful love 
Confirm our faith, our fears remove; 
Oh, sweetly reign in every breast, 
And guide us to eternal rest. 

532 "V an y man thirst, let him come unto me." gg fc g, 

1 Burdened with guilt, wouldst thou be blest? 
Trust not the world ; it gives no rest : 

I bring relief to hearts oppressed ; 
O weary sinner, come ! 

2 Come, leave thy burden at the cross ; 
Count all thy gains but empty dross ; 
My grace repays all earthly loss : 

O needy sinner, come ! 

3 Come, hither bring thy boding fears, 
Thy aching heart, thy bursting tears ; 
5 T is mercy's voice salutes thine ears : 

O trembling sinner, come ! 

4 "The Spirit and the bride say, Come:" 
Rejoicing saints reecho, Come ! 

Who faints, who thirsts, who will, may come ; 
Thy Saviour bids thee come. 

533 Give m y Heart s. m. 

1 Give to the Lord thine heart ; 

In him all pleasures meet : 
Oh, come and choose the better part, 
Low at the Saviour's feet. 

2 Hear, and your soul shall live 

His peace shall be your stay — 
Peace, which the world can never give, 
Can never take away. 

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534, 535. EXHORTATIONS. 

3 Go with him to his cross, 

Go with him to his tomb ; 
Your richest gain account but loss, 
And tarry till he come. 

4 Then, when you hear his voice, 

Your faithful Shepherd's call, 
Lift up your heads, in him rejoice, 
Your God, your Guide, your All ! 

£)34- Look to Oirist. ^S. 

1 Weary sinner ! keep thine eyes 
On th' atoning Sacrifice ; 
View him bleeding on the tree, 
Pouring out his life for thee. 

2 Surely Christ thy griefs hath borne ; 
Weeping soul, no longer mourn : 
Now by faith the Son embrace, 
Plead his promise, trust his grace. 

3 Cast thy guilty soul on him ; 
Find him mighty to redeem : 
At his feet thy burden lay ; 
Look thy doubts and care away. 

4 Lord, come thou with power to heal ; 
Now thy mighty arm reveal : 

At thy feet myself I lay ; 
Take, oh, take my sins away ! 

QdQ "So run that ye may obtain." g # ]\J # 

1 My soul, it is thy God 

Who calls thee by his grace ; . 
Now loose thee from each cumbering load, 
And bend thee to the race. 

2 Make thy salvation sure ; 

All sloth and slumber shun ; 
Nor dare a moment rest secure, 
Till thou the goal hast won. 
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EXHORTATIONS. 536, 537. 

3 Thy crown of life hold fast ; 

Thy heart with courage stay ; 
Nor let one trembling glance be cast 
Along the backward way. 

4 Thy path ascends the skies, 

With conqu'ring footsteps bright ; 
And thou shalt win and wear the prize 
In everlasting light. 

536 Hasten to the Saviour. 8s, 7s & 4. 

1 Hear, O sinner ! mercy hails you ; 

Now with sw r eetest voice she calls ; 
Bids you haste to seek the Saviour, 
Ere the hand of justice falls : 

Hear, O sinner! 
'T is the voice of mercy calls. 

2 Haste, O sinner, to the Saviour! 

Seek his mercy while you may; 
Soon the day of grace is over ; 
Soon your life will pass away : 

Haste, O sinner! 
You must perish if you stay. 

53T "Now is the day of salvation." 7s. 

1 Haste, O sinner! now be wise; 

Stay not for the morrow's sun : 
Wisdom if you still despise, 
Harder is it to be won. 

2 Haste, and mercy now implore ; 

Stay not for the morrow's sun, 
Lest thy season should be o'er 
Ere the morrow is begun. 

3 Haste, O sinner ! now return ; 

Stay not for the morrow's sun, 
Lest thy lamp should cease to burn 
Ere salvation's work is done. 
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538, 539. EXPOSTULATIONS. 

4 Lord ! do thou the sinner turn — 
Turn him from his fearful state ; 
Let him not thy counsel spurn, 
Nor lament his choice too late ! 

£QQ "Haste thee ; escape thither." g s & 4 # 

*^^ Gen. 19 : 22. 

1 Haste, trav'ler, haste ! the night comes on, 
And many a shining hour is gone ; 

The storm is gathering in the west, 
And thou art far from home and rest : 
Haste, trav'ler, haste! 

2 The rising tempest sweeps the sky ; 
The rains descend, the winds are high ; 
The waters swell, and death and fear 
Beset thy path ; no refuge near ; 

Haste, trav'ler, haste! 

3 Haste, while a shelter you may gain, — 
A covert from the wind and rain, — 

A hiding-place, a rest, a home, — 
A refuge from the wrath to come : 
Haste, trav'ler, haste! 

4 Then linger not in all the plain ; 
Flee for thy life — the mountain gain ; 
Look not behind ; make no delay ; 

Oh, speed thee, speed thee on thy way ! 
Haste, trav'ler, haste! 

KOQ "Why trill ye die?" 7 S . 

*JU*J Ezek. 33:11. 

1 Sinners, turn ; why will ye die ! 
God, your Maker, asks you why — 
God, who did your being give, 
Made you with himself to live. 

2 Sinners, turn ; why will ye die ! 
God, your Saviour, asks you why — 
He who did your souls retrieve, 
He who died, that ye might live. 

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EXPOSTULATIONS. 540, 541. 

3 Will you let him die in vain ? 
Crucify your Lord again ? 
Why, ye ransomed sinners, why 
Will ye slight his grace, and die ! 

4 Sinners, turn ; why will ye die ! 
God, the Spirit, asks you why — 
He who all your lives hath strove, 
Wooed you to embrace his love. 

5 Will ve not his grace receive ? 

J . # . - o 

Will ye still refuse to live ? 
Oh ! ye dying sinners, why 
Will ye grieve your God, and die ! 

540 0ne mn y Need f ul - L. M. 

1 Why will ye waste on trifling cares 
That life which God's compassion spares ? 
While, in the various range of thought, 
The one thing needful is forgot. 

2 Shall God invite you from above ? 
Shall Jesus urge his dying love ? 

Shall troubled conscience give you pain ? 
And all these pleas unite in vain ? 

3 Not so your eyes will always view 
Those objects which you now pursue : 
Not so will heaven and hell appear, 
When death's decisive hour is near. 

4 Almighty God ! thy grace impart ; 
Fix deep conviction on each heart ; 
Nor let us waste on trifling cares 
That life which thy compassion spares. 

£J1 "Behold, /stand at the door, and knock." L # Jf- 

•-"-I Rev. 3: 20. 

1 Behold a Stranger at the door: 

He gently knocks, has knocked before ; 
Has waited long, is waiting still : 
You treat no other friend so ill. 
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542, 543. EXPOSTULATIONS. 

2 Oh, lovely attitude ! he stands 
With melting heart and open hands : 
Oh, matchless kindness ! — and he shows 
This matchless kindness to his foes ! 

3 Rise, touched with gratitude divine, 
Turn out his enemy and thine ; 
Turn out thy soul-enslaving sin, 
And let the heavenly Stranger in. 

4 Oh, welcome him, the Prince of Peace ! 
Now may his gentle reign increase ! 
Throw wide the door, each willing mind ; 
And be his empire all mankind. 

,54:2 " Child of sin and sorrow " 6s & 4s. 

1 Child of sin and sorrow, 

Filled with dismay, 

Wait not for to-morrow, 

Yield thee to-day: 

Heaven bids thee come, 
While yet there 's room ; 
Child of sin and sorrow, 
Hear and obey. 

2 Child of sin and sorrow, 

Why wilt thou die ! 
Come, while thou canst borrow 
Help from on high : 
Grieve not that love, 
Which, from above, 
Child of sin and sorrow, 
Would bring thee nigh. 

K\*\ " Ue loill abundantly pardon." C. M. 

*J"**-* Isaiah 65 : 7. 8. 

1 Sinners, the voice of God regard ; 
His mercy speaks to-day : 
He calls you, by his sovereign word, 
From sin's destructive way. 
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EXPOSTULATIONS. 544, 545. 

2 Why will you in the crooked ways 

Of sin and folly go ? 
In pain you travel all your days, 
To reap eternal woe ! 

3 But he that turns to God shall live, 

Through his abounding grace ; 
His mercy will the guilt forgive 
Of those who seek his face. 

4 His love exceeds your highest thoughts ; 

He pardons like a God : 
He will forgive your numerous faults 
Through a Redeemer's blood. 

£)4-J- An Evening Expostulation. J^ J^J # 

1 Oh, do not let the word depart, 

And close thine eyes against the light ; 
Poor sinner, harden not thy heart: 

Thou wouldst be saved; why not to-night? 

2 To-morrow's sun may never rise 

To bless thy long deluded sight ; 
This is the time ; oh, then be wise ! 

Thou wouldst be saved; why not to-night? 

3 Our God in pity lingers still ; 

And wilt thou thus his love requite ? 
Renounce at length thy stubborn will : 

Thou wouldst be saved; why not to-night? 

4 Our blessed Lord refuses none 

Who would to him their souls unite ; 
Then be the work of grace begun : 

Thou wouldst be saved ; why not to-night ? 

q4-£) Pleading with Sinners. Tg, 

1 Heart of stone, relent, relent ! 
Break, by Jesus' cross subdued ; 
See his body mangled, rent, 

Covered with his flowing blood : 
Sinful soul, what hast thou done ! 
Crucified th' incarnate Son ! 
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546, 547. GRIEF OVER THE SINS OF MEX. 

2 Yes : thy sins have done the deed, 

Driven the nails that fixed him there ; 
Crowned with thorns his sacred head, 

Pierced him with the cruel spear, 
Made his soul a sacrifice, 
While for sinful man he dies. 

3 Wilt thou let him bleed in vain ? 

Still to death thy Lord pursue ? 
Open all his wounds again, 

And the shameful cross renew ? 
No : with all my sins I '11 part : 
Break, oh, break, my bleeding heart! 

^\ Ai\ " Wheix icilt thou appear ? " fs. 

f ^*^ ] Pet. 4; 18. 

1 When thy mortal life is fled, 

When the death shades o'er thee spread, 
When is finished thy career, 
Sinner, where wilt thou appear ? 

2 When the Judge descends in light, 
Clothed in majesty and might; 
When the wicked quail with fear, 
Where, oh, where wilt thou appear ? 

3 While the Holy Ghost is nigh, 
Quickly to the Saviour fly : 
Then shall peace thy spirit cheer ; 
Then in heaven shalt thou appear. 

Q-4-T "My Spirit yearns o y ev dying men." L. M* 

1 Arise, my tend'rest thoughts, arise ; 
To torrents melt my streaming eyes ; 
And thou, my heart, with anguish feel 
Those evils which thou canst not heal. 

2 See human nature sunk in shame ; 
See scandals poured on Jesus' name : 
The Father wounded through the Son ; 
The world abused, the soul undone. 

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XEED OF REGENERATION. 548, 549. 

3 My God, I feel the mournful scene ; 
My spirit yearns o'er dying men ; 
And fain my pity would reclaim 

And snatch the firebrands from the flame. 

4 But feeble my compassion proves, 
And can but weep, where most it loves : 
Thine own all-saving arm employ, 
And turn these drops of grief to joy. 

KiQ TJie Narrow Way. L # j\J # 

^"^ Matt. 7 : 13, 14. 

1 Broad is the road that leads to death, 

And thousands walk together there ; 
But wisdom shows a narrow path, 
With here and there a traveler. 

2 " Deny thyself, and take thy cross," 

Is the Redeemer's great command : 
Nature must count her gold but dross, 
If she would gain this heavenly land. 

3 The fearful soul that tires and faints, 

And walks the ways of God no more, 
Is but esteemed almost a saint, 

And makes his own destruction sure. 

4 Lord ! let not all my hopes be vain ; 

Create my heart entirely new : 
Which hypocrites could ne'er attain ; 
Which false apostates never knew. 

£}JQ Need of Regeneration. CM. 

1 How helpless guilty nature lies, 

Unconscious of her load ! 
The heart unchanged can never rise 
To happiness and God. 

2 Can aught beneath a power divine 

The stubborn will subdue ? 
'T is thine, almighty Saviour, thine, 
To form the heart anew. 
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550, 551. REGENERATION, THE WORK OF GOD. 

3 'T is thine the passions to recall, 

And upward bid them rise ; 
To make the scales of error fall 
From reason's darkened eyes ; — 

4 To chase the shades of death away, 

And bid the sinner live : 
A beam of heaven, a vital ray, 
'T is thine alone to give. 

5 Oh, change these wretched hearts of ours, 

And give them life divine ! 
Then shall our passions and our powers, 
Almighty Lord, be thine. 

'550 ^ a y °f Si 11 no * ^ ie wa V *° Heaven. [3. M. 

1 Can sinners hope for heaven, 

Who love this world so well ? 
Or dream of future happiness, 
While on the road to hell ? 

2 Shall they hosannas sing, 

With an unhallowed tongue ? 
Shall palms adorn the guilty hand 
Which does its neighbor wrong ? 

3 Can sin's deceitful way 

Conduct to Zion's hill? 
Or those expect with God to reign 
Who disregard his will ? 

4 Thy grace, O God, alone, 

Good hope can e'er afford ! 
The pardoned and the pure shall see 
The glory of the Lord. 

r £i Lost but Found. g # M. 

*)** -*■ . 1 Pet. 2 : 25. 

1 I was a wandering sheep, 
I did not love the fold, 
I did not love my Shepherd's voice, 
I would not be controlled. 
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REGENERATION THE WORK OF GOD. 552, 

2 I was a wayward child, 

I did not love my home, 
I did not love my Father's voice ; 
I loved afar to roam. 

3 The Shepherd sought his sheep, 

The Father sought his child ; 
They followed me o'er vale and hill, 
O'er deserts waste and wild. 

4 They found me nigh to death, 

Famished, and faint, and lone ; 
They bound me with the bands of love ; 
They saved the wandering one. 

5 Jesus my Shepherd is, 

'T was he that loved my soul, 
5 T was he that washed me in his blood, 
'T was he that made me whole. 

6 'T was he that sought the lost, 

That found the wandering sheep ; 
*T was he that brought me to the fold, 
? T is he that still doth keep. 

7 I was a wandering sheep, 

I would not be controlled ; 
But now I love my Shepherd's voice, 
I love, I love the fold ! 

8 I was a wayward child ; 

I once preferred to roam ; 
But now I love my Father's voice, — 
I love, I love his home ! 



£)£)2 "ft & God which worlceth in you. 1 * Q t ]\J. 

1 Not all the outward forms on earth, 
Nor rites that God has given, 
Nor will of man, nor blood, nor birth, 
Can raise a soul to heaven. 
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553 . REPENTANCE. 

2 The sovereign will of God alone 

Creates us heirs of grace ; 
Born in the image of his Son, 
A new, peculiar race. 

3 The Spirit, like some heavenly wind, 

Blows on the sons of flesh, 
New-models all the carnal mind, 
And forms the man afresh. 

4 Our quickened souls awake and rise 

From the long sleep of death ; 

On heavenly things we fix our eyes, 

And praise employs our breath. 

553 " Here is m y hearL " L. M. 61. 

1 Here is my heart — I give it thee ! 

My God, I heard thee call, and say, 
" Not to the world, my child — to me ! " 
I heard thy voice and will obey : 
Here is love's offering to my King, 
Which in glad sacrifice I bring. 

2 Here is my heart ! — the gift, though poor, 

Thou, O my God, wilt not despise ; 
Long have I sought to make it pure 

And fit to meet thy searching eyes : 
Corrupted first in Adam's fall, 
The stains of sin pollute it all. 

3 Here is my heart ! — so hard before, 

But now by thy rich grace made meet ; 
Yet bruised and sad it can but pour 

Its tears and anguish at thy feet : 
It groans beneath the weight of sin, 
It sighs salvation's joy to win. 

4 Here is my heart ! — its longings end 

In Christ as near his cross it draws ; 
It says, " Thou art my rest, my Friend, 

Thy precious blood my ransom was : " 
In thee, the Saviour, it has found 
That peace and blessedness abound. 
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REPENTANCE. 554, 555. 

^) }4 Surrender to the Love of God. Q m p # ]y[ # 

1 Lord, thou hast won ; at length I yield ; 
My heart, by mighty grace compelled, 

Surrenders all to thee : 
Against thy terrors long I strove, 
But who can stand against thy love ? 

Love conquers even me. 

2 If thou hadst bid thy thunders roll, 
And lightnings flash to blast my soul, 

I still had stubborn been : 
But mercy has my heart subdued : 
A bleeding Saviour I have viewed, 

And now, I hate my sin. 

3 Now, Lord, I would be thine alone ; 
Come, take possession of thine own, 

For thou hast set me free : 
Released from Satan's hard command, 
See all my powers in waiting stand, 

To be employed by thee. 

£)£)£) " Create in me a clean heart." g # |yj # 

1 Is this the kind return ? 

Are these the thanks we owe ? 
Thus to abuse eternal Love, 
Whence all our blessings flow ? 

2 To what a stubborn frame 

Hath sin reduced our mind ! 
What strange rebellious wretches we ! 
And God as strangely kind ! 

3 Turn, turn us, mighty God ! 

And mold our souls afresh ; 
Break, sovereign Grace ! these hearts of stone, 
And give us hearts of flesh. 

4 Let past ingratitude 

Provoke our weeping eyes, 
And hourly, as new mercies fall, 
Let hourly thanks arise. 
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556, 557. RKPENTANCE. 

556 " God callin o y eL " L. M. 

1 God calling yet ! — shall I not hear ? 
Earth's pleasures shall I still hold dear ? 
Shall life's swift passing years all fly, 
And still my soul in slumbers lie ? 

2 God calling yet ! — shall I not rise ? 
Can I his loving voice despise, 
And basely his kind care repay ? 
He calls me still : can I delay ? 

3 God calling yet ! — and shall he knock, 
And I my heart the closer lock ? 

He still is waiting to receive, 
And shall I dare his Spirit grieve ? 

4 God calling yet ! — and shall I give 
No heed, but still in bondage live ? 
I wait, but he does not forsake ; 

He calls me still ! — my heart, awake ! 

5 God calling yet! — I cannot stay; 
My heart I yield without delay : 

Vain world, farewell ! from thee I part ; 
The voice of God hath reached my heart ! 

55T Repentance in view of God's Patience. Q % jy^ 

1 And are we wretches yet alive ! 

And do we yet rebel ! 
'T is boundless, 't is amazing love, 
That bears us up from hell ! 

2 The burden of our weighty guilt 

• Would sink us down to flames ; 
And threatening vengeance rolls above, 
To crush our feeble frames. 

3 Almighty goodness cries " Forbear I " 

And straight the thunder stays ; 
And dare we now provoke his wrath, 
And weary out his grace ? 
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KEPENTANCE. 558. 

4 Lord, we have long abused thy love, 

Too long indulged our sin ; 
Our aching hearts now bleed to see 
What rebels we have been. 

5 No more, ye lusts, shall ye command ; 

No more will we obey : 
Stretch out, O God, thy conquering hand, 
And drive thy foes away. 



KKQ Tlie Resolve. CM. 

V*-*® Est. 4 : 16. 

1 Come, trembling sinner, in whose breast 

A thousand thoughts revolve ; 
Come, with your guilt and fear oppressed, 
And make this last resolve : — 

2 " I '11 go to Jesus, though my sin 

High as the mountains rose ; 
I know his courts, I '11 enter in, 
Whatever may oppose. 

3 " Prostrate I '11 lie before his throne, 

And there my guilt confess ; 
I '11 tell him I 'm a wretch undone, 
Without his sovereign grace. 

4 "I '11 to the gracious King approach, 

Whose scepter pardon gives ; 
Perhaps he may command my touch, 
And then the suppliant lives. 

5 " Perhaps he will admit my plea, 

Perhaps will hear my prayer ; 
But if I perish, I will pray, 
And perish only there. 

6 "I can but perish if I go ; 

I am resolved to try ; 
For if I stay away, I know 
I must for ever die." 
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559, 560. REPENTANCE. 



559 "Just as I am." 8s & 6. 

1 Just as I am, without one plea, 
But that thy blood was shed for me, 
And that thou bid'st me come to thee, 

O Lamb of God, I come ! 

2 Just as I am, and waiting not 
To rid my soul of one dark blot, 

To thee whose blood can cleanse each spot, 
O Lamb of God, I come ! 

3 Just as I am, though tossed about 
With many a conflict, many a doubt, 
Fightings within, and fears without, 

O Lamb of God, I come ! 

4 Just as I am — poor, wretched, blind ; 
Sight, riches, healing of the mind, 
Yea, all I need, in thee to find, 

O Lamb of God, I come ! 

5 Just as I am — thou wilt receive, 
Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve ; 
Because thy promise I believe, 

O Lamb of God, I come ! 

6 Just as I am — thy love unknown 
Hath broken every barrier down ; 
Now, to be thine, yea, thine alone, 

O Lamb of God, I come ! 



£\AQ "Against Thee, Thee only, have I sinned" Q t ]\J # 

1 Prostrate, dear Jesus, at thy feet 

A guilty rebel lies ; 
And upward to thy mercy-seat 
Presumes to lift his eyes. 

2 If tears of sorrow would suffice 

To pay the debt I owe, 
Tears should from both my weeping eyes 
In ceaseless torrents flow. 
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REPENTANCE. 561. 

3 But no such sacrifice I plead 

To expiate my guilt ; 
No tears, but those which thou hast shed, 
No blood, but thou hast spilt. 

4 Think of thy sorrows, dearest Lord ! 

And all my sins forgive : 
Justice will well approve the word 
That bids the sinner live. 



£)Q\ Penitent Entreaty. 8s & 7s. 

1 Jesus, full of all compassion, 

Hear thine humble suppliant's cry : 
Let me know thy great salvation ; 

See ! I languish, faint, and die. 
Guilty, but with heart relenting, 

Overwhelmed with helpless grief, 
Prostrate at thy feet repenting — 

Send, oh, send me quick relief! 

2 Whither should a wretch be flying, 

But to him who comfort gives ? 
Whither, from the dread of dying, 

But to him who ever lives ? 
While I view thee, wounded, grieving, 

Breathless, on the cursed tree, 
Fain I 'd feel my heart believing 

Thou didst suffer thus for me. 

S In the world of endless ruin, 
Let it never, Lord, be said, 
" Here 's a soul that perished, suing 
For the boasted Saviour's aid!" 
Saved! — the deed shall spread new glory 

Through the shining realms above ; 
Angels sing the pleasing story, 
All enraptured with thy love. 
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562, 563. REPENTANCE. 

562 " AIas - and did my Saviour bleed • " c. M. 

1 Alas ! and did my Saviour bleed ? 

And did my Sovereign die ? 
Would lie devote that sacred head 
For such a worm as I ? 

2 Was it for crimes that I had done 

He groaned upon the tree ? 
Amazing pity ! grace unknown ! 
And love beyond degree ! 

3 Well might the sun in darkness hide, 

And shut his glories in, 
When God, the mighty Maker, died 
For man the creature's sin. 

4 Thus might I hide my blushing face, 

While his dear cross appears; 

Dissolve my heart in thankfulness, 

And melt mine eyes to tears. 

5 But drops of grief can ne'er repay 

The debt of love I owe : 
Here, Lord, I give myself away ; 
'T is all that I can do. 

K£Q "Lord, to whom shall ice go?" g # Jy£ 

0\JO John 6 . 68> 

1 Ah ! what avails my strife, 

My wandering to and fro ? 
Thou hast the words of endless life ; 
Ah ! whither should I go ? 

2 Thy condescending grace 

To me did freely move; 
It calls me still to seek thy face, 
And stoops to ask my love. 

3 My worthless heart to gain, 

The God of all that breathe, 
Was found in fashion as a man, 
And died a cursed death. 
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REPENTANCE. 564, 565. 

4 And can I yet delay 

My little all to give ? 
To tear my soul from earth away, 
For Jesus to receive ? 

5 Ah ! no : I all forsake, 

My all to thee resign : 
Gracious Redeemer, take, oh, take, 
And seal me ever thine ! 

5(34 Giving all to Christ L. M. 

1 My Saviour, how shall I proclaim, 

How pay the mighty debt I owe ? 
Let all I have, and all I am, 

Ceaseless to all thy glory show. 

2 Too much to thee I cannot give ; 

Too much I cannot do for thee ; 
Let all thy love, and all thy grief 
Grav'n on my heart forever be. 

3 The meek, the still, the lowly mind, 

Oh, may I learn from thee, my God ! 
And love, with softest pity joined, 
For those that trample on thy blood ! 

4 Still let thy tears, thy groans, thy sighs 

O'erflow my eyes, and heave my breast ; 
Till loose from flesh and earth I rise, 
And ever in thy bosom rest. 

565 " 7 heard ihe voice °f Jesus -" c. m. 8i. 

1 I heard the voice of Jesus say, 
" Come unto me and rest ; 
Lay down, thou weary one, lay down 

Thy head upon my breast:" 
I came to Jesus as I was, 

Weary, and worn, and sad ; 
I found in him a resting-place, 
And he has made me glad. 
335 



566. REPENTANCE. 



I heard the voice of Jesus say, 
" Behold, I freely give 
The living-water ! thirsty one, 

Stoop down, and drink, and live. 95 
I came to Jesus, and I drank 

Of that life-giving stream : 
My thirst was quenched, my soul revived^ 

And now I live in him. 

I heard the voice of Jesus say, 
" I am this dark world's light : 
Look unto me ; thy morn shall rise 3 

And all thy day be bright." 
I looked to Jesus and I found 

In him my Star, my Sun ; 
And in that light of life I '11 walk 

Till all my journey's are done. 



o6() Repentance at the Cross. L. M. 

1 Here, at thy cross, my gracious Lord, 

I lay my soul beneath thy love: 
Oh, cleanse me with atoning blood, 
Nor let me from thy feet remove ! 

2 Should worlds conspire to drive me thence, 

Moveless and firm this heart should lie ; 
Resolved, for that 's my last defense, 
If I must perish, there to die. 

3 But speak, my Lord, and calm my fear ; 

Am I not safe beneath thy shade ? 
Thy vengeance will not strike me here, 
Nor Satan dare my soul invade. 

4 Yes, I 'm secure beneath thy blood, 

And all my foes shall lose their aim: 
Hosanna to my Saviour God ! 
And loudest praises to his name. 
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REPENTANCE. 567, 568. 

K(¥7 Hope in the Cross. g, ]y[ t 

1 My former hopes are fled, 

My terror now begins : 

I feel, alas ! that I am dead 

In trespasses and sins. 

2 Ah ! whither shall I fly ? 

I hear the thunder roar: 
The law proclaims destruction nigh, 
And vengeance at the door. 

3 When I review my ways, 

I dread impending doom ; 
But sure a friendly whisper says, 
" Flee from the wrath to come." 

4 I see, or think I see, 

A glimmering from afar ; 
A beam of day that shines for me, 
To save me from despair. 

5 Forerunner of the sun, 

It marks the pilgrim's way : 
I '11 gaze upon it while I run, 
And watch the rising day. 

£)68 Forgiveness from the Cross. Q M. 

1 I saw One hanging on a tree, 

In agony and blood, 
Who fixed his languid eyes on me, 
As near the cross I stood. 

2 Sure, never, till my latest breath, 

Can I forget that look : 
It seemed to charge me with his death, 
Though not a word he spoke. 

3 Alas ! I knew not what I did, 

But now my tears are vain ; 
Where shall my trembling soul be hid, 
For I the Lord have slain. 
29 337 



569, 570. REPENTANCE. 

4 A second look he gave, that said, 
" I freely all forgive : 
This blood is for thy ransom paid ; 
I die that thou niay'st live." 



KfvQ Yielding Earth for Heaven. gg ^ g g 

^ U ^ Heb. 11 : 16. 

1 My soul, go boldly forth, 
Forsake this sinful earth ; 
What hath it been to thee 

But pain and sorrow? 
And think'st thou it will be 
Better to-morrow ? 

2 Why wilt thou still delay? 
Thou cam'st not here to stay : 
What tak'st thou for thy part 

But heavenly pleasure ? 
Where then should be thy heart, 
But where 's thy treasure ? 

8 Thy God, thy Head 's above ; 
There is the world of love ; 
Mansions there purchased are 

By Christ's own merit ; 
For these he doth prepare 
Thee, by his Spirit. 

4 Lord Jesus, take my spirit ; 
I trust thy love and merit : 
Take home thy wandering sheep, 

For thou hast sought it : 
My soul in safety keep, 

For thou hast bought it. 

570 Gvting the Heart. 8s & 7s. 

1 Take my heart, O Father, take it ! 
Make and keep it all thine own ; 
Let thy Spirit melt and break it — 
This proud heart of sin and stone. 
338 



JOY OYER THE PENITENT. 571,572. 

2 Father, make it pure and lowly, 

Fond of peace and far from strife ; 
Turning from the paths unholy 
Of this vain and sinful life. 

3 Ever let thy grace surround it ; 

Strengthen it with power divine, 
Till thy cords of love have bound it : 
Make it to be wholly thine. 

4 May the blood of Jesus heal it, 

And its sins be all forgiven ; 
Holy Spirit, take and seal it, 
Guide it in the path to heaven. 

Z*7 -J Joy in Heaven over one Penitent. L # JyJ. 

^ * -*• Luke 15 : 7. 

1 Who can describe the joys that rise 
Through all the courts of paradise, 
To see a prodigal return, 

To see an heir of glory born ? 

2 With joy the Father doth approve 
The fruit of his eternal love ; 

The Son with joy looks down and sees 
The purchase of his agonies. 

3 The Spirit takes delight to view 
The holy soul he formed anew ; 
And saints and angels join to sing 
The growing empire of their King. 

'tT'O Joy over the Returning Prodigal. qi tit 

^•^ Luke 15: 7. O. 1V1. 

1 Hark ! through the courts of heaven 

Angelic voices sound : 
He that was dead now lives again ; 
He that was lost is found. 

2 God of unfailing grace, 

Send down thy Spirit now ; 
Oh, raise the lowly soul to hope, 
And make the lofty bow. 
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573. JOY OVER THE PENITENT. 

3 In countries far from home, 

On earthly husks who feed, 
Back to their Father's house, O Lord, 
Their wandering footsteps lead. 

4 Then at each soul's return, 

The heavenly harp shall sound : 
He that was dead now lives again ; 
He that was lost is found ! 



573 "I have found my sheep." 5g ? 7 S? 8 & 6. 

1 There was joy in heaven ! 
There was joy in heaven ! 
When this goodly world to frame 
The Lord of might and mercy came : 
Shouts of joy were heard on high, 
And the stars sang from the sky — 

" Glory to God in heaven ! " 

2 There was joy in heaven ! 
There was joy in heaven! 
When of love the midnight beam 
Dawned on the tower of Bethlehem : 
And along the echoing hill 
Angels sung — " On earth good will, 

Glory to God in Heaven ! " 

3 There is joy in heaven ! 
There is joy in heaven ! 

When the sheep that went astray 
Returns in love to virtue's way ; 
When the soul, by grace subdued, 
Sobs its prayer of gratitude, 
Then is there joy in heaven ! 
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BOOK VIII. 

HYMNS PERTAINING TO THE CHRISTIAN VIRTUES. 
ry I A "Renew a right spirit within me." *Jg fc Qq 9 

1 Great Author of my being, 

I am consumed with care; 
The ills of thy decreeing, 

Enable me to bear : 
The spirit of contrition, 

Oh, may I now receive ; 
For all my soul's ambition 

Is worthily to grieve ! 

2 The grief beyond expressing, 

To me, O Lord, impart ; 
I ask this only blessing — 

An humble, broken heart : 
The justice of thy sentence 

With meekest awe to own ; 
And spend, in deep repentance, 

My last, expiring groan. 

3 In that decisive hour, 

When pain, with life, shall end, 
Then, O thou God of power, 

Thou God of love, attend! 
And bear, oh, bear my burden, 

And help my last distress ; 
And give me back my pardon, 

And bid me die in peace! 
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575, 576. PRAYERS FOR PENITENCE. 

£7 K " The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit" JJ # JyJ # 

^ * ^ Tsalm 51. 

1 A broken heart, O God ! 

Thou never wilt despise ; 
5 T is written in thy word, 

This is the sacrifice : 
The sacrifice that thou wilt own — 
It is, the broken heart alone. 

2 Break thou my heart, O Lord ; 

The rock within me break ; 
To tremble at thy word, 

And at thine anger quake : 
Let me in deep contrition lie, 
And heave the penitential sigh. 

3 For mercy dwells with thee ; 

Compassion, all divine ; 
That mercy show to me ; 
Be that compassion mine : 
For sinners, did not Jesus bleed ? 
And Jesus' blood alone I plead. 



q J Q Prayer for a Sense of Sin. Q t ^J # 

1 Oh, for that tenderness of heart 

Which bows before the Lord! 
Owning how just and good thou art, 
And trembling at thy word. 

2 Oh, for those humble, contrite tears 

Which from repentance flow ! 
Oh, for that sense of guilt which fears 
The long-suspended blow ! 

3 Saviour, to me in pity give, 

For sin, the deep distress — 
The pledge thou wilt at last receive; 
And bid me die in peace. 
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PRAYERS FOR PENITENCE. 577,578. 

4 Oh, fill my soul with faith and love, 
And strength to do thy will ! 
Raise my desires and hopes above ; 
Thyself to me reveal. 

577 " Oh for a lowly, contrite heart: 7 Q u ]\£ 

1 Oh for a heart to praise my God ! 

A heart from sin set free ; 
A heart that 's sprinkled with the blood 
So freely shed for me ; — 

2 A heart resigned, submissive, meek, 

My dear Redeemer's throne ; 
Where only Christ is heard to speak, 
Where Jesus reigns alone. 

3 Oh, for a lowly, contrite heart, 

Believing, true, and clean ; 
Which neither life nor death can part 
From him that dwells within ! 

4 Thy nature, gracious Lord, impart ; 

Come quickly from above ; 
Write thy new name upon my heart, 
Thy new, best name of Love. 

£)78 Prayer for a broken Heart. 7s & 6s. 

1 Saviour, Prince, enthroned above, 

Repentance to impart, 
Give me, through thy dying love, 

The humble, contrite heart : 
Give what I have long implored — 

Let me share thy grief unknown : 
Turn and look upon me, Lord, 

And break my heart of stone. 

2 See me, Saviour, from above, 

Nor suffer me to die ; 
Life, and happiness, and love 
Beam from thy gracious eye : 
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579, 580 MOURNING OVER SIN. 

Speak the reconciling word, 

All its melting power make known ; 

Turn and look upon me, Lord, 
And break my heart of stone. 

3 Look, as when thy dying eye 

Was closed, that we might live ; 
When thy supplicating cry 

To God was heard, "Forgive:" 
Surely, with that dying word, 

Jesus turns and says 't is done : 
Oh, my bleeding, loving Lord, 

This breaks my heart of stone ! 

tyj " Oh, toretched man that lam ! " Co M. 

1 With tears of anguish I lament, 

Here, at thy feet, my God, 
My passion, pride, and discontent, 
And vile ingratitude. 

2 Sure, there was ne'er a heart so base, 

So false as mine has been ; 
So faithless to its promises, 
So prone to every sin ! 

3 How long, dear Saviour, shall I feel 

These struggles in my breast ? 
When wilt thou bow my stubborn will, 
And give my conscience rest ? 

4 Break, sovereign Grace, oh, break the charm, 

And set the captive free ! 
Reveal, almighty God, thine arm, 
And haste to rescue me. 

£iftQ Inconstancy lamented. Q t ]\L 

1 Long have I sat beneath the sound 
Of thy salvation, Lord ; 
Yet still how weak my faith is found, 
And knowledge of thy word ! 
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MOURNING OVER SIN. 581. 

2 How cold and feeble is my love ! 

How negligent my fear ! 
How low my hope of joys above ! 
How few affections there ! 

3 Great God ! thy sovereign power impart. 

To give thy word success ; 
Write thy salvation in my heart, 
And make me learn thy grace. 

4 Show my forgetful feet the way 

That leads to joys on high ; 
Where knowledge grows without decay, 
And love shall never die. 



5§ \ " Wlio shall deliver me ? " L. M. 

1 Oh that my load of sin were gone ! 

Oh that I could at last submit 
At Jesus' feet to lay it down — 
To lay my soul at Jesus' feet ! 

2 Rest for my soul I long to find : 

Saviour of all, if mine thou art, 
Give me thy meek and lowly mind, 
And stamp thine image on my heart. 

3 Break off the yoke of inbred sin, 

And fully set my spirit free : 

I cannot rest, till pure within — 

Till I am wholly lost in thee. 

4 Fain would I learn of thee, my God ; 

Thy light and easy burden prove, — 
The cross all stained with hallowed blood, 
The labor of thy dying love. 

5 I would — but thou must give the power; 

My heart from every sin release : 
Bring near, bring near the joyful hour, 
And fill me with thy perfect peace! 

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582,583. MOURNING OVER SIN. 

£)B2 Longing for Freedom from Sin. Jj # ]y[ # 

1 Jesus demands this heart of mine, 

Demands my love, my joy, my care ; 
But ah ! how dead to things divine, 
How cold my best affections are ! 

2 'T is sin, alas ! with dreadful power, 

Divides my Saviour from my sight ; 
Oh, for one happy, cloudless hour 
Of sacred freedom, sweet delight ! 

, 3 Lord ! let thy love shine forth and raise 
My captive powers from sin and death, 
And fill my heart and life with praise, 
And tune my last expiring breath. 



583 Svrrmo for Sin, in view of the Cross. Q t ]\£, 

1 Oh, if my soul were formed for woe, 

How would I vent my sighs ! 
Repentance should like rivers flow 
From both my streaming eyes. 

2 'T was for my sins my dearest Lord 

Hung on the cursed tree ; 
And groaned away a dying life 
For thee, my soul, for thee ! 

3 Oh, how I hate those lusts of mine 

That crucified my God — 
Those sins that pierced and nailed his flesh 
Fast to the fatal wood ! 

4 Yes, my Redeemer, they shall die ; 

My heart has so decreed ; 
Nor will I spare the guilty things 
That made my Saviour bleed. 

5 While with a melting, broken heart, 

My murdered Lord I view, 
I '11 raise revenge against my sins, 
And slay the murderers too. 
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BLESSINGS OF PENITENCE. 584,585. 

JfQ \ "Bide thy face, from my sins." J^ AT 

*sO~k rsalm 5L 

1 Have mercy on me, O my God ! 

In loving kindness hear my prayer ; 
Withdraw the terror of thy rod ; 
Lord, in thy tender mercy, spare. 

2 Offenses rise where'er I look, 

But I confess their guilt to thee : 
Blot my transgressions from thy book ; 
Wash me from all iniquity. 

3 Not streaming blood nor cleansing fire 

Thy seeming anger can appease ; 

Burnt offerings thou dost not require, 

Or gladly I would render these. 

4 The broken heart in sacrifice, 

Alone, will thine acceptance meet : 
My heart, O God, do not despise, 
Abased and contrite at thy feet. 

£)85 "God giveth grace to the humble." Q t JJ 

1 Come, let us to the Lord our God 

With contrite hearts return ! 
Our God is gracious, nor will leave 
The desolate to mourn. 

2 His voice commands the tempest forth, 

And stills the stormy wave ; 
His arm, though it be strong to smite, 
Is also strong to save. 

3 Our hearts, if God we seek to know, 

Shall know him and rejoice : 
His coming like the morn shall be ; 
Like morning songs his voice. 

4 As dew upon the tender herb, 

Diffusing fragrance round ; 
As showers that usher in the spring, 
And cheer the thirsty ground : 
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586, 587. HUMILITY. 

5 So shall his presence bless our souls, 
And shed a joyful light ; 
That hallowed morn shall chase away 
The sorrows of the night. 

KQfi Prayer for a lowly Heart. g s & 7 S> 

* JKjyj Psalm 131. 

1 Let thy grace, Lord, make me lowly ; 

Humble all my swelling pride : 
Fallen, guilty, and unholy, 

Greatness from my eyes I '11 hide. 

2 I'll forbid my vain aspiring, 

Nor at earthly honors aim ; 
No ambitious heights desiring, 
Far above my humble claim. 

3 Weaned from earth's vexatious pleasures, 

In thy love I '11 seek for mine ; 
Placed in heaven my nobler treasures, 
Earth I quietly resign. 

4 Israel, thus the world despising, 

On the Lord alone rely; 
Then, from him thy joys arising, 
Like himself shall never die. 

^07 "Lord, my heart is not haughty." Q 9 J^ 

^° ' Psalm 131. 

1 Is there ambition in my heart ? 

Search, gracious God, and see ; 
Or do I act a haughty part ? 
Lord, I appeal to thee. 

2 I charge my thoughts, be humble still, 

My words and actions mild; 
Content, my Father, with thy will, 
And quiet as a child. 

3 The patient soul, the lowly mind, 

Shall have a large reward : 
Let saints in sorrow lie resigned, 
And trust a faithful Lord. 
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SELF EXAMINATION. 588, 589. 

Poor in Spirit. 7s. 

1 When, my Saviour, shall I be 
Perfectly resigned to thee ? 
Poor and vile in my own eyes, 
Only in thy wisdom wise ? 

2 Only thee content to know, 
Ignorant of all below ? 
Only guided by thy light ? 
Only mighty in thy might ? 

3 Fully in my life express 
All the heights of holiness ; 
Sweetly let my spirit prove 
All the depths of humble love. 

"Lovest thou me V *Jg # 

1 Could my heart so hard remain, 

Prayer a task and burden prove, 
Every trifle give me pain, 
If I knew a Saviour's love ? 

2 When I turn my eyes within, 

All is dark, and vain, and wild ; 
Filled with unbelief and sin, 
Can I deem myself a child ? 

3 Yet I mourn my stubborn will, 

Find my sin a grief and thrall ; 
Should I grieve for what I feel, 
If I did not love at all ? 

4 Lord, decide the doubtful case ; 

Thou who art thy people's Sun, 
Shine upon thy work of grace, 
If it be indeed begun. 

5 Let me love thee more and more, 

If I love at all, I pray ; 
If I have not loved before, 
Help me to begin to-day. 

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590,591. PRAYERS FOR PARDON". 

£)00 Searching the Heart. J J# ^| t 

1 Return, my roving heart, return, 

And life's vain shadows chase no more ; 
Seek out some solitude to mourn, 
And thy forsaken God implore. 

2 O thou great God ! whose piercing eye 

Distinctly marks each deep retreat, 

In these sequestered hours draw nigh, 

And let me here thy presence meet. 

3 Through all the windings of my heart, 

My search let heavenly wisdom guide ; 
And still its beams unerring dart, 
Till all be known and purified. 

4 Then let the visits of thy love, 

My inmost soul be made to share, 
Till every grace combine to prove 

That God has fixed his dwelling there. 

£\Q1 " Lord, in wrath remember mercy. 9 * Q t J^J # 

*^ J - Psalm 38. 

1 Amid thy wrath remember love ; 

Restore thy servant, Lord ; 
Nor let a Father's chastening prove 
Like an avenger's sword. 

2 My sins a heavy load appear, 

And o'er my head are gone ; 
Too heavy they for me to bear, 
Too hard for me t' atone. 

8 My thoughts are like a troubled sea, 
My head still bending down ; 
And I go mourning all the day, 
Beneath my Father's frown. 

4 All my desire to thee is known ; 
Thine eye counts every tear ; 
And every sigh, and every groan, 
Is noticed by thine ear. 
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PRAYERS FOR PARDON. 592, 593. 

5 My God, forgive my follies past, 
And be forever nigh ; 
Thou God of my salvation, haste, 
Before thy servant die. 

K O *) " Eumb led in th e dust. " fs g 

1 Sovereign Ruler, Lord of all ! 
Prostrate at thy feet we fall ; 
Hear, oh, hear our earnest cry ! 
Frown not, lest we faint and die. 

2 Vilest of the sons of men, 
Chief of sinners we have been ; 
Oft have sinned before thy face ; 
Trampled on thy richest grace. 

3 Justly might the fatal dart 
Pierce our guilty, broken heart ; 
Justly might thy righteous breath 
Doom us to eternal death. 

4 Jesus ! save our dying soul ; 
Make our broken spirit whole : 
Humbled in the dust we lie ; 
Saviour! leave us not to die. 



£)93 Prayer to Christ for Pardon. g # JyJ # 31. 

1 O thou that wouldst not have 

One wretched sinner die ; 
Who diedst thyself my soul to save 

From endless misery ; 
Show me the way to shun 

Thy dreadful wrath severe ; 
That, when thou comest on thy throne, 

I may with joy appear. 

2 Thou art thyself the way ; 

Thyself in me reveal : 
So shall I spend my life's short day 
Obedient to thy will ; 
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59-i, 595. PRAYERS FOR PARDON. 

So shall I love my God, 

Because he first loved me, 
And praise thee in thy bright abode 

To all eternity. 

ka j " Show pity, Lord! Lord, forgive" T __ 

OJ4 Psalm 51. L. JV1. 

1 Show pity, Lord ! O Lord, forgive ; 
Let a repenting rebel live ; 

Are not thy mercies large and free ? 
May not a sinner trust in thee ? 

2 My crimes are great, but ne'er surpass 
The power and glory of thy grace : 
Great God ! thy nature hath no bound, 
So let thy pardoning love be found. 

3 Oh, wash my soul from every sin, 
And make my guilty conscience clean ! 
Here on my heart the burden lies, 
And past offenses pain mine eyes. 

4 My lips with shame my sins confess, 
Against thy law, against thy grace ; 
Lord, should thy judgment grow severe, 
I am condemned, but thou art clear. 

5 Should sudden vengeance seize my breath, 
I must pronounce thee just in death ; 
And if my soul were sent to hell, • 

Thy righteous law approves it well. 

6 Yet save a trembling sinner, Lord ! 
Whose hope, still hovering round thy word, 
Would light on some sweet promise there, 
Some sure support against despair. 

rr\r " Blot out my transgressions." 

0\)0 Psalm 51. L. M. 

1 O thou that hear'st when sinners cry, 
Though all my crimes before thee lie, 
Behold me not with angry look, 
But blot their memory from thy book. 
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PRAYERS FOR PARDON. 596, 597 



2 Create my nature pure within, 
And form my soul averse to sin ; 
Let thy good spirit ne'er depart, 
Nor hide thy presence from my heart. 

3 I cannot live without thy light, 

Cast out and banished from thy sight ; 
Thy holy joys, my God, restore, 
And guard me that I fall no more. 

4 Though I have grieved thy Spirit, Lord, 
His help and comfort still afford ; 

And let a sinner seek thy throne, 
To plead the merits of thy Son. 

XQ(^ " Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation" J^ J^ 

^*- ;U Psalm 51. 

1 A broken heart, my God, my King, 
Is all the sacrifice I bring ; 

The God of grace will ne'er desj3ise 
A broken heart for sacrifice. 

2 My soul lies humbled in the dust, 
And owns thy dreadful sentence just ; 
Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye, 
And save the soul condemned to die. 

3 Then will I teach the world thy ways ; 
Sinners shall learn thy sovereign grace : 
I '11 lead them to my Saviour's blood, 
And they shall praise a pardoning God. 

4 Oh, may thy love inspire my tongue ! 
Salvation shall be all my song ; 
And all my powers shall join to bless 

The Lord, my Strength and Righteousness. 

^QT " Have mercy upon me, God! " Q t JyJ^ J)^ 

^^ * Psalm 51. 

1 Turn not thy face away, O Lord ! 

From them that lowly lie, 

Lamenting sore their sinful life 

With tears and bitter cry : 

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598. PRAYERS FOR PARDON. 

Thy mercy-gate stands open wide 
To them that mourn their sin ; 

Shut not that gate against us, Lord ! 
But let us enter in. 

2 Thou knowest, Lord, what things be past, 

And all the things that be ; 
Thou knowest well what is to come ; 

There's nothing hid from thee : 
So press we to thy mercy-gate, 

Where mercy doth abound, 
Imploring pardon for our sin 

To heal our deadly wound. 

3 O Lord ! we need not to repeat 

What wo do beg and crave ; 
For thou dost know before we ask, 

The blessing we would have : 
Mercy, O Lord ! we mercy seek ; 

This is the height and sum ; 
For mercy, Lord, is all our prayer, 

Oh, let thy mercy come ! 



^QQ " Cast me not away from thy presence." J^ J^J # 

°vO Psalm 51. 

1 Oh, turn, great Ruler of the skies ! 
Turn from my sin thy searching eyes ; 
Nor let th 5 offenses of my hand 
Within thy book recorded stand. 

2 Give me a will to thine subdued, — 
A conscience pure, a soul renewed ; 
Nor let me, wrapt in endless gloom, 
An outcast from thy presence roam. 

3 Oh, let thy Spirit to my heart 

Once more its quickening aid impart ; 
My mind from every fear release, 
And soothe my troubled thoughts to peace., 
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PRAYERS FOR PARDON. 599, 600. 

XQQ u Out of the depths have I cried unto Thee.'' g^ J^ 



Tsalm 130. 



1 Out of the depths of woe, 

To thee, O Lord ! I cry ; 
. Darkness surrounds me, yet I know 
That thou art ever nigh. 

2 I cast my hopes on thee ; 

Thou canst, thou wilt forgive ; 
If thou shouldst mark iniquity, 
Who in thy sight could live? 

3 I wait for thee ; I wait, 

Confessing all my sin : 
Lord ! I am knocking at thy gate ; 
Open, and take me in. 

4 Glory to God above ! 

The waters soon will cease ; 
For lo ! the swift-returning dove 
Brings home the pledge of peace. 

5 Though storms his face obscure, 

And dangers threaten loud, 
Jehovah's covenant is sure, 
His bow is in the cloud ! 



(\f)() " There is forgiveness with Thee." Q u J^ 

"^^ Psalm 130. 

1 Out of the deeps of long distress, 

The borders of despair, 
I sent my cries to seek thy grace, 
My groans to move thine ear. 

2 Great God ! should thy severer eye, 

And thine impartial hand, 
Be strict to mark iniquity, 
No mortal flesh could stand. 

3 But there are pardons with my God, 

For crimes of high degree ; 
Thy Son has bought them with his blood, 
To draw us near to thee. 



601, 602. PRAYERS FOR PARDON. 

4 I wait for thy salvation, Lord ; 

With strong desires I wait : 
My soul, invited by thy word, 
Stands watching at thy gate. 

5 In God the Lord let Israel trust ; 

O sinners, seek his face : 
The Lord is good, as well as just, 
And plenteous is his grace. 

f* A i "My soul waitethfor .Thee: 1 J^ ]yj 

UU ± Psalm 130. 

1 From deep distress and troubled thoughts, 

To thee, my God, I raise my cries ; 
If thou severely mark our faults, 
No flesh can stand before thine eyes. 

2 But thou hast built thy throne of grace, 

Free to dispense thy pardons there ; 
That sinners may approach thy face, 
And hope and love, as well as fear. 

3 As the benighted pilgrims wait, 

And long and wish for breaking day, 
So waits my soul before thy gate : 
When will my God his face display ? 

4 My trust is fixed upon thy word, 

Nor shall I trust thy word in vain ; 
Let mourning souls address the Lord, 
And find relief from all their pain. 

5 Great is his love, and large his grace, 

Through the redemption of his Son ; 
He turns our feet from sinful ways, 

And pardons what our hands have done. 

f)f)2 Pleading the Promise. Q t y[ r 

1 Lord, I approach the mercy-seat, 
Where thou dost answer prayer; 
There humbly fall before thy feet, 
For none can perish there. 
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PRAYERS FOR PARDON. 603. 

2 Thy promise is my only plea ; 

With this I venture nigh : 
Thou callest burdened souls to thee, 
And such, O Lord, am I. 

3 Bowed down beneath a load of sin, 

By Satan sorely pressed, 
By war without, and fear within, 
I come to thee for rest. 

4 Be thou my shield and hiding-place ; 

That, sheltered near thy side, 
I may my fierce accuser face, 
And tell him thou hast died. 

5 Oh, wondrous love ! — to bleed and die, 

To bear the cross and shame, 
That guilty sinners, such as I, 
Might plead thy gracious name. 



gQ3 "Remember thou me." C. P. M. 

1 When" thou, my righteous Judge, shalt come 
To take thy ransomed people home, 

Shall I among them stand ? 
Shall such a worthless worm as I, 
Who sometimes am afraid to die, 

Be found at thy right hand ? 

2 I love to meet among them now, 
Before thy gracious feet to bow, 

Though vilest of them all ; 
But — can I bear the piercing thought ? — 
What if my name should be left out, 

When thou for them shalt call ! 

3 Prevent, prevent it by thy grace ; 
Be thou, dear Lord, my hiding-place, 

In this th' accepted day : 
Thy pardoning voice, oh, let me hear, 
To still my unbelieving fear ; 

Nor let me fall, I pray! 
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604, 605. PRAYERS FOR PARDON. 

4 Let me among thy saints be found, 

Whene'er th' archangel's trump shall sound. 

To see thy smiling face ; 
Then loudest of the throng I '11 sing, 
While heaven's resounding mansions ring 

With shouts of sovereign grace. 

fif) J. Mercy for the Chief of Sinners. 7s. 

1 Depth of mercy ! — can there be 
Mercy still reserved for me ? 
Can my God his wrath forbear ? 
Me, the chief of sinners, spare ? 

2 I have scorned the Son of God, 
Trampled on his precious blood, 
Would not hearken to his calls, 
Grieved him by a thousand falls. 

3 Lord, incline me to repent ; 
Let me now my fall lament — 
Deeply my revolt deplore, 
Weep, believe, and sin no more. 

4 Still for me the Saviour stands, 

Shows his wounds, and spreads his hands : 
God is love ! I know, I feel ; 
Jesus weeps, and loves me still. 

005 Prayer of the Penitent Thief £,. M. 

1 Thou that didst hang upon the tree, 

Our curse and sufferings to remove, 
Pity the souls that look to thee, 
And save us by thy dying love. 

2 Canst thou reject our dying prayer, 

Or cast us out who come to thee ? 
Our sins, ah ! wherefore didst thou bear ? 
Jesus, remember Calvary ! 

3 For us wast thou not lifted up ? 

For us a bleeding victim made, 
That we, vile sinners, we might hope 
Thou hast for all a ransom paid ? 
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PRAYERS FOR PARDOX. 606, 607. 

4 Oh, might we, with believing eyes, 
Thee in thy bloody vesture see ! 
And cast us on thy sacrifice : 
Jesus, my Lord, remember me! 

/^A^* Prayer of the Publican. J^ ]yj^ 

^^^ Luke 18: 13. 

1 With broken heart and contrite sigh, 
A trembling sinner, Lord, I cry ; 
Thy pardoning grace is rich and free : 
O God, be merciful to me ! 

2 I smite upon my troubled breast, 

With deep and conscious guilt oppressed ; 
Christ and his cross my only plea : 
O God, be merciful to me ! 

3 Far off I stand with tearful eyes, 
Nor dare uplift them to the skies ; 
But thou dost all my anguish see : 
O God, be merciful to me ! 

4 Nor alms, nor deeds that I have done, 
Can for a single sin atone ; 

To Calvary alone I flee : 

God, be merciful to me! 

5 And when redeemed from sin and hell, 
With all the ransomed throng I dwell, 
My raptured song shall ever be, 

God has been merciful to me ! 

0Q ^ "My sow?, wait thou only upon God-." g # ]\J t 

1 Thou Lord of all above, 

And all below the sky, 
Prostrate before thy feet I fall, 
And for thy mercy cry. 

2 Forgive my follies past, 

The crimes which I have done ; 
Bid a repenting sinner live, 
Through thine incarnate Son. 
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608 PRAYERS FOR PARDON. 

3 Guilt like a heavy load, 

Upon my conscience lies ; 
To thee I make my sorrows known, 
And lift my weeping eyes. 

4 The burden which I feel, 

Thou only canst remove ; 
Do thou display thy pardoning grace, 
And thine unbounded love. 

5 One gracious look of thine 

Will ease my troubled breast ; 
Oh, let me know my sins forgiven, 
And I shall then be blest ! 

608 "I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes." Q t ]\J, 

1 Dear Saviour, when my thoughts recall 

The wonders of thy grace, 
Low at thy feet, ashamed, I fall, 
And hide this wretched face. 

2 Shall love like thine be thus repaid ? 

Ah, vile, ungrateful heart ! 
By earth's low cares so oft betrayed 
From Jesus to depart. 

3 But he for his own mercy's sake, 

My wandering soul restores ; 
He bids the mourning heart partake 
The pardon it implores. 

4 Oh, while I breathe to thee, my Lord, 

The deep, repentant sigh, 
Confirm the kind, forgiving word, 
With pity in thine eye! 

5 Then shall the mourner at thy feet 

Rejoice to seek thy face ; 
And grateful, own how kind, how sweet 
Thy condescending grace ! 
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PRAYERS FOR PARDOX. 609, 610. 

u Be of good cheer, thy sins be forgiven thee." Q # jyj^ 

Matt. 9: 2. 

1 My Saviour, let me hear thy voice 

Pronounce the word of peace, 
And all my warmest powers shall join 
To celebrate thy grace. 

2 With gentle smiles call me thy child, 

And speak my sins forgiven : 
The accents mild shall charm my ear, 
Like the sweet harps of heaven. 

3 Cheerful, where'er thy hand shall lead, 

The darkest path I '11 tread ; 
Cheerful I'll quit these mortal shores, 
And mingle with the dead. 

4 When dreadful guilt is done away, 

No other fears we know: 
That hand which scatters pardons down, 
Shall crowns of life bestow. 

" Thou Son of David, have mercy on me." C. M. 

1 Jesus, and didst thou condescend, 

When vailed in human clay, 
To heal the sick, the lame, the blind, 
And drive disease away? 

2 Didst thou regard the beggar's cry, 

And give the blind to see ? 
Jesus, thou Son of David, hear — 
Have mercy, too, on me ! 

3 And didst thou pity mortal woe, 

And sight and health restore ? 

Then pity, Lord ! and save my soul, 

Which needs thy mercy more. 

4 Didst thou regard thy servant's cry, 

When sinking in the wave ? 
I perish, Lord ! oh, save my soul ! 
For thou alone canst save. 
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611, 612. PRAYERS FOR PARDON. 

^11 "Turn us, God of our salvation." Q M" 

^J J- -*- Pcnlm CSC 



Psalm 85. 



1 Lord ! at thy feet we sinners lie, 

And knock at mercy's door: 
With heavy heart and downcast eye, 
Thy favor we implore. 

2 On us the vast extent display 

Of thy forgiving love ; 
Take all our heinous guilt away ; 
This heavy load remove. 

3 'T is mercy — mercy we implore ; 

We would thy pity move : 
Thy grace is an exhaustless store, 
And thou thyself art love. 

4 Oh, for thine own, for Jesus' sake, 

Our numerous sins forgive ! 
Thy grace our rocky hearts can break : 
Heal us, and bid us live. 

5 Thus melt us down, thus make us bend, 

And thy dominion own ; 

Nor let a rival more pretend 

To repossess thy throne. 

A 1 2 "Deep regret for follies past." 7 S. 

1 God of mercy ! God of love ! 

Hear our sad, repentant song ; 
Sorrow dwells on every face, 
Penitence on every tongue. 

2 Deep regret for follies past, 

Talents wasted, time misspent ; 
Hearts debased by worldly cares, 
Thankless for the blessings lent ; 

3 Foolish fears and fond desires, 

Vain regrets for things as vain ; 
Lips too seldom taught to praise, 
Oft to murmur and complain ; 
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PRAYERS FOR PEACE AND JOY. 618, 614. 

4 These, and every secret fault, 

Filled with grief and shame, we own; 
Humbled at thy feet we lie, 

Seeking pardon from thy throne. 

5 God of mercy ! God of grace ! 

Hear our sad, repentant songs ; 
01), restore thy suppliant race, 
Thou to whom all praise belongs ! 

/*1 €> "I have trusted in thy mercy." Q J^J 

" A ^ PslamlS. 

1 How long wilt thou forget me, Lord ? 

Must I forever mourn ? 
How long wilt thou withdraw from me ; 
Oh ! never to return ? 

2 Hear thou, and to my longing eyes 

Restore thy wonted light, 
And suddenly, or I shall sleep 
In everlasting night. 

3 Since I have always placed my trust 

Beneath thy mercy's wing, 
Thy saving health will come, and then 
My heart with joy shall spring. 

4 Then shall I raise glad songs of praise, 

To my forgiving Lord ; 
And thou wilt ever be my Help, 
My Hope, my large Reward. 

hll The Joy unknown in Heaven. J^ J^ t 

1 Trembling, before thine awful throne, 
O Lord, in dust my sins I own : 
Justice and mercy for my life 
Contend ; oh, smile, and heal the strife ! 

2 The Saviour smiles — upon my soul 
New tides of hope tumultuous roll ! 
His voice proclaims my pardon found ; 
Seraphic transport wings the sound ! 

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615, 616. PRAYERS FOR PEACE AND JOY. 

3 Earth has a joy unknown in heaven, — 
The new-born peace of sins forgiven : 
Tears of such pure and deep delight, 
Ye angels ! never dimmed your sight. 

4 Ye know where morn exulting springs, 
And evening folds her drooping wings ; 
Loud is your song: the heavenly plain 
Is shaken by your choral strain. 

5 But I amid your choirs shall shine, 
And all your knowledge will be mine ; 
Ye on your harps must lean to hear 
A secret chord that mine will bear ! 

615 The J °y °f Pardon. L. M. 

1 Thou Prince of glory, slain for me, 

Breathing forgiveness in thy prayer ; 
That loving, melting look I see, 

That bursting sigh, that tender tear. 

2 Can I behold that closing eye, 

Still fixed on me, still beaming love! 
And can I see my Saviour die, 
Nor feel one holy passion move ? 

3 Let me but hear thy dying voice 

Pronounce forgiveness in my breast ; 
My trembling spirit shall rejoice, 
And feel the calm of heavenly rest. 

4 Lord, thine atoning blood apply, 

And life or death is sweet to me ; 

In life's last hour, thy presence, nigh, 

From fear shall set my spirit free. 

Oil) "flow long loilt thou hide thy face from meV C. M. 

1 My God ! — oh, could I make the claim — 
My Father and my Friend — 
And call thee mine by every name 
On which thy saints depend ! 
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PRAYERS FOR PEACE AND JOY. 617. 

2 By every name of power and love, 

I would thy grace entreat ; 
Nor should my humble hope remove, 
Nor leave thy mercy-seat. 

3 Yet, though my soul in darkness mourns, 

Thy word is all my stay ; 
Here would I rest till light returns : 
Thy presence makes my day. 

4 Speak, Lord ! and bid celestial peace 

Relieve my aching heart ; 
Oh, smile, and bid my sorrows cease, 
And all the gloom depart ! 

5 Then shall my drooping spirit rise, 

And bless the healing rays ; 
And change these deep, complaining sighs, 
To songs of sacred praise. 

/?-j *7 "Oh, that Iivere as in months past!" Q t ]\J # 

" *- ' Job 29 : 2. 

1 Sweet was the time when first I felt 

The Saviour's pardoning blood 
Applied to cleanse my soul from guilt, 
And bring me home to God. 

2 Soon as the morn the light revealed, 

His praises tuned my tongue ; 
And, when the evening shade prevailed, 
His love was all my song. 

3 In prayer, my soul drew near the Lord, 

And saw his glory shine ; 
And when I read his holy word, 
I called each promise mine. 

4 But now when evening shade prevails, 

My soul in darkness mourns ; 
And when the morn the light reveals, 
No light to me returns. 

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618, 619. PRAYERS FOR PEACE AND JOY. 

5 Rise, Saviour ! help me to prevail, 
And make my soul thy care ; 
I know thy mercy cannot fail : 
Let me that mercy share. 

£} -j Q Prayer in extreme Distress. Q g jy^ 

^ -*• ^ Psalm 102. 

1 Hear me, O God, nor hide thy face, 

But answer, lest I die ! 
Hast thou not built a throne of grace, 
To hear when sinners cry ? 

2 As on some lonely building's top 

The sparrow tells her moan, 
Far from the tents of joy and ho£>e, 
I sit and grieve alone. 

3 But thou forever art the same, 

O my Eternal God ! 
Ages to come shall know thy name, 
And spread thy works abroad. 

4 Thou wilt arise, and show thy face, 

Nor will my Lord delay, 
Beyond th' appointed hour of grace, 
That long expected day. 

5 He hears his saints, he knows their cry ; 

And by mysterious ways 
Redeems the prisoners doomed to die, 
And fills their tongues with jn-aise. 

£*i Q The Riding of God's Countenance. J^ J^ 

Vli' Psalm 13. 

1 How long, O Lord, shall I complain, 
Like one that seeks his God in vain ? 
Still shall my soul thine absence mourn, 
And still despair of thy return ? 

2 Hear, Lord ! and grant me quick relief, 
Before my death conclude my grief: 
If thou withhold thy heavenly light, 

I sleep in everlasting night. 
366 



PRAYERS FOR PEACE AXD JOY. 620, 621. 

3 How will the powers of darkness boast, 
If but one praying soul be lost ! 

But I have trusted in thy grace, 
And shall again behold thy face. 

4 Whatever my fears or foes suggest, 
Thou art my hope, my joy, my rest : 
My heart shall feel thy love, and raise 
My cheerful voice to songs of praise. 

" Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon, me." C. M. 

O thou, whose tender mercy hears 

Contrition's humble sigh ; 
Whose hand indulgent wrpes the tears 

From sorrow's weeping eye ; 

2 See, Lord, before thy throne of grace, 

A wretched wanderer mourn : 
Hast thou not bid me seek thy face ? 
Hast thou not said — "Return?" 

3 And shall my guilty fears prevail 

To drive me from thy feet ? 
Oh, let not this dear refuge fail, 
This only safe retreat ! 

4 Absent from thee, my Guide ! my Light ! 

Without one cheering ray, 
Through dangers, fears, and gloomy night, 
How desolate my way ! 

5 Oh, shine on this benighted heart, 

With beams of mercy shine ! 
And let thy healing voice impart 
A taste of joy divine. 

Peace Restored. Q # ]\£ # 

Oh, speak that gracious word again, 

And cheer my broken heart ! 
No voice but thine can soothe my pain, 

Or bid my fears depart. 
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622. PRAYERS FOR PEACE AND JOY. 

2 And canst thou still vouchsafe to own 

A wretch so vile as I ? 
And may I still approach thy throne, 
And Abba, Father, cry ? 

3 Oh, then, let saints and angels join, 

And help me to proclaim 
The grace that healed a soul like mine, 
And put my foes to shame ! 

4 My Saviour, by his powerful word, 

Has turned my night to day ; 
And his salvation's joy restored, 
Which I had sinned away. 

5 Dear Lord, I wonder and adore ,* 

Thy grace is all divine : 
Oh, keep me, that I sin no more 
Against such love as thine ! 



622 "^ ^ ro ^ en heart Thou wilt not despise." jg # M. 

1 Still wilt thou, Lord, be found ? 

And may I still draw near ? 
Then listen to the plaintive sound — - 
A sinner's earnest prayer. 

2 Jesus, thine aid afford, 

For still the same thou art ; 
To thee I look, to thee, my Lord, 
Lift up a helpless heart. 

3 Though late, I all forsake ; 

My friends, my life resign : 
Gracious Redeemer, take, oh, take, 
And seal me ever thine ! 

4 O my offended Lord ! 

Restore my inward peace : 
I know thou canst; — pronounce the word, 
And bid the tempest cease. 
368 



PRAYERS FOR PEACE AND JOY. 623, 624. 

5 I yield to thy control ; 

Thou my Redeemer art : 
Enter and calm my troubled soul, 
And soothe my bleeding heart. 

()23 Confession. 7 S . 

1 Oh these eyes, how dark and blind! 
Oh this foolish, earthly mind! 

Oh this froward, selfish will, 
Which refuses to be still ! 

2 Oh these ever roaming eyes, 
Upward that refuse to rise ! 

Oli these wayward feet of mine, 
Found in every path but thine ! 

3 Oh this stubborn, prayerless knee, 
Hands so seldom clasped to thee, 
Longings of the soul that go, 
Like the wild wind to and fro ! 

4 To and fro, without an aim, 
Turning idly whence they came ; 
Bringing in no joy, no bliss, 
Adding to my weariness. 

5 Giver of the heavenly peace, 
Bid, oh, bid these tumults cease 
Minister thy holy balm, 

Fill me with thy Spirit's calm. 

6 Thou, the Life, the Truth, the Way, 
Leave me not in sin to stay ; 
Bearer of the sinner's guilt, 

Lead me, lead me, as thou wilt ! 

Q24: The Bmr °f Need - 7s. 

1 O thou God who nearest prayer, 
Every hour and everywhere! 
, For his sake, whose blood I plead, 
Hear me in my hour of need : 

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625. PRAYERS FOR PEACE AND JOY. 

Only hide not now thy face, 
God of all-sufficient grace ! 

2 Hear and save me, gracious Lord ! 
For my trust is in thy word ; 
Wash me from the stain of sin, 
That thy peace may rule within : 
May I know myself thy child, 
Ransomed, pardoned, reconciled. 

3 Dearest Lord ! may I so much 
As thy garment's hem but touch, 
Or but raise my languid eye, 

To the cross where thou didst die, 
It shall make my spirit whole, — 
It shall heal and save my soul. 

4 Leave me not, my Strength, my Trust ! 
Oh, remember I 'm but dust ! 

Leave me not again to stray ; 
Leave me not the tempter's prey : 
Fix my heart on things above ; 
Make me happy in thy love. 

()*?£) "0 Lord, hear me, for I am poor and needy" g # M. 

1 My God, my prayer attend ; 

Oh, bow thine ear to me — 
Without a hope, without a friend, 
Without a help but thee! 

2 Oh, guard my soul around 

Which loves and trusts thy grace ; 
Nor let the powers of hell confound 
The hopes on thee I place! 

3 Thy mercy I entreat : 

Let mercy hear my cries, 
While, humbly w r aiting at thy feet, 
My daily prayers arise. 
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RELAPSES INTO SIN. 626, 627 



4 Oh, bid my heart rejoice, 
And every fear control ! 
Since at thy throne with suppliant voice 
To thee I lift ray soul. 

()*?() Prayer for full Assurance. Q t J^J # 

1 Eternal Source of joys divine, 

To thee my soul aspires ; 
Oh, could I say, " The Lord is mine ! " 
'T is all my soul desires. 

2 My Hope, my Trust, my Life, my Lord, 

Assure me of thy love ; 
Oh, speak the kind, transporting word, 
And bid my fears remove ! 

3 Then shall my thankful powers rejoice, 

And triumph in my God ; 
Till heavenly rapture tune my voice 
To spread thy praise abroad. 

()*?T " Ok for a closer walk with God! " Q t ]\J # 

1 Oh for a closer walk with God, 

A calm and heavenly frame, — 
A light to shine upon the road 
That leads me to the Lamb ! 

2 Where is the blessedness I knew, 

When first I saw the Lord ? 
Where is the soul-refreshing view 
Of Jesus and his word ? 

3 What peaceful hours I once enjoyed ! 

How sweet their memory still ! 
But they have left an aching void 
The world can never fill. 

4 Return, O holy Dove ! return, 

Sweet Messenger of rest ! 
I hate the sins that made thee mourn, 
And drove thee from my breast. 
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628, 629. reLx\pses into sin. 

5 The clearest idol I have known, 

Whate'er that idol be, 
Help me to tear it from thy throne, 
And worship only thee. 

6 So shall my walk be close with God, 

Calm and serene my frame ; 
So purer light shall mark the road 
That leads me to the Lamb. 

1 Oh, where is now that glowing love, 

That marked our union with the Lord ? 
Our hearts were fixed on things above, 
Nor could the world a joy afford. 

2 Where is the zeal that led us then 

To make our Saviour's glory known ? 
That freed us from the fear of men, 
And kept our eye on him alone ? 

3 Where are the happy seasons spent 

In fellowship with him we loved ? 
The sacred joy, the sweet content, 
The blessedness that then we proved ? 

4 Behold ! again we turn to thee; 

Oh, cast us not away, though vile ! 
No peace we have, no joy we see, 
O Lord our God ! but in thy smile. 

629 Wh V ^0 far from God? C. M. 

1 Why is my heart so far from thee, 

My God, my chief delight ? 
Why are my thoughts no more by day 
With thee, no more by night ? 

2 When my forgetful soul renews 

The savor of thy grace, 
My heart presumes I cannot lose 
The relish all my days. 
372 



RELAPSES INTO SIN. 630. 

3 But, ere one fleeting hour is past, 

The flattering world employs 
Some sensual bait to seize my taste, 
And to pollute my joys. 

4 Wretch that I am to wander thus 

In chase of false delight ! 
Let me be fastened to thy cross, 
Rather than lose thy sight. 

5 Make haste, my days, to reach the goal, 

And bring my heart to rest 
On the dear center of my soul, 
My God, my Saviour's breast ! 



Wanderings from God. Q 9 ]\J # 

1 How oft, alas ! this wretched heart 

Has wandered from the Lord ! 
How oft my roving thoughts depart, 
Forgetful of his word ! 

2 Yet sovereign mercy calls — " Return ! " 

Dear Lord, and may I come ? 
My vile ingratitude I mourn : 
Oh, take the wanderer home ! 

3 And canst thou, — wilt thou yet forgive, 

And bid my crimes remove ? 
And shall a pardoned rebel live, 
To speak thy wondrous love ? 

4 Almighty grace, thy healing power, 

How glorious, how divine ! 
That can to life and bliss restore 
A heart so vile as mine. 

5 Thy pardoning love, so free, so sweet, 

Dear Saviour, I adore ; 
Oh, keep me at thy sacred feet, 
And let me rove no more ! 
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631, 632. RELAPSES INTO SIN. 

(331 ■^ ie Returning Wanderer. L # ^J[ t Q\ t 

1 Weary of wandering from my God, 

And now made willing to return, 
I hear, and bow beneath the rod ; 

For thee, not without hope, I mourn : 
I have an Advocate above, 
A Friend before the throne of love. 

2 O Jesus, full of truth and grace ! 

More full of grace than I of sin ; 
Yet once again I seek thy face, 

Open thine arms and take me in ; 
And freely my backslidings heal 
And love the faithless sinner still. 

3 Thou know'st the way to bring me back, 

My fallen spirit to restore ; 
Oh, for thy truth and mercy's sake, 

Forgive, and bid me sin no more ! 
The ruins of my soul repair, 
And make my heart a house of prayer. 



032 Conflict with Sin. 7s, 

1 Once I thought my mountain strong, 

Firmly fixed, no more to move ; 
Then my Saviour was my song, 

Then my soul was filled with love : 
Those were happy golden days, 
Sweetly spent in prayer and praise. 

2 Little then myself I knew, 

Little thought of Satan's power , 
Now I feel my sins anew, 

Now I feel the stormy hour : 
Sin has put my joys to flight, 
Sin has turned my day to night. 
374 



WATCHFULNESS AGAINST SIN. 633, 634. 

Saviour! shine, and cheer my soul; 

Bid my dying hopes revive ; 
Make my wounded spirit whole ; 

Far away the tempter drive: 
Speak the word and set me free ; 
Let me live alone to thee. 



()33 Penitence for broken Vows, Jj. M. 

1 When silent steal across my soul 

Remembrances of broken vows, 
And tears, almost beyond control, 
Flow, as my guilty spirit bows, — 

2 'T is then I 've caught the Saviour's eye, 

Viewing, with looks of injured love, 
A soul, for whom he deigned to die, 
Inconstant and ungrateful prove. 

3 Oh ! had he not so kindly glanced 

(My weeping soul in anguish cries), 
I could have borne that searching look ; 
But now I yield : my spirit dies. 

4 No more on promises I '11 rest, 

Nor resolutions vainly made ; 
But leaning on my Saviour's breast, 
Implore his Spirit's gracious aid. 



034 " Watch uni0 Prayer." S. M. 

1 O God! my Strength, my Hope, 

On thee I cast my care, 
With humble confidence look up, 
And know thou nearest prayer. 

2 Oh for a godly fear, 

A quick, discerning eye 
That looks to thee when sin is near, 
And sees the tempter fly ! — 
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635. WATCHFULNESS AGAINST SIN. 

3 A spirit still prepared, 

And armed with jealous care, 
Forever standing on its guard, 
And watching unto prayer ! — 

4 A soul inured to pain, 

To hardship, grief, and loss ; 
Bold to take up, firm to sustain 
My dear Redeemer's cross ! 

5 Lord, let me still abide, 

Nor from my hope remove, 
Till thou my patient spirit guide 
Into thy perfect love. 



q^£) Prayer for a tender Conscience, C. M. 

1 Oh for a principle within 

Of jealous, godly fear ! 
Oh for a tender dread of sin — 
A pain to feel it near ! 

2 That I from thee no more may part, 

No more thy goodness grieve, 
The filial awe, the fleshly heart, 
The tender conscience, give. 

3 Quick as the apple of the eye, 

O God ! my conscience make ; 
Awake my soul when sin is nigh, 
And keep it still awake. 

4 If to the right or left I stray, 

That moment, Lord, reprove ; 
And let me weep my life away, 
For having grieved thy love. 

5 Oh, may the least omission pain 

My well-instructed soul ; 
And drive me to the blood again, 
Which makes the wounded whole ! 
376 



WATCHFULNESS AGAINST SIN. 636, 637. 
636 " Watch and pray." g # ]\J # 

1 My soul ! be on thy guard ; 

Ten thousand foes arise ; 
The hosts of sin are pressing hard 
To draw thee from the skies. 

2 Oh, watch, and fight, and pray ! 

The battle ne'er give o'er ; 
Renew it boldly every day, 
And help divine implore. 

3 Ne'er think the victory won, 

Nor once at ease sit down ; 
Thy arduous work will not be done 
Till thou obtain thy crown. 

4 Fight on, my soul, till death 

Shall bring thee to thy God ! 
He '11 take thee at thy parting breath, 
Up to his blest abode. 

(r\ 3T " Wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling f" Q, M. 

1 Alas, what hourly dangers rise ! 

What snares beset my way! 
To heaven, oh, let me lift mine eyes, 
And hourly watch and pray. 

2 How oft my mournful thoughts complain, 

And melt in flowing tears ! 
My weak resistance, ah, how vain ! 
How strong my foes and fears ! 

3 O gracious God ! in whom I live, 

My feeble efforts aid ; 
Help me to watch, and pray, and strive, 
Though trembling and afraid. 

4 Increase my faith, increase my hope, 

When foes and fears prevail ; 
And bear my fainting spirit up, 
Or soon my strength will fail. 
32* 377 



638. WATCHFULNESS AGAINST SIN. 

5 Whene'er temptations fright my heart, 

Or lure my feet aside, 
My God, thy powerful aid impart, 
My Guardian and my Guide. 

6 Oh, keep me in thy heavenly way, 

And bid the tempter flee ! 

And let me never, never stray 

From happiness and thee. 

^9Q A Divided Heart Q t ]\£ 

U«-JO Rom< 7 

1 Our hearts, O Lord, with grief are rent, 

O'er vows made all in vain ; 
In anguish daily we repent, 
Each day offend again. 

2 Now we arise from death to life, 

Then sink from good to ill ; 
Here we begin, there leave our strife, 
And work but half thy will. 

3 Oh, help us, Lord, amid all pain, 

As warriors true, to stand 
Faithful and firm, and thus to gain 
Thine own, the better land. 

4 Thy land — its gates how bright they shine ! 

And let no evil in ; 
Thy boundless land, and all divine, 
That hath no room for sin. 

5 Thy holy land, where none shall stop 

Our souls upon the road, 
And win our weak desires to drop 
From glory and from God. 

6 Oh, rich and priceless is the grace 

That we shall there receive! 
Nor once thine image shall deface, 
Nor once thy spirit grieve. 
378 



LOVE TO GOD. 639,640. 

(~) >0 " ^ l0m have I ™ l heaven but Thee ? " 7s. 

1 Lord of earth ! thy forming hand 

Well this beauteous frame hath planned, — 
Woods that wave, and hills that tower, 
Ocean rolling in his power : 
Yet amid this scene so fair, 
Should I cease thy smile to share, 
What were all its joys to me ? 
Whom have I on earth but thee ? 

2 Lord of heaven ! beyond our sight 
Shines a world of purer light ; 
There in love's unclouded reign 
Parted hands shall meet again : 
Oh, that world is passing fair ! 
Yet, if thou wert absent there, 
What were all its joys to me ? 
Whom have I in heaven but thee ? 

3 Lord of earth and heaven ! my breast 
Seeks in thee its only rest : 

I was lost ; thy accents mild 
Homeward lured thy wandering child. 
Oh ! should once thy smile divine 
Cease upon my soul to shine, 
What were earth or heaven to me ? 
Whom have I in each but thee ? 



640 "TJwu Jcnowest that I love Thee." 8s, 7s & 7s. 

1 I will love thee, all my treasure ; 

I will love thee, all my strength ; 
I will love thee without measure, 

And without a stain at length: 
I will love thee, Light Divine, 
Till I die and find thee mine ! 

2 I will praise thee, Sun of Glory ! 

For the bliss thy beams have brought: 
379. 



641. LOVE TO GOD. 

I will praise thee, will adore thee, 

For the light I long had sought;— 
Praise thee that thy words so blest 
Soothed my troubled soul to rest ! 

3 Be my heart more warmly glowing, 

Sweet and calm the tears I shed; 
And its love, its ardor, showing, 

Let my spirit onward tread : 
Near to thee, and nearer still, 
Draw this heart, this mind, this will. 

4 I will love in joy or sorrow! 

While I in this body dwell ; 
I will love to-day, to-morrow, 

With a love no words can tell : 
I will love thee, Light Divine, 
Till I die, and rind thee mine ! 



fij.1 " ^ e t° ve Eim, because He first loved ws." Q m M. D 

"tX Uohn4:19. 

1 We love thee, Lord, because when we 

Had erred and gone astray, 
Thou didst recall our wandering souls 

Into the homeward way ; 
When helpless, homeless, we were lost 

In sin and sorrow's night, 
Thou did'st send forth a guiding ray 

Of thy benignant light; — 

2 Because when we forsook thy ways, 

Nor kept thy holy will, 
Thou wert not the avenging Judge, 

But gracious Father still ; — 
Because though we 've forgot thee, Lord, 

Thou hast not us forgot, — 
Though we have oft forsaken thee, 

Yet thou forsakest not ; — 
380 



LOVE TO GOD. 642, 643. 

3 Because, O Lord, thou lovedst us 

With everlasting love ; 
Because thou gav'st thy Son to die, 

That we might live above ; 
Because when we were heirs of wrath, 

Thou gav'st the hopes of heaven : 
We love because we much have sinned, 

And much have been forgiven, 

fvIO "God is my portion forever" C. M. 

UTW Psalm 73. 

1 Whom have we, Lord, in heaven, but thee, 

And whom on earth beside ? 
Where else for succor can we flee, 
Or in whose strength confide ? 

2 Thou art our portion here below, 

Our promised bliss above ; 
Ne'er may our souls an object know 
So precious as thy love. 

3 When heart and flesh, O Lord, shall fail, 

Thou wilt our spirit cheer, 
Support us through life's thorny vale, 
And calm each anxious fear. 

4 Yes, thou shalt be our guide through life, 

And help and strength supply, 
Sustain us in death's fearful strife, 
And welcome us on high. 

(j i£K " Titer e is none like unto the Lord our God" Q m ]\L 

1 My God, my Portion, and my Love, 

My everlasting All, 
I 've none but thee in heaven above, 
Or on this earthly ball. 

2 To thee I owe my wealth and friends, 

My health, and safe abode : 
Thanks to thy name for meaner things, 
But they are not my God. 
381 



644. LOVE TO GOD. 

3 How vain a toy is glittering wealth, 

If once compared with thee ? 
Or what 's my safety or my health, 
Or all my friends to me ? 

4 Were I possessor of the earth, 

And called the stars my own, 
Without thy graces and thyself, 
I were a wretch undone. 

5 Let others stretch their arms like seas. 

And grasp in all the shore ; 
Grant me the visits of thy face. 
And I desire no more. 



(*AA No Joy without God. p -yr 

*J~£~±. Psalm 73. 

1 God, my supporter and my hope, 

My help forever near, 
Thine arm of mercy held me up, 
When sinking in despair. 

2 Thy counsels, Lord, shall guide my feet 

Through this dark wilderness : 
Thy hand conduct me near thy seat, 
To dwell before thy face. 

3 Were I in heaven without my God, 

5 T would be no joy to me ; 
And while this earth is my abode, 
I long for none but thee. 

4 What if the springs of life were broke, 

And flesh and heart should faint ? 
God is my soul's eternal rock, 
The strength of every saint. 

5 Then, to draw near to thee, my God, 

Shall be my sweet employ : 
My tongue shall sound thy works abroad, 
And tell the world my joy. 

382 



LOVE TO GOD. 645, 646. 

0^5 God All and in All. g, M. 

1 My God, my Life, my Love, 

To thee, to thee I call ; 
I cannot live, if thou remove, 
For thou art all in all. 

2 To thee, and thee alone, 

The angels owe their bliss : 
They sit around thy gracious throne, 
And dwell where Jesus is. 

3 Not all the harps above 

Can make a heavenly place, 
If God his residence remove, 
Or but conceal his face. 

4 Nor earth, nor all the sky, 

Can one delight afford — 
No, not a drop of real joy — 
Without thy presence, Lord. 

5 Thou art the sea of love, 

Where all my pleasures roll ; 
The circle where my passions move, 
And center of my soul. 

(3-^0 Blessedness of Love io God, L. M. 

1 Ah, happy hours ! whene'er upsprings 

My soul to yon eternal source, 
Whence the glad river downward sings, 
Watering with goodness all my course. 

2 Can I, with loveless heart, receive 

Tokens of love that never cease ? 
Can I be thankless, Lord, and grieve 
Thee, who art all my joy and peace? 

3 Forth from thy rich and bounteous store 

Life's common blessings daily flow ; 
More than I dare to ask, far more 
Than I deserve, dost thou bestow. 
383 



647, 648 love to god. 

4 Nor here alone : hope pierces far 

Through all the shades of earth and time ; 
Faith mounts beyond the farthest star ; 
Yon shining heights she fain would climb. 

5 Our faith shall rise to sight ere long ; 

Soon will that hour of transport come, 
When we shall join the angels' song 
Of praise to him who brought us home, 

fi-17 " I ivill love thee, Lord, my strength ." ~\_Qs & 6s. 

1 I loye my God, but with no love of mine, 

For I have none to give ; 
I love thee, Lord ; but all the love is thine, 

For by thy life I live : 
I am as nothing, and rejoice to be 
Emptied, and lost, and swallowed up in thee. 

2 Thou, Lord, alone art all thy children need, 

And there is none beside ; 
From thee the streams of blessedness proceed, 

In thee the blest abide, — 
Fountain of life and all-abounding grace, 
Our Source, our Center, and our Dwelling-place. 

Q^-R "Come, thou Fount of every blessing." 8g & 7s. 

1 Come, thou Fount of every blessing, 

Tune my heart to sing thy grace ; 
Streams of mercy, never ceasing, 
Call for songs of loudest praise. 

2 Teach me some melodious measure, 

Sung by flaming tongues above ; 
Oh the vast, the boundless treasure 
Of thy free, unchanging love ! 

3 Jesus sought me when a stranger, 

Wandering from the fold of God ; 
He, to rescue me from danger, 
Interposed his precious blood. 
384 



LOVE TO GOD. 649, 650. 

4 Oh, to grace how great a debtor 

Daily I 'm constrained to be ! 
Let thy goodness, like a fetter, 
Bind my wandering heart to thee. 

5 Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it ; 

Prone to leave the God I love ; 
Here 's my heart ; oh, take and seal it, — 
Seal it for thy courts above ! 

649 (l I would love Thee:' gg & 7 g# 

1 I would love thee, God and Father ! 

My Redeemer, and my King! 
I would love thee ; for, without thee, 
Life is but a bitter thing. 

2 I would love thee ; every blessing 

Flows to me from out thy throne : 
I would love thee — he who loves thee 
Never feels himself alone. 

3 I w r ould love thee ; look upon me, 

Ever guide me with thine eye : 

I would love thee ; if not nourished 

By thy love, my soul would die. 

4 I would love thee ; may thy brightness 

Dazzle my rejoicing eyes! 
I would love thee ; may thy goodness 
Watch from heaven o'er all I prize. 

5 I would love thee, I have vowed it; 

On thy love my heart is set : 

While I love thee, I will never 

My Redeemer's blood forget. 

L* ~ A " / teas brought low, and Be helped me" Q # ]\J 

"*'" Psalm 116. 

1 I love the Lord ; he heard my cries, 
And pitied every groan : 
Long as I live, when troubles rise, 
I '11 hasten to his throne. 
33 385 



651. LOVE TO GOD. 

2 I love the Lord ; he bowed his ear, 

And chased my grief away : 
Oh, let my heart no more despair, 
While I have breath to pray ! 

3 The Lord beheld me sore distressed, 

He bade my pains remove : 
Return, my soul, to God, thy rest, 
For thou hast known his love ! 

4 My God hath saved my soul from death, 

And dried my falling tears ; 
Now to his praise I '11 spend my breath 
And my remaining years. 



651 "Filled with all the fullness of God: 1 C. M. 

1 O Lord, I would delight in thee, 

And on thy care depend ; 

To thee, in every trouble flee, 

My best, my only Friend. 

2 When all created streams are dried, 

Thy fullness is the same : 
May I with this be satisfied, 
And glory in thy name ! 

3 No good in creatures can be found, 

But what is found in thee : 
I must have all things and abound 
While God is God to me. 

4 Oh that I had a stronger faith, 

To look within the vail, — 
To credit what my Saviour saith, 
Whose word can never fail. 

5 He who has made my heaven secure, 

Will here all good provide : 
While Christ is rich, can I be poor ? 
What can I want beside ? 

386 



THIRSTING AFTER GOD. 652,653. 

6 O Lord, I cast my care on thee ; 
I triumph and adore : 
Henceforth my great concern shall be 
To love and please thee more. 

6o2 "Thou art my God; early will I seek Thee" L. M. 

1 O God, thou art my God alone : 

Early to thee my soul shall cry — 
A pilgrim in a land unknown, 

A thirsty land, whose springs are dry. 

2 Oil that it were as it hath been, 

When, praying in the holy place, 
Thy power and glory I have seen, 

And marked the footsteps of thy grace ! 

3 Yet, through this rough and thorny maze, 

I follow hard on thee, my God : 
Thy hand unseen upholds my ways ; 
I safely tread where thou hast trod. 

4 Thee, in the watches of the night, 

When I remember on my bed, 
Thy presence makes the darkness light ; 
Thy guardian wings are round my head. 

5 Better than life itself thy love, 

Dearer than all beside to me ; 
For, whom have I in heaven above, 

Or what on earth, compared with thee ? 

(\K^l "My soul thirstethfor Thee." Q t ]\J # J) # 

VOO Psalm 63. 

1 Oh, who is like the Mighty One, 
Whose throne is in the sky! 
Who compasseth the universe 
With his all-searching eye ; 
At whose creative word appeared 

The dry land and the sea : 
My spirit thirsts for thee, Lord, 
My sjjirit thirsts for thee ! 
387 



654. THIRSTING AFTER GOD. 

2 Around him suns and systems swim 

In harmony and light ; 
Before him harps angelic hymn 

His praises day and night ; 
Yet to the contrite, day and night, 

In mercy turneth he : 
My spirit thirsts for thee, O Lord, 

My spirit thirsts for thee ! 

3 Yes ! though unlimited his works, 

His power upholds them all ; 
He clothes the lilies of the field, 

And marks the sparrow's fall : 
Who listens to the raven's cry, 

Will bend his ear to me ; 
My spirit thirsts for thee, O Lord, 

My spirit thirsts for thee ! 



(\ t\A. " Wh en shall I come and appear before God?" Q 9 J^ 

VO*± Psalm 42. 

1 As pants the hart for cooling streams 

When heated in the chase ; 
So longs my soul, O God, for thee, 
And thy refreshing grace. 

2 For thee, my God, the living God, 

My thirsty soul doth pine ; 
Oh ! when shall I behold thy face, 
Thou Majesty divine ? 

3 Why restless, why cast down, my soul ? 

Trust God ; and he '11 employ 
His aid for thee, and change these sighs 
To thankful hymns of joy. 

4 Why restless, why cast down, my soul ? 

Hope still ; and thou shalt sing 
The praise of him who is thy God, 
Thy health's eternal spring. 

388 



DEPENDING ON GOD. 655, 656. 

f\ K K " ® l il[iat * ^ new w ^ ere T might find Him ! " Q t J^ 

OeJtJ Job 23 : 3, 4. 

1 Oh that I knew the secret place 

Where I might find my God ! 
I'd spread my wants before his face, 
And pour my woes abroad. 

2 I 'd tell him how my sins arise, 

What sorrows I sustain ; 
How grace decays, and comfort dies, 
And leaves my heart in pain. 

3 He knows what arguments I 'd take 

To wrestle with my God : 
I 'd plead for his own mercy's sake — 
I 'd plead my Saviour's blood. 

4 My God will pity my complaints, 

And drive my foes away ; 
He knows the meaning of his saints, 
When they in sorrow pray. 

5 Arise, my soul ! from deep distress, 

And banish every fear ; 
He calls thee to his throne of grace, 
To spread thy sorrows there. 

(■J^ifi "My times are in thy hand.' 1 g ]yj 

U<JU Psalm 31. 

1 " My times are in thy hand : " 

My God ! I wish them there ; 
My life, my friends, my soul, I leave 
Entirely to thy care. 

2 " My times are in thy hand," 

Whatever they may be ; 
Pleasing or painful, dark or bright, 
As best may seem to thee. 

3 " My times are in thy hand ; " 

Why should I doubt or fear ? 
My Father's hand will never cause 
His child a needless tear. 
33* 389 



657,658. DEPENDING ON GOD. 

4 " My times are in thy hand," — 

Jesus, the crucified ! 
The hand my cruel sins had pierced, 
Is now my guard and guide. 

5 " My times are in thy hand ; " 

I '11 always trust in thee ; 
And, after death, at thy right hand 
I shall forever be. 

(iZS7 " My times are in thy hand/' »7 g 

^^ • Psalm 31. 

1 Sovereign Ruler of the skies, 
Ever gracious, ever wise ! 

All my times are in thy hand ; 
All events at thy command. 

2 Times of sickness, times of health, 
Times of penury and wealth, — 
All must come, and last, and end, 
As shall please my heavenly Friend. 

3 O Thou gracious, wise and just ! 
In thy hands my life I trust •; 
Have I somewhat dearer still ? — 
I resign it to thy will. 

4 Thee at all times will I bless ; 
Having thee, I all possess : 
Ne'er can I bereaved be, 
While I do not part with thee. 

A^ft "In Rim toe live, and move, and have our being." Q % ]\I # 

1 Lord, what is man ! that child of pride, 

That boasts his high degree ! 
If left one moment to himself 
He sinks — and where is he ? 

2 In thee I live and move and am ; 

Thou dealest out my days : 
Lord, as thou dost renew my life, 
Let me renew thy praise. 
390 



DEPENDING ON GOD. 659,660. 

3 To thee I corae, from thee I am, 

For thee I still would be ; 

'T is better for me not to live, 

Than not to live to thee. 

4 Thou art my living fountain, Lord ; 

On me thy streams still flow : 
Myself I render up to thee, 
To whom myself I owe. 

£»rn All vain, ivithoul God's Blessing. gs & 7s. 

UO J Psalm 127. 

1 Vainly through night's weary hours, 

Keep we watch, lest foes alarm ; 
Vain our bulwarks, and our towers, 
But for God's protecting arm. 

2 Vain were all our toil and labor, 

Did not God that labor bless ; 
Vain, without his grace and favor, 
Every talent we possess. 

3 Vainer still the hope of heaven, 

That on human strength relies ; 
But to him shall help be given, 
Who in humble faith applies. 

4 Seek we, then, the Lord's Anointed ; 

He shall grant us peace and rest : 
Ne'er was suppliant disappointed, 
Who to Christ his prayer addressed. 

0(30 Not my will, but Thine. C. M. 

1 Author of good ! to thee we turn : 

Thine ever-wakeful eye 
Alone can all our wants discern — 
Thy hand alone supply. 

2 Oh, let thy love within us dwell, 

Thy fear our footsteps guide ; 
That love shall vainer loves expel, 
That fear all fears beside. 
391 



661. 662. RESTING IN GOD. 

3 And since by passion's force subdued, 

Too oft with stubborn will, 
We blindly shun the latent good, 
And grasp the specious ill ; — 

4 Not what we wish, but what we want, 

Let mercy still supply : 
The good we ask not, Father, grant ; 
The ill we ask, deny. 

f)()~| "Draw us, and we will run after Thee." Q t ]\J f 

1 Along my earthly way, 

How many clouds are spread ! 
Darkness, with scarce one cheerful ray, 
Seems gathering o'er my head. 

2 Yet, Father, thou art Love ; 

Oh, hide not from my view ! 
But when I look, in prayer, above, 
Appear in mercy through ! 

3 My pathway is not hid ; 

Thou knowest all my need ; 

And I would do as Israel did, — 

Follow where thou wilt lead. 

4 Lead me, and then my feet 

Shall never, never stray ; 
But safely I shall reach the seat 
Of happiness and day. 

5 And, oh ! from that bright throne 

I shall look back, and see, — 
The path I went, and that alone 
Was the right path for me. 

QQ2 " Thou hidden Love °f God " L. M. 61. 

1 Thou hidden Love of God, whose height, 
Whose depth unfathomed, no man knows, 
I see from far thy beauteous light ; 
Inly I sigh for thy repose : 
392 



RESTING IN GOD. 663, 664. 

My heart is pained, nor can it be 
At rest, till it finds rest in thee ! 

Is there a thing beneath the sun, 

That strives with thee my heart to share ? 
Ah ! tear it thence, and reign alone, 

The Lord of every motion there : 
Then shall my heart from earth be free, 
When it has found repose in thee ! 

No Rest, but in God. gs. 

1 My soul doth long for thee 

To dwell within my breast ; 
Unworthy though I be 
Of so divine a Guest ! 

2 Of so divine a Guest 

Unworthy though I be, 
Yet hath my heart no rest 
Until it come to thee ! 

3 Until it come to thee, 

In vain I look around ; 
In all that I can see, 
No rest is to be found ! 

4 No rest is to be found, 

But in thy bleeding love : 
Oh, let my wish be crowned, 
And send it from above ! 

Repose in God's Wisdom. L. M. 

Whither, oh, whither should I fly, 
But to my loving Father's breast ! 

Secure within thine arms to lie, 

And safe beneath thy wings to rest ! 

In all my ways thy hand I own, 

Thy ruling providence I see : 
Assist me still my course to run, 

And still direct my paths to thee. 
393 



665, 666. trusting m god. 

3 I have no skill the snare to shun ; 

But thou, O God, my wisdom art ; 
I ever into ruin run ; 

But thou art greater than my heart. 

4 Foolish, and impotent, and blind, 

Lead me a way I have not known ; 
Bring me where I my heaven may find, 
The heaven of loving thee alone. 

hhS Happiness in God only. Q t ]\/J # 

1 In vain I trace creation o'er, 

In search of solid rest : 
The whole creation is too poor, 
Too mean, to make me blest. 

2 Let earth and all her charms depart, 

Unworthy of the mind : 
In God alone this restless heart 
Enduring bliss can find. 



*i=> 



3 Thy favor, Lord, is all I want ; 
Here would my spirit rest : 
Oh, seal the rich, the boundless grant, 
And make me fully blest ! 

()()() Joy in the Presence of God. 8s, 7s & 4. 

1 Thou, O Lord, wilt never leave me, 

Thou wilt never me forsake ; 
Thou wilt keep, and thou wilt save me, 
While thy word my guide I make : 

Save from evil 
For thy name and mercy's sake ! 

2 When my soul is dark and clouded, 

Torn with doubt, and worn with care, 
Through the vail by which 'tis shrouded, 
Light from heaven will soon appear; 

And thy presence 
Banish every doubt and fear. 
394 



TRUSTING IN GOD. 667. 

When my sky above is glowing, 

And around me all is bright ; 
Pleasure, like a river flowing, 

Fills my soul with sweet delight : 
Thou wilt keep me, 

Thou wilt guide my steps aright. 

When my feeble flame is dying, 

And my soul about to soar 
To that land where pain and sighing 

Shall be heard and known no more, 
Thou wilt fill me 

With thy presence evermore. 



(i^T "OLord, save me, and I shall be saved." Q u JJ # 

1 Great Source of boundless power and grace ! 

Attend my mournful cry ; 
In hours of dark and deep distress, 
To thee alone I fly. 

2 Thou art my Strength, my Life, my Stay : 

Assist my feeble trust ; 
Oh, drive my gloomy fears away, 
And raise me from the dust ! 

3 Fain would I call thy grace to mind, 

And trust thy glorious name ; 
Jehovah, powerful, wise, and kind, 
Forever is the same. 

4 Thy presence, Lord, can cheer my heart, 

When earthly comforts die ; 
Thy voice can bid my pains depart, 
And raise my pleasures high. 

5 Here let me rest — on thee depend, 

My God, my Hope, my All ; 
Be thou my everlasting Friend, 
And I shall never fall. 
395 



668,669. TRUSTING IN GOD. 

()(3§ "Dear Refuge of my weary soul." Q t J^J, 

1 Dear Refuge of my weary soul, 

On thee, when sorrows rise — 
On thee, when waves of trouble roll, 
My fainting hope relies. 

2 To thee I tell each rising grief, 

For thou alone canst heal ; 
Thy word can bring a sweet relief 
For every pain I feel. 

3 Hast thou not bid me seek thy face? 

And shall I seek in vain? 
And can the ear of sovereign grace 
Be deaf when I complain ? 

4 No : still the ear of sovereign grace 

Attends the mourner's prayer; 
Oh, may I ever find access 
To breathe my sorrows there ! 

5 Thy mercy-seat is open still ; 

Here let my soul retreat, 
With humble hope attend thy will, 
And wait beneath thy feet. 

f?£Q Unchanging Trust. Q t ]\J # 

™U*/ Psalm IS. 

1 No change of time shall ever shock 

My trust, O Lord, in thee ; 
For thou hast always been my Rock, 
A sure defense to me. 

2 Thou, my deliv'rer art, O God ; 

My trust is in thy power : 
Thou art my shield from foes abroad, 
My safeguard, and my tower. 

3 To thee will I address my prayer, 

To whom all praise I owe ; 
So shall I, by thy watchful care, 
Be saved from every foe. 
396 



TRUSTING IN GOD. 670,671. 

4 Then let Jehovah be adored, 
On whom my hopes depend ; 
For who, except the mighty Lord, 
His peoj)le can defend ? 

Looking to God in Trouble. L. M. 

1 God of my life ! to thee I call ; 
Afflicted, at thy feet I fall ; 

When high the water-floods prevail, 
Leave not my trembling heart to fail. 

2 Friend of the friendless and the faint, 
Where should I lodge my deep complaint — 
Where but with thee, whose open door 
Invites the helpless and the poor? 

3 Did ever mourner plead with thee, 
And thou refuse that mourner's plea? 
Doth not the word still fixed remain, 
That none shall seek thy face in vain ? 

4 Poor though I am — despised, forgot, 
Yet God, my God, forgets me not ; 
And he is safe, and must succeed, 

For whom the Lord vouchsafes to plead. 

"My soul waitethfor the Lord.'" g # |^ 

Psalm 130. 

1 From lowest depths of woe, 

To God I send my cry : 
Lord ! hear my supplicating voice, 
And graciously reply. 

2 Shouldst thou severely judge, 

Who can the trial bear? 
But thou forgiv'st, lest we despond 
And quite renounce thy fear. 

3 My soul with patience waits 

For thee, the living Lord ; 
My hopes are on thy promise built, 
Thy never-failing word. 
34 397 



672, 673. TRUSTING IN GOD. 

4 My longing eyes look out 

For thine enlivening ray, 
More duly than the morning watch 
To spy the dawning day. 

5 Let Israel trust in God ; 

No bounds his mercy knows — 
The plenteous source and spring from whence 
Eternal succor flows. 

(\70 Safety in trusting God. JJ ]\J # 

U ' ** Psalm 125. 

1 Their hearts shall not be moved 

Who in the Lord confide, 
But, firm as Zion's hill, 

They ever shall abide : 
As mountains shield Jerusalem, 
The Lord shall be a shield to them. 

2 His blessing on them rests, 

Like freshening dew from heaven ; 
And succor from his throne 

In all their need is given : 
Omnipotence shall guard them well, 
And peace remain on Israel. 

3 One like the Son of God, 

Is walking at their side, 
When by the fervid flame 

And fiery furnace tried ; 
And 't is enough that he is near, 
To strengthen them in every fear. 

A7Q "Fear not, little flock." 7 S & (} s 

^ ' 'J Luke 12. 32. 

1 In heavenly love abiding, 

No change my heart shall fear, 
And safe is such confiding, 

For nothing changes here : 
The storm may roar without me, 

My heart may low be laid, 
But God is round about me, 
And can I be dismayed? 
308 



HOPING IN GOD. 674. 

Wherever he may guide me, 

No want shall turn me back ; 
My Shepherd is beside me, 

And nothing can I lack : 
His wisdom ever waketh, 

His sight is never dim : 
He knows the way he taketh, 

And I w T ill walk with him. 

Green pastures are before me, 

Which yet I have not seen ; 
Bright skies will soon be o'er me, 

Where darkest clouds have been : 
My hope I cannot measure ; 

My j3ath to life is free ; 
My Saviour has my treasure, 

And he will walk with me. 



iyr A " Wait, I say, on the Lord:- Q t J^J t 

^ ' * Psalm 27. 

1 Soon as I heard my Father say, 
" Ye children seek my grace," 

My heart replied, without delay, 
« I '11 seek my Father's face." 

2 Let not thy face be hid from me, 

Nor frown my soul away ; 
God of my life ! I fly to thee 
In each distressing day. 

8 Should friends and kindred, near and dear, 
Leave me to want, or die ; 
My God would make my life his care, 
And all my need supply. 

4 My fainting flesh had died with grief, 
Had not my soul believed 
To see thy grace provide relief; 
Nor was ray hope deceived. 

*399 



675, 676. HOPING IN GOD. 



5 Wait on the Lord, ye trembling saints, 
And keep your courage up ; 
He '11 raise your spirit when it faints, 
And far exceed your hope. 

£7 K " Commit thy way unto the Lord." g^ J^[ 

" ' ^ Psalm 37. 

1 Commit thou all thy griefs 

And ways into his hands ; 
To his sure truth and tender care, 
Who earth and heaven commands — 

2 Who points the clouds their course, 

Whom winds and seas obey ; 
He shall direct thy wandering feet, 
He shall prepare thy way. 

3 On God alone rely ; 

Then safe shalt thou go on : 
Fix on his work thy steadfast eye ; 
Then shall thy work be done. 

4 When he makes bare his arm, 

What shall his aim withstand ? 
When he will save his friends from harm, 
Who, who shall stay his hand ? 

5 He hears thy softest prayer, 

He girdeth thee with might ; 
His works the purest blessings are ; 
His ways, the purest light. 

(¥7i\ " Wait thou His time." g. JJ # 

" ' ^ Psalm 30. 

1 Give to the winds thy fears ; 

Hope on, be not dismayed : 
God hears thy sighs and counts thy tears ; 
God shall lift up thy head. 

2 Through waves and clouds and storms, 

He gently clears thy way ; 
Wait thou his time : the darkest night 
Shall end in brightest day. 

400 



HOPING IN GOD. 677, 678. 

3 Far, for above thy thought 

His counsel shall appear, 
When fully he the work hath wrought, 
That caused thy needless fear. 

4 What though thou rulest not ! 

Yet heaven and earth and hell 
Proclaim — God sitteth on the throne, 
And ruleth all things well. 

fJTT "Under His wings sh alt thou trust." 8s & 7s. 

" ' ' Psalm 91. 

1 Call the Lord thy sure salvation, 

Rest beneath th' Almighty's shade ; 
In his secret habitation 

Dwell, and never be dismayed ! 

2 There no tumult can alarm thee, 

Thou shalt dread no hidden snare ; 
Guile nor violence can harm thee, 
In eternal safeguard there. 

Thee, though winds and waves are swelling, 
God, thy Hope, shall bear through all ; 

Plague shall not come nigh thy dwelling, 
Thee no evil shall befall. 

4 He shall charge his angel legions 

Watch and ward o'er thee to keep, 
Though thou walk through hostile regions, 
Though in desert wilds thou sleep. 

5 Since, with firm and pure affection, 

Thou on God hast set thy love, 
With the wings of his protection 
He shall shield thee from above. 

(]7Q "As thy days, so shall thy strength &e." J^ Jy£ t 

U ' ° Deut. 33: 25. 

1 While foes are strong, and danger near, 
A voice falls gently on my ear ; 
My Saviour speaks, he says to me 

That ' as my davs, my strength shall be. 5 
34* 401 



679. HOPING IN GOD. 

2 With such a promise need I fear 
For all that now I hold most dear ? 
No : I will never anxious be, 

For, c as my days, my strength shall be.' 

3 When storms of trouble on me fall, 
And when my cup is mixed with gall, 
This promise will be sweet to me, 
That ' as my days, my strength shall be.' 

4 And when at last I 'm called to die, 
Still on this promise I '11 rely ; 
Yes, Lord, I then will trust in thee, 
That ' as my days, my strength shall be.' 

^yQ "I am thy God; 1 will strengthen thee." 6s & 5s. 

1 Oh, let him whose sorrow 

No relief can find, 
Trust in God, and borrow 

Ease for heart and mind ! 
Where the mourner, weeping, 

Sheds the secret tear, 
God his watch is keeping, 

Though none else is near. 

2 God will never leave us ; 

All our wants he knows ; 
Feels the pains that grieve us, 

Sees our cares and woes : 
When in grief we languish, 

He will dry the tear 
Who his children's anguish 

Soothes with succor near. 

3 All our woe and sadness 

In this world below, 
Equal not the gladness 

We in heaven shall know, — 
When our gracious Saviour, 

In the realms above, 
Crowns us with his favor, 

Fills us with his love. 
402 



HOPING IN GOD. 680, 681. 

ggQ "Not far from home." S. M. 

1 Your harps, ye trembling saints, 

Down from the willows take : 
Loud to the praise of love divine 
Bid every string awake. 

2 Though in a foreign land, 

We are not far from home ; 
And nearer to our house above 
We every moment come. 

3 His grace will to the end 

Stronger and brighter shine ; 
Nor present things, nor things to come, 
Shall quench the spark divine. 

4 When we in darkness walk, 

Nor feel the heavenly flame, 
Then is the time to trust our God, 
And rest upon his name. 

5 Soon shall our doubts and fears 

Subside at his control ; 
His loving-kindness shall break through 
The midnight of the soul. 

6 Blest is the man, O Lord, 

Who stays himself on thee ; 
Who waits for thy salvation, Lord, 
Shall thy salvation see. 

AQ1 "I stand on Zion's mount." S. M. 

1 I stand on Zion's mount, 

And view my starry crown ; 
No power on earth my hope can shake, 
Nor hell can thrust me down. 

2 The lofty hills and towers, 

That lift their heads on high, 
Shall all be leveled low in dust — 
Their very names shall die. 
403 



682,683. HOPING IN GOD. 

3 The vaulted heavens shall fall, 
Built by Jehovah's hands ; 
But firmer than the heavens, the Rock 
Of my salvation stands. 

r)§2 " I know the Lord can save." C. M. 

1 Affliction is a stormy deep, 

Where wave resounds to wave ; 
Though o'er my head the billows roll, 
I know the Lord can save. 

2 The hand that now withholds my joys 

Can soon restore my peace ; 
And he who bade the tempest rise 
Can bid that tempest cease. 

3 In darkest scenes when sorrows rose 

And pressed on every side, 
The Lord has still sustained my steps, 
And still has been my guide. 

4 Here will I rest, and build my hope, 

Nor murmur at his rod ; 
He 's more than all the world to me — 
My Health, my Life, my God ! 

AQ^i " Loved with an everlasting love." L. M. 61. 

1 Though waves and storms go o'er my head, 

Though strength and health and friends be 
gone; 
Though joys be withered all, and dead, 

Though every comfort be withdrawn ; 
On this my steadfast soul relies, — 
Father, thy mercy never dies. 

2 Fixed on this ground will I remain, 

Though heart may fail, and flesh decay; 
This anchor shall my soul sustain, 

When earth's foundations melt away : 
Mercy's full power I then shall prove, 
Loved with an everlasting love. 
404 



LOVE TO CHRIST. 684, 685. 

0QA Trustful Christian Victorious. Q. ]\/[, 

1 My God! the spring of all my joys, 

The life of my delights, 
The glory of my brightest days, 
And comfort of my nights ! 

2 In darkest shades if he appear, 

My dawning is begun : 
He is my soul's sweet morning star, 
And he my rising sun. 

8 The opening heavens around me shine 
With beams of sacred bliss, 
While Jesus shows his heart is mine, 
And whispers, I am his ! 

4 My soul would leave this heavy clay 

At that transporting word, 
Run up with joy the shining way, 
T' embrace my dearest Lord. 

5 Fearless of hell, and ghastly death, 

I 'd break through every foe ; 
The wings of love and arms of faith 
Should bear me conqu'rer through. 

085 Gratitude to Christ C. M. D. 

1 I love thee, my God, but not 

For what I hope thereby ; 
Nor yet because who love thee not, 

Must die eternally : 
I love thee, O my God, and still 

I ever will love thee, 
Solely because my God thou art 

Who first hast loved me. 

2 For me, to lowest depths of woe 

Thou didst thyself abase ; 
For me didst bear the cross, the shame, 
And manifold disgrace ; 

405 



686. LOVE TO CHRIST. 

For me didst suffer pains unknown, 

Blood-sweat and agony, 
Yea, death itself — all, all for me, 

For me, thine enemy. 

3 Then shall I not, O Saviour mine ! 

Shall I not love thee well ? 
Not with the hope of winning heaven, 

Nor of escaping hell ; 
Not with the hope of earning aught, 

Nor seeking a reward, 
But freely, fully, as thyself 

Hast loved me, O Lord ! 



QQQ Delight in Christ. L. M. 

1 Jesus, thou Joy of loving hearts! 

Thou Fount of Life ! thou Light of men ! 
From the best bliss that earth imparts, 
We turn unfilled to thee again. 

2 Thy truth unchanged hath ever stood ; 

Thou savest those that on thee call ; 
To them that seek thee, thou art good, 
To them that find thee —All in All ! 

8 We taste thee, O thou Living Bread, 
And long to feast upon thee still ; 
We drink of thee, the Fountain Head, 
And thirst our souls from thee to fill. 

4 Our restless spirits yearn for thee, 

Where'er our changeful lot is cast ; 
Glad, when thy gracious smile we see, 
Blest, when our faith can hold thee fast. 

5 O Jesus, ever with us stay ! 

Make all our moments calm and bright ; 
Chase the dark night of sin away,- — 
Shed o'er the world thy holy light ! 

406 



LOYE TO CHRIST. 687, 688. 

(-JftT Christ our only Joy. CM. 

1 Jesus ! the very thought of thee 

"With gladness fills my breast ; 
But dearer far thy face to see, 
And in thy presence rest. 

2 Nor voice can sing, nor heart can frame, 

Nor can the memory find 
A sweeter sound than thy blest name, 
O Saviour of mankind ! 

3 O Hope of every contrite heart, 

O Joy of all the meek ! 
To those who fall, how kind thou art, 
How good to those who seek ! 

4 And those who find thee, find a bliss 

Nor tongue nor pen can show : 
The love of Jesus — what it is, 
None but his loved ones know. 

5 Jesus, our only joy be thou ! 

As thou our prize wilt be ; 
Jesus, be thou our glory now, 
And through eternity ! 



a Only Thee." 

Blessed Saviour ! thee I love, 

All my other joys above ; 

All my hopes in thee abide, 

Thou my hope, and naught beside : 

Ever let my glory be, 

Only, only, only thee. 

Once again beside the cross, 
All my gain I count but loss ; 
Earthly pleasures fade away, — 
Clouds they are that hide my day : 
Hence, vain shadows ! let me see 
Jesus crucified for me. 
407 



689. LOVE TO CHRIST. 

3 From beneath that thorny crown 
Trickle drops of cleansing down ; 
Pardon from thy pierced hand 
Now I take, while here I stand : 
Only then I live to thee, 
When thy wounded side I see. 

4 Blessed Saviour ! thine am I, 
Thine to live, and thine to die ; 
Height or depth or earthly power 
Ne'er shall hide my Saviour more : 
Ever shall my glory be, 

Only, only, only thee ! 



^OA Christ loved Unseen. Q t iy[ # 

"O*-' ireterl:8. 

1 Jesus, these eyes have never seen 

That radiant form of thine ! 
The veil of sense hangs dark between 
Thy blessed face and mine ! 

2 I see thee not, I hear thee not, 

Yet art thou oft with me ; 
And earth hath ne'er so dear a spot, 
As where I meet with thee. 

3 Like some bright dream that comes unsought, 

When slumbers o'er me roll, 
Thine image ever fills my thought, 
And charms my ravished soul. 

4 Yet though I have not seen, and still 

Must rest in faith alone ; 
I love thee, dearest Lord ! — and will, 
Unseen, but not Unknown. 

5 When death these mortal eyes shall seal, 

And still this throbbing heart, 
The rending veil shall thee reveal, 
All glorious as thou art ! 
408 



LOVE TO CHRIST. 690 692. 

/>QA " Whom not having seen ye love." g^ J^J^ 

Ut/V/ 1 Peter 1:8. 

1 Not with our mortal eyes 

Have we beheld the Lord ; 
Yet we rejoice to hear his name, 
And love him in his word. 

2 On earth we want the sight 

Of our Redeemer's face ; 
Yet, Lord, our inmost thoughts delight 
To dwell upon thy grace. 

3 And when we taste thy love, 

Our joys divinely grow 
Unspeakable, like those above, 
And heaven begins below. 

£*Q -J "/ love the Lord who died J or me." J^ ^J^ 

"** * Uolm4:19. 

1 I love the Lord who died for me ; 
I love his grace divine and free ; 

I love his word, for there I read 
That he loved me, and for me bled. 

2 I love to hear that he was slain ; 
I love his every grief and pain ; 
I love to think on him by faith, 
And muse upon his cruel death. 

3 I love his people and their ways; 

I love with them to pray and praise : 
I love the Father and the Son ; 
I love the Spirit he sent down. 

4 I love to think the time will come 
When I shall be with him at home, — 
When I shall love as he loves me, 
And praise him through eternity. 

£QO Memory of Christ's Love precious. Q J^J 

VO-J John 15: 13. 

1 My blessed Saviour, is thy love 
So great, so full, so free ? 
Behold ! I give my love, my heart, 
My life, my all to thee. 
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693. LOVE TO CHRIST. 

2 I love thee for the glorious worth 

In thy great self I see ; 
I love thee for that shameful cross 
Thou hast endured for me. 

3 No man of greater love can boast 

Than for his friend to die ; ■ 
But for thy foes, Lord, thou wast slain : 
What love with thine can vie ! 

4 Though in the very form of God, 

With heavenly glory crowned, 
Thou would'st partake of human flesh. 
Beset with troubles round. 

5 Thou would'st, like wretched man, be made 

In everything but sin ; 
That we as like thee might become, 
As we unlike have been. 

6 O Lord, I'll treasure in my soul 

The memory of thy love ; 
And thy dear name shall still to me 
A grateful odor prove. 



g93 The Three Mounta ™ s - 7s. 

1 When" on Sinai's top I see 

God descend in majesty 
To proclaim his holy law, 
All my spirit sinks with awe. 

2 When, in ecstasy sublime, 

Tabor's glorious mount I climb, 
In the too transporting light, 
Darkness rushes o'er my sight. 

3 When on Calvary I rest, 

God, in flesh made manifest, 
Shines in my Redeemer's face, 
Full of beauty, truth, and grace. 
410 



LOVE TO CHRIST. 694, 695, 



4 Here I would forever stay, 
Weep and gaze my soul away; 
Thou art heaven on earth to me, 
Lovely, mournful Calvary! 

09-1 " mne wholl V, tlline akne." L. M. 61. 

1 Jesus ! thy boundless love to me 

No thought can reach, no tongue declare ; 
Oh, knit my thankful heart to thee, 

And reign without a rival there ! 
Thine wholly, thine alone, I live : 
Thyself to me, my Saviour, give ! 

2 O Love ! how cheering is thy ray ! 

All pain before thy presence flies ; 
Care, anguish, sorrow, melt away, 

Where'er thy healing beams arise : 
O Jesus ! nothing may I see, 
Nothing desire, or seek but thee ! 

3 What in thy love possess I not? 

My star by night, my sun by day, 
My spring of life when parched with drought, 

My wine to cheer, my bread to stay ; 
My strength, my shield, my safe abode, 
My robe before the throne of God. 



(±C) K " What shall /render unto the Lord? " Q % ]\J § 

y}iJ ' J Psalm 116. 

1 For mercies countless as the sands, 

Which daily I receive 
From Jesus my Redeemer's hands, 
My soul, what canst thou give ? 

2 Alas ! from such a heart as mine, 

What can I bring him forth ? 
My best is stained and dyed with sin ; 
My all is nothing worth. 
411 



696. LOVE TO CHRIST. 

3 Yet this acknowledgment I '11 make 

For all he has bestowed, 
Salvation's sacred cup I '11 take, 
And call upon my God. 

4 The best return for one like me, 

So wretched and so poor, 
Is from his gifts to draw a plea, 
And ask him still for more. 

5 I cannot serve him as I ought ; 

No works have I to boast ; 
Yet would I glory in the thought, 
That I shall owe him most. 



()9(3 Loving Obedience to Christ. Q m M, 

1 I would not wish to dwell on earth, 

Though earth were all my own, 
And mortal men should homage yield 
To me, and me alone. 

2 I would not wish in heaven to dwell, 

And like a seraph shine ; 
Though bliss is there, without a tear, 
And all that bliss were mine. 

3 But I would dwell where most I may 

Fulfill my Saviour's will ; 
My only wish, in life, in death, 
To glorify him still. 

4 While action may his praise reveal, 

My cheerful act I 'd pay ; 
"When suff'ring best may please my Lord, 
By suff'ring I 'd obey. 

5 It is not place — above, below — 

My bliss, my heaven can be ; 
To live for him who died for man — 
Oh, that is life to me ! 
412 



LOVE TO CHRIST. 697,698. 

QQJ Sympathy with Christ Q t Jf. 

1 How wondrous was the burning zeal 

Which filled the Master's breast, 
When, all his suff'rings full in view, 
To Salem's towers he pressed ! 

2 Dear Lord ! no tongue can duly tell 

Thy love's prevailing might ; 
N"o thought can comprehend its length 
And breadth and depth and height ! 

3 Yet grant that we may follow thee 

Through all thine hours of scorn ; 
And learn with thee to watch and pray, — 
With thee to weep and mourn. 

4 And still, O blessed Jesus Christ ! 

The more thy cross we see, 
The more may each exclaim with joy, 
The Saviour died for me ! 



(\QQ ''-Thou hwivest that I love thee." Q ]yj 

UJO Jno. 21: 15-17. 

1 Do not I love thee, O my Lord ? 

Behold my heart and see ; 
And turn the dearest idol out 
That dares to rival thee. 

2 Do not I love thee from my soul ? 

Then let me nothing love : 

Dead be my heart to every joy 

When Jesus cannot move. 

3 Is not thy name melodious still 

To mine attentive ear ? 
Doth not each pulse with pleasure bound, 
My Saviour's voice to hear? 

4 Hast thou a lamb in all thy flock 

I would disdain to feed ? 
Hast thou a foe before whose face 
■**■ I fear thy cause to plead ? 

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699,700. LOVE TO CHRIST. 

5 Would not my heart pour forth its blood 

In honor of thy name ? 
And challenge the cold hand of death 
To damp th' immortal flame ? 

6 Thou know'st I love thee, dearest Lord ; 

But, oh ! I long to soar 
Far from the sphere of mortal joys, 
And learn to love thee more. 

f)Q^) "Lovest thou me more than these ?" Jj # ]\/f # 

1 Lord, should my path through suffering lie, 

Forbid that I should ere repine : 
Still let me turn to Calvary, 

Nor heed my griefs, rememb'ring thine. 

2 Oh, let me think how thou didst leave 

Untasted, every pure delight, 
To fast, to faint, to watch, to grieve, 

The toilsome day, the homeless night, — 

3 To faint, to grieve, to die for me ! 

Thou earnest not thyself to please : 
And, dear as earthly comforts be, 

Shall I not love thee more than these ? 

4 Yes : I would count them all but loss, 

To gain the notice of thine eye : 
Flesh shrinks and trembles at the cross, 
But thou canst give the victory. 

5 Saviour ! thy needful grace afford : 

On thee my trembling soul I cast : 
Perfect thy work within me, Lord, 
And own my worthless name at last. 

700 71ie Bdoved Name - c. m. 

1 Blest Jesus ! when my soaring thoughts 
O'er all thy graces rove, 
How is my soul in transport lost, — 
In wonder, joy, and love ! 
414 



LOVE TO CHRIST. 701; 

2 Not softest strains can charm my ears, 

Like thy beloved name ; 
Nor aught beneath the skies inspire 
My heart with equal flame. 

3 Where'er I look, my wondering eyes 

Unnumbered blessings see ; 
But what is life, with all its bliss, 
If once compared with thee ? 

4 Hast thou a rival in my breast ? 

Search, Lord, for thou canst tell 
If aught can raise my passions thus, 
Or please my soul so well. 

5 No : thou art precious to my heart, 

My portion and my joy: 
Forever let thy boundless grace 
My sweetest thoughts employ. 



TA1 Christ above all else. Q t M. 

1 Compared with Christ, in all beside 

No comeliness I see ; 
The one thing needful, dearest Lord, 
Is to be one with thee. 

2 The sense of thine expiring love 

Into my soul convey ; 
Thyself bestow ! for thee alone, 
My All in all, I pray. 

3 Less than thyself will not suffice 

My comfort to restore ; 
More than thyself I cannot crave, 
And thou canst give no more. 

4 "Whate'er consists not with thy love, 

Oh, teach me to resign ! 
I 'm rich to all th' intents of bliss, 
If thou, O Lord, art mine. 
415 



702,703. LOVE TO CHRIST. 

702 "Jesus alone deserves my hearty C. M. 

1 Ye earthly vanities ! depart ; 

Forever hence remove : 
Jesus alone deserves my heart, 
And every thought of love. 

2 His heart, where love and pity dwelt 

In all their softest forms, 
Sustained the heavy load of guilt 
For lost, rebellious worms. 

3 Can I my bleeding Saviour view, 

And yet ungrateful prove ? 
And pierce his wounded heart anew, 
And grieve his injured love ? 

4 Forbid it, Lord ! oh, bind this heart, 

This roving heart of mine, 
So firm that it may ne'er depart, 
In chains of love divine! 

703 The dullness of Christ's Love. C. P. M. 

1 O love divine, how sweet thou art ! 
When shall I find my willing heart 

All taken up by thee ? 
I thirst, I faint, I die to prove 
The greatness of redeeming love, — 

The love of Christ to me. 

2 Stronger his love than death or hell : 
No mortal can its riches tell, 

Nor first-born sons of light : 
In vain they long its depths to see; 
They cannot reach the mystery, — 

The length, the breadth, the height. 

3 God only knows the love of God ; 
Oh that it now were shed abroad 

In this poor, stony heart ! 
For love I sigh, for love I pine ; 
This only portion, Lord, be mine — 

Be mine this better part. 
416 



LOVE TO CHRIST. 704, 705. 

4 Oh that I could forever sit 

In transport at my Saviour's feet ! 

Be this my happy choice ; 
My only care, delight, and bliss, 
My joy, my heaven on earth, be this, 

To hear my Saviour's voice. 

7f)-t Longing to follow Christ. L # M. 61. 

1 More hard than marble is my heart, 

And foul with sins of deepest stain : 
But thou the mighty Saviour art, 

Nor flowed thy cleansing blood in vain : 
Ah, soften, melt this rock, and may 
Thy blood wash all these stains away ! 

2 Oh that I, as a little child, 

May follow thee, and never rest, 
Till sweetly thou hast breathed thy mild 

And lowly mind into my breast ! 
May I be one, O Lord, with thee, 
And never parted may we be. 

3 Still let thy love point out my way : 

How wondrous things that love hath wrought! 
Still lead me, lest I go astray ; 

Direct my word, inspire my thought : 
And if I fall, soon may I hear 
Thy voice, and know thy love is near. 

4 In suffering be thy love my peace ; 

In weakness be thy love my power; 
And, when the storms of life shall cease, 

Jesus ! in that momentous hour, 
In death as life be thou my guide, 
And save me, who for me hast died ! 

JQ5 Sel f lost in c hrist - C. M. 

1 My God, my God! to thee I cry; 
Thee only would I know : 
Thy purifying blood apply, 
And wash me white as snow. 
417 



706. LOVE TO CHRIST. 

2 But art thou not already mine ? 

Answer, if mine thou art ! 
Whisper within, thou Love Divine, 
And cheer my drooping heart. 

3 Oh ! could I lose myself in thee, 

Thy depth of mercy prove, 
Thou vast unfathomable sea 
Of unexhausted love ! 

4 My humbled soul, when thou art near, 

In dust and ashes lies ! 
How shall a sinful worm appear, 
Or meet thy purer eyes ! 

5 I loathe myself when God I see, 

And into nothing fall ; 
Content if thou exalted be, 
And Christ be All in all ! 



( Qij "To Thee my inmost spirit cries" C. M. 

1 O Jesus ! thou the beauty art 

Of angel-worlds above ; 
Thy name is music to the heart, 
Enchanting it with love. 

2 O Jesus, Saviour ! hear the sighs 

Which unto thee I send ; 

To thee my inmost spirit cries, 

My being's hope and end. 

3 Stay with us, Lord, and with thy light 

Illume the souPs abyss ; 
Scatter the darkness of our night, 
And fill the world with bliss. 

4 O Jesus, King of earth and heaven, 

Our life and joy ! to thee 
Be honor, thanks, and blessings given 
Through all eternity ! 
418 



LOVE TO CHRIST. 707, 708. 

707 Living with Christ. Q, JI. 

1 Oh, could I find, from day to day, 

A nearness to my God ! 
Then should my hours glide sweet away 
While leaning on his word. 

2 Lord, I desire with thee to live 

Anew from day to day ; 
In joys the world can never give, 
Nor ever take away. 

3 Blest Jesus ! come and rule my heart, 

And make me wholly thine, 

That I may never more depart, 

Nor grieve thy love divine. 

4 Thus, till my last, expiring breath, 

Thy goodness I '11 adore ; 
And when my frame dissolves in death, 
My soul shall love thee more. 

708 Si 9 u °f the Cross - L. M. 

1 I thirst, but not as once I did, 

The vain delights of earth to share ; 
Thy wounds, Immanuel, all forbid 

That I should seek my pleasures there. 

2 It was the sight of thy dear cross 

First weaned my heart from earthly things, 
And taught me to esteem as dross 

The mirth of fools and pomp of kings. 

3 Oh for that grace which springs from thee, 

And quickens all things where it flows ; 
Which makes a wretched thorn like me, 
Bloom as the myrtle or the rose ! 

4 For sure, of all the plants that share 

The notice of thy Father's eye, 
None proves less grateful to his care, 
Or yields him meaner fruit than I. 
419 



709 — 711. LOVE TO CHRIST. 

709 The TesL 7s. 

V John 21 : 16. 

1 Hark, my soul ! it is the Lord ; 
'T is thy Saviour ; hear his word ; 
Jesus speaks, and speaks to thee : 

" Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou me ? 

2 "Mine is an unchanging love, 
Higher than the heights above, 
Deeper than the depths beneath, 
Free and faithful, strong as death. 

3 "Thou shalt see my glory soon, 
When the work of grace is done ; 
Partner of my throne shalt be : 
Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou me ? " 

4 Lord ! it is my chief complaint 
That my love is cold and faint ; 
Yet I love thee, and adore : 

Oh for grace to love thee more ! 

7 \ \) "As thou art, so let us be." 7s. 

1 Holy Lamb, who thee receive, 
Who in thee begin to live, 
Day and night they cry to thee, 

"As thou art, so let us be ! " 

2 Gladly would we now be clean ; 
Cleanse us Lord from every sin : 
Fix, oh, fix our wavering mind! 
To thy cross our spirit bind. 

3 Dust and ashes though we be, 
Full of sin and misery, 

Thine we are, thou Son of God : 
Take the purchase of thy blood ! 

^| "Jesus, Saviour , pity me." 7s. 

1 Pity, Lord ! the child of clay, 
Who can only weep and pray — - 
Only on thy love depend : 
Thou who art the sinner's friend — 
420 



SORROW FOR HIS SUFFERINGS. 712, 713. 

Thou, the sinner's only plea — 
Jesus, Saviour, pity me ! 

2 From thy flock, a straying lamb, 
Tender Shepherd, though I am ; 
Now upon the mountain cold, 
Lost, I long to gain the fold 
And within thine arms to be : 
Jesus, Saviour, pity me ! 

3 Oh, where stillest streams are poured, 
In green pastures lead me, Lord ! 
Bring me back, where angels sound 
Joy to the poor wanderer found ; 
Evermore my Shepherd be : 

Jesus, Saviour, pity me ! 

712 A Weeping Saviour. CM. 

1 And can mine eyes, without a tear, 

A weeping Saviour see ? 
Shall I not weep his groans to hear 
Who groaned and died for me ? 

2 Blest Jesus ! let those tears of thine 

Subdue each stubborn foe ; 
Come, fill my heart with love divine, 
And bid my sorrows flow. 



yiO "Flow fast, my tears ! " L. M. 

* **' Luke 22: 62. 

1 Flow fast, my tears! the cause is great; 

This tribute claims an injured Friend — 
One whom I long pursued with hate, 
And yet he loved me to the end. 

2 Fast flow my tears, — yet faster flow! 

Stream copious as yon purple tide : 
'T was I that dealt the deadly blow; 
I urged the hand that pierced his side. 
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714, 715. INDEBTEDNESS TO CHRIST. 

3 Fast, and yet faster flow my tears, 

Love breaks the heart, and drowns the eyes; 
His visage marred toward heaven he rears, 
And, pleading for his murderers, dies ! 

7 \ _J_ " Bow much I owe / " 7s . 

1 When this passing world is done, — 
When has sunk yon glorious sun ; 
When we stand with Christ in glory, 
Looking o'er life's finished story; 
Then, Lord, shall I fully know — 
Not till then — how much I owe ! 

2 When I hear the wicked call 
On the rocks and hills to fall ; 
When I see them start and shrink, 
On the fiery deluge brink ; 
Then, Lord, shall I fully know — 
Not till then — how much I owe ! 

3 When I stand before the throne, 
Clothed in beauty not my own ; 
When I see thee as thou art, 
Love thee with unsinning heart ; 
Then, Lord, shall I fully know- — 
Not till then — how much I owe ! 

4 When the praise of heaven I hear, 
Loud as thunders to the ear, 
Loud as many waters' noise, 
Sweet as harp's melodious voice, 
Then, Lord, shall I fully know — 
Not till then — how much I owe ! 

/ 1 K Obligation to Christ manifested. 7s. 

1 Chosen not for good in me, 
Wakened up from wrath to flee, 
Hidden in the Saviour's side, 
By the Spirit sanctified — 
Teach me, Lord, on earth to show, 
By my love, how much I owe. 
422 



INDEBTEDNESS TO CHRIST. 716. 

2 Oft I walk beneath the cloud, 
Dark as midnight's gloomy shroud ; 
But, when fear is at the height, 
Jesus comes, and all is light ; 
Blessed Jesus ! bid me show 
Doubting saints how much I owe. 

3 Oft the nights of sorrow reign — 
Weeping, sickness, sighing, pain ; 
But a night thine anger burns — 
Morning comes, and joy returns: 
God of comforts ! bid me show 
To thy poor how much I owe. 

4 When in flowery paths I tread, 
Oft by sin I 'm captive led ; 
Oft I fall, but still arise — 
Jesus comes — the tempter flies : 
Blessed Jesus ! bid me show 
Weary sinners all I owe. 

71G Jt was for me. L. M. 

1 Jesus, whom angel hosts adore, 

Became a man of griefs for me ; 
In love, though rich, becoming poor, 
That I through him enriched might be. 

2 Though Lord of all, above, below, 

He went to Olivet for me ; 
There drank my cup of wrath and woe, 
When bleeding in Gethsemane. 

S The ever-blessed Son of God 
Went up to Calvary for me ; 
There paid my debt, there bore my load, 
In his own body on the tree. 

4 Jesus, whose dwelling is the skies, 
Went down into the grave for me ; 
There overcame my enemies, 
There won the glorious victory. 
^423 



717, 718. INDEBTEDNESS TO CHRIST. 

5 'T is finished all : the vail is rent, 

The welcome sure, the access free ;— 
Now then, we leave our banishment, 

Father, to return to thee ! 

717 Mine—TIdne. CM. 

1 Cor. 15 : 10. 

1 All that I was, my sin, my guilt, 

My death, was all my own : 
All that I am I owe to thee, 

My gracious God, alone. 

2 The evil of my former state 

Was mine, and only mine : 
The good in which I now rejoice 
Is thine, and only thine. 

3 The darkness of my former state, 

The bondage, — all was mine : 
The light of life in which I walk, 
The liberty — is thine. 

4 Thy grace first made me feel my sin, 

And taught me to believe : 
Then, in believing, peace I found, 
And now, I live, I live ! 

5 All that I am ev'n here on earth, 

All that I hope to be 
When Jesus comes and glory dawns, — 

1 owe it, Lord, to thee. 

T 1 Q " Ye are not your own." 2J. J^ 

' -*- ^ 1 Cor. 6 : 19. 

1 On, not my own these verdant hills 

And fruits and flowers and stream and wood; 
But his who all with glory fills, 

Who bought me with his j>recious blood. 

2 Oh, not my own this wondrous frame, 

Its curious work, its living soul ; 
But his who for my ransom came : 

Slain for my sake, he claims the whole. 
424 



INDEBTEDNESS TO CHRIST. 719, 720. 

3 Oh, not my own the grace that keeps 

My feet from fierce temptations free ; 
Oh, not my own the thought that leaps, 
Adoring, blessed Lord, to thee ! 

4 " Oh, not my own ! " I '11 soar and sing, 

When life, with all its toils, is o'er, 
And thou thy trembling lamb shalt bring 
Safe home, to wander never more. 

TIG " And that Rock was Christ." J^ J^J # 

1 *" *- 1 Cor. 10 : 4. 

1 Eternal Rock ! — to thee I flee ; 

In thy rent fissures would I hide : 
No rill of mercy flows to me 

But issues from thy wounded side. 

2 Earth's fondest hopes and brightest dreams 

Are fitful, fugitive, and vain ; 
The best of its polluted streams 
I only drink to thirst again. 

3 Forgiveness, peace, salvation, heaven, 

Jesus I owe alone to thee — 
The Rock whose clefts for me were riven, 
The smitten One of Calvary ! 

J9 A " What have I done for Thee t " g g fc ^ s> 

' " - ^ Acts 9 :6. 

1 O thou best gift of heaven ! 
Thou who thyself hast given, — 

For thou hast died ! 
This thou hast done for me : 
What have I done for thee, 

Thou crucified ? 

2 I long to serve thee more ; 
Reveal an open door, 

Saviour, to me : 
Then, counting all but loss, 
I'll glory in thy cross, 

And follow thee. 
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721,722. FAITH IN THE ATONEMENT. 

3 Do thou but point the way, 
And give me strength t' obey ; 

Thy will be mine : 
Then can I think it joy 
To suffer or to die, 

Since I am thine. 



yOl "Rock of Ages." 7 S . 

' ^ ■*■ 1 Cor. 10: 4. 

1 Rock of Ages ! cleft for me; 
Let me hide myself in thee ! 
Let the water and the blood, 
From thy riven side that flowed, 
Be of sin the double cure — 
Cleanse me from its guilt and power. 

2 Could my zeal no respite know, 
Could my tears forever flow — 
All for sin could not atone : 
Thou must save, and thou alone ! 
Nothing in my hand I bring; 
Simply to thy cross I cling. 

3 While I draw this fleeting breath, 
When my eyelids close in death, 
When I soar to worlds unknown, 
See thee on thy judgment throne, — 
Rock of Ages ! cleft for me, 



Let me hide myself in thee 



722 " M y f aith looks u p i0 Thee " 6s & 4s. 

1 My faith looks up to thee, 
Thou Lamb of Calvary, 

Saviour Divine ! 
Now hear me while I pray ; 
Take all my guilt away ; 
Oh, let me, from this day, 
Be wholly thine ! 
426 



FAITH IN THE ATONEMENT. 723. 

May thy rich grace impart 
Strength to my fainting heart, — 

My zeal inspire ! 
As thou hast died for me, 
Oh, may my love to thee 
Pure, warm, and changeless be — 

A living fire ! 

While life's dark maze I tread, 
And griefs around me spread, 

Be thou my guide ; 
Bid darkness turn to day, 
Wipe sorrow's tears away, 
Nor let me ever stray 

From thee aside. 

When ends life's transient dream, 
When death's cold, sullen stream 

Shall o'er me roll, 
Blest Saviour! then, in love, 
Fear and distrust remove ; 
Oh, bear me safe above — 

A ransomed soul! 



723 No Meriis °f m y 0wn -" L. M. 61. 

1 Father of mercies, God of love ! 

Oh, hear a humble suppliant's cry! 
Bend from thy lofty seat above, 

Thy throne of glorious majesty: 
Oh, deign to hear my mournful voice, 
And bid my drooping heart rejoice! 

2 I urge no merits of my own, 

No worth, to claim thy gracious smile : 
No : when I bow before thy throne, 

Dare to converse with God awhile, 
Thy name, blest Jesus, is my plea — 
Dearest and sweetest name to me ! 
427 



724, 725. FAITH IN THE ATONEMENT. 

3 Father of mercies, Gocl of love ! 

Then hear thy humble suppliant's cry; 
Bend from thy lofty seat above, 

Thy throne of glorious majesty: 
One pard'ning word can make me whole, 
And soothe the anguish of my soul. 



^ OA All things but loss for Christ L. M. 

* ^" Phil. 3: 7, 8. 

1 No more, my God, I boast no more 

Of all the duties I have done ; 
I quit the hopes I held before, 
To trust the merits of thy Son. 

2 Now, for the love I bear his name, 

What was my gain, I count my loss ; 
My former pride I call my shame, 
And nail my glory to his cross. 

3 Yes ; and I must and will esteem 

All things but loss for Jesus' sake ; 
Oh, may my soul be found in him, 
And of his righteousness partake ! 

4 The best obedience of my hands 

Dares not appear before thy throne ; 
But faith can answer thy demands 
By pleading what my Lord has done. 

725 " No Re f u 9 e °f m y own " c. P. m. 

1 O thou who hear'st the prayer of faith, 
Wilt thou not save a soul from death, 

That casts itself on thee ? 
I have no refuge of my own, 
But fly to what my Lord hath done, 

And suffered once for me. 

2 Slain in the guilty sinner's stead, 
His spotless righteousness I plead, 

And his availing blood; 
428 



FAITH IN THE ATONEMENT. 726. 

Thy merit, Lord, my robe shall be ; 
Thy merit shall atone for me, 
And bring me near to God. 

3 Then save me from eternal death, 
The Spirit of adoption breathe, 

His consolations send ; 
By him some word of life impart, 
And sweetly whisper to my heart, 

" Thy Maker is thy Friend." 

4 The king of terrors then would be 
A welcome messenger to me, 

To bid me come away : 
Unclogged by earth, or earthly things, 
I 'd mount, I 'd fly with eager wings 

To everlasting day ! 

No Hope but in Christ. u |J # 

Micah. 6: 6-8. 

Wherewith, O God, shall I draw near, 
And bow myself before thy face ? 

How, in thy purer eyes, appear ? 

What shall I bring to gain thy grace ? 

2 Will gifts delight the Lord our God ? 

Can these wash out my guilty stain? 
Rivers of oil, and seas of blood — 
Alas ! they all must flow in vain. 

3 What have I then wherein to trust? 

I nothing have, I nothing am : 
Excluded is my every boast, 

My glory swallowed up in shame. 

4 Guilty I stand before thy face ; 

On me I feel thy wrath abide : 
? T is just the sentence should take place , 
'T is just — but oh, thy Son hath died! 

5 Jesus, the Lamb of God, hath bled ; 

He bore our sins upon the tree ; 
Beneath our curse he bowed his head : 
5 T is finished — he hath died for me ! 
429 



727, 728. FAITH IN THE ATONEMENT. 

6 See, where before the throne he stands, 
And pours the all-prevailing prayer ! 
Points to his side, and lifts his hands, 
And shows that I am graven there ! 

727 The 0nl y Plea - L. M. 

1 Jesus, the sinner's Friend, to thee, 
Lost and undone, for aid I flee ; 
Weary of earth, myself, and sin, 
Open thine arms and take me in. 

2 Pity and save my ruined soul ; 

'T is thou alone canst make me w^hole ; 
Dark, till in me thine image shine, 
And lost I am, till thou art mine. 

3 At last I own it cannot be 
That I should fit myself for thee : 
Here, then, to thee I all resign ; 
Thine is the work, and only thine. 

4 What can I say thy grace to move? 
Lord, I am sin, — but thou art love : 
I give up every plea beside, 

Lord, I am lost, — but thou hast died ! 

728 " Thy hlood was shed f or me " 7s, 6s & 8. 

1 God of my salvation, hear, 

And help me to believe ; 
Simply do I now draw near 

Thy blessing to receive : 
Full of guilt, alas ! I am, 

But to thy wounds for refuge flee : 
Friend of sinners, spotless Lamb ! 

Thy blood was shed for me. 

2 Standing now as newly slain, 

To thee I lift mine eye ; 
Balm of all my grief and pain, 
Thy blood is always nigh : 
430 



FAITH IN THE ATONEMENT. 729, 730. 

Now as yesterday the same 
Thou art, and wilt forever be : 

Friend of sinners, spotless Lamb ! 
Thy blood was shed for me. 

3 Saviour! from thy wounded side 

I never will depart ; 
Here will I my spirit hide, 

When I am pure in heart : 
Till my place above I claim, 

This only shall be all my plea ; 
Friend of sinners, spotless Lamb ! 

Thy blood was shed for me. 

729 "^ bruised reed shall He not break." L. M. 

1 Before thy cross, my dying Lord, 

I cast my soul, and trust thy love ; 
Oh, here thy saving power afford, 
And seal my pardon from above ! 

2 No threatening foes shall drive me hence, 

Helpless and fainting I draw near ; 
Resolved (for 'tis my last defense), 
If I must die, to perish here. 

3 But, Saviour ! for thy mercy's sake, 

Relieve the anguish of my heart : 

The bruised reed thou wilt not break, 

Nor bid the contrite soul depart. 

4 Washed in thy blood, I shall be pure ; 

Cheered by thy smile, shall feel no shame ; 
Saved by thy love, I stand secure, 
And triumph in a Saviour's name ! 

Y O0 " ^ w s h a tt separate us from the love of Christ f " L. M. 

1 Lord, didst thou die, — but not for me ? 
Am I forbid to trust thy blood ? 
Hast thou not pardons rich and free ? 
And grace, an overwhelming flood ? 
431 



731. FAITH IN THE ATONEMENT. 

2 Who, then, shall drive my trembling soul 

From thee to regions of despair ? 
Who has surveyed the sacred roll, 

And found my name not written there ? 

3 Presumptuous thought ! to fix the bound, 

To limit mercy's sovereign reign : 

What other happy souls have found 

I '11 seek, nor shall I seek in vain. 

4 I own my guilt, my sins confess : 

Can men or devils make them more ? 
Of crimes already numberless, 

Who will attempt to swell the score ? 

5 Were all my crimes before my sight, 

While I remember thou hast died, 
They would but urge my speedier flight 
To seek salvation at thy side. 

6 Low at thy feet I '11 cast me down, 

To thee reveal my guilt and fear ; 
And, if thou spurn me from thy throne, 
I '11 be the first who perished there. 



73 1 The Libert y °f FaitJl - L. M. 

1 Before thy throne with tearful eyes, 

My gracious Lord, I humbly fall ; 
To thee my weary spirit flies, 
For thy forgiving love I call. 

2 How free thy mercy overflows, 

When sinners on thy grace rely ! 
Thy tender love no limit knows ; 

Oh, save me — justly doomed to die ! 

3 Yes ! thou wilt save ; my soul is free ! 

The gloom of sin is fled away ; 
My tongue breaks forth in praise to thee, 
And all my powers thy word obey. 
432 



FAITH IN THE ATONEMENT. 732, 733 



4 Hence, while I wrestle with my foes, — 
The world, the flesh, the hosts of hell, — 
Sustain thou me till conflicts close, 

Then endless songs my thanks shall tell. 

Christ is Mine, Q t Jyf^ 

When blest with that transporting view, 

That Jesus died for me, 
For this sweet hope what praise is due, 

O God of grace, to thee ! 

2 And may I hope that Christ is mine ? 

That source of every bliss, 
That noblest gift of love divine ? 
What wondrous grace is this ! 

3 My highest praise, alas, how poor ! 

How cold my warmest love ! 
Dear Saviour, teach me to adore 
As angels do above. 

4 Then shall my joyful powers unite 

In more exalted lays, 
And join the happy sons of light 
In everlasting praise. 

y Faith entreating for Pardon. S. M. 

1 O Lord, how vile am I, 

Unholy and unclean ! 
How can I dare to venture nigh 
With such a load of sin ? 

2 Myself can hardly bear 

This wretched heart of mine ; 

How hateful, then, must it appear 

To those pure eyes of thine ! 

3 And must I then indeed 

Sink in despair and die ? 
Fain would I hope that thou didst bleed 
For such a wretch as I ! 
37 433 



784, 735. faith In the atonement. 

4 That blood which thou hast spilt, 

That grace which is thine own, 
Can cleanse the vilest sinner's guilt, 
And soften hearts of stone. 

5 Low at thy feet I bow : 

Oh, pity and forgive ! 
Here will I lie and wait till thou 
Shalt bid me rise and live. 

734 Hope for the Chief of Sinners. L. M. 

1 I left the God of truth and light ; 

I left the God who gave me breath, 
To wander in the wilds of night, 
And perish in the snares of death ! 

2 Sweet was his service, and his yoke 

Was light and easy to be borne : 
Through all his bonds of love I broke; 
I cast away his gifts with scorn ! 

3 Heart-broken, friendless, poor, cast down, 

Where shall the chief of sinners fly, 
Almighty Vengeance ! from thy frown, 
Eternal Justice ! from thine eye ? 

4 Lo ! through the gloom of guilty fears, 

My faith discerns a dawn of grace : 
The Sun of Righteousness appears 
In Jesus' reconciling face ! 

5 Prostrate before the mercy-seat, 

I dare not, if I would, despair ; 
None ever perished at thy feet, 
And I will lie forever there. 

735 Christ the Way to God. L. M. 

1 Jesus, my All, to heaven is gone — 
He whom I fix my hopes upon ; 
His track I see, and I '11 pursue 
The narrow way, till him I view. 
434 



FAITH IN THE ATONEMENT. 736. 

2 The way the holy prophets went, 
The way that leads from banishment, 
The King's highway of holiness, 

I '11 go, for all his paths are peace. 

3 This is the way I long had sought, 
And mourned because I found it not ; 
Till late I heard my Saviour say, 

" Come hither, soul ; I am the way." 

4 Lo! glad I come ; and thou, blest Lamb ! 
Wilt take me, guilty as I am: 
Nothing but sin I thee can give ; 
Nothing but love shall I receive. 

5 Now will I tell to sinners round 
How dear a Saviour I have found : 
I '11 point to thy redeeming blood, 
And say, " Behold the way to God ! " 



Living by Faith on the Son of God. CM. 

1 Blest Jesus, while in mortal flesh 

I hold my frail abode, 
Still would my spirit rest on thee, 
My Saviour, and my God ! 

2 On thy dear cross I fix my eyes, 

Then raise them to thy seat ; 
Till love dissolves my inmost soul, 
At my Redeemer's feet. 

3 Be dead, my heart ! to worldly charms ; 

Be dead to every sin ; 
And tell the boldest foe without, 
That Jesus reigns within. 
435 



737, 738. FAITH IN THE ATONEMENT. 

'TQy "He became obedient unto death" gg fa IQs. 

• *-* • t>i-.;i o . Q 



Phil. 2 : 8. 



1 Thou who didst stoop below 
To drain the cup of woe, 

And wear the form of frail mortality, 

Thy blessed labors done, 

Thy crown of vict'ry won, 
Hast passed from earth — passed to thy home on high. 

2 It was no path of flowers, 
Through this dark world of ours, 

Beloved of the Father ! thou didst tread ; 

And shall we in dismay 

Shrink from the narrow way, 
When clouds and darkness are around it spread? 

3 O thou who art our Life, 

Be with us through the strife ; 
Was not thy head by earth's rude tempests bowed ? 

Raise thou our eyes above 

To see a Father's love 
Beam, like the bow of promise, through the cloud. 

4 Ev'n through the awful gloom 
Which hovers o'er the tomb, 

That light of love our guiding star shall be ; 

Our spirits shall not dread 

The shadowy way to tread, 
Friend, Guardian, Saviour ! which doth lead to thee. 

738 Feace in Me Blood °f C hrist - L. M. 

1 Where shall I look for holy calm, 

But in thy blood, thou dying Lamb ? 
My only hope of mercy lies 
In thine atoning sacrifice. 

2 The world's temptations may assail, 

Its friendships cease, its comforts fail ; 
But if thy peace, dear Lord, be mine, 
All else submissive I resign. 
436 



FAITH IN THE ATONEMENT. 739, 740. 

3 Oh, let my spirit meekly rest 

In whatsoe'er thy love sees best ; 
Confiding in thy sovereign grace, 
And trusting where I fail to trace. 

4 Lord, let thy peace my soul sustain, 

'Mid mingled scenes of joy and pain ; 
Till, in the fullness of thy love, 
I reach the Fountain-head above. 



Ck "Is there no Physician there ?" L. M. 

^ Jer. 8 : 22. 

1 Why droops my soul, with grief oppressed ? 
Whence these wild tumults in my breast ? 
Is there no balm to heal my wound ? 

No kind physician to be found ? 

2 Raise to the cross thy weeping eyes ; 
Behold, the Prince of glory dies ! 
He dies extended on the tree, 
Thence sheds a sovereign balm for thee. 

3 Dear Saviour ! at thy feet I lie, 
Here to receive a cure, or die ; 

But grace forbids that painful fear — 
Oh, boundless grace ! it triumphs here. 

4 Expand, my soul, with holy joy; 
Hosannas be thy blest employ, 
Salvation thy eternal theme, — 

And swell the song with Jesus' name! 



Prayer for Audience ivith the God-man. ^S. 

Saviour, when in dust to thee 
Low we bow th' adoring knee ; 
Pleading all thy pain and woe 
Suffered once for man below ; 
Turn on us a favoring eye, 
Hear, oh, hear our humble cry ! 
37* 437 



741. FAITH IN THE ATONEMENT. 

2 By thine hour of dire despair, 
By thine agony of prayer, 

By thy wounds and pangs and cries, 
By thy perfect sacrifice, — 
Bending from thy throne on high, 
Hear, oh, hear our humble cry ! 

3 By thy tomb, whose dark abode 
Held in vain the rising God, 

Oh, from earth to heaven restored, 
Mighty reascended Lord ! 
On thy seat above the sky, 
Hear, oh, hear our humble cry ! 

rr A i Prayer for the manifested Presence of Christ ^S. 

• *" John 14: 21. 

1 Son of God ! to thee I cry : 
By the holy mystery 

Of thy dwelling here on earth, 
By thy pure and holy birth, 
Hear, oh, hear my lowly plea : 
Manifest thyself to me ! 

2 Lamb of God ! to thee I cry : 
By thy bitter agony, 

By thy pangs to us unknown, 
By thy spirit's parting groan, 
Hear, oh, hear my lowly plea : 
Manifest thyself to me ! 

3 Prince of Life ! to thee I cry : 
By thy glorious majesty, 

By thy triumph o'er the grave, 
Meek to suffer, strong to save, 
Hear, oh, hear my fervid plea : 
Manifest thyself to me ! 

4 Lord of glory, God most high ! 
Man exalted to the sky, 
With thy love my bosom fill ; 
Prompt me to perform thy will : 
Then thy glory I shall see — 
Thou wilt bring me home to thee. 

438 



FAITH IN THE ATONEMENT. 742, 743. 
Prayer for Deliverance from Evil gg fc fs. 

1 Suff'eing Son of Man, be near me, 

All my sufferings to sustain, 
By thy sorer griefs to cheer me, 

By thy more than mortal pain, 
By thy fainting in the garden, 

By thy bloody sweat, I pray, 
Write upon my heart the pardon; 

Take my sins and fears away. 

2 By the travail of thy spirit, 

By thine outcry on the tree, 
By thine agonizing merit, 

In my pangs, remember me ! 
By thy death I now implore thee, 

Lord ! my dying soul befriend ; 
Make me lovingly adore thee, 

Make me faithful to the end. 

] "He died for all" L. M. 

1 The holy, meek, unspotted Lamb, 
Who from the Father's bosom came, 
Who died for me, ev'n me t' atone, — 
Now for my Lord and God I own. 

2 Lord, I believe thy precious blood, 
Which at the mercy-seat of God 
Forever doth for sinners plead, 
For me, in all my sins, was shed. 

3 Lord, I believe were sinners more 
Than sands upon the ocean shore, 
Thou hast for all a ransom paid, 
For all a full atonement made. 

4 Thus Abraham, the friend of God, 

Thus all heaven's armies, bought with blood, 
Saviour of sinners thee proclaim, — 
Sinners the chief of whom I am. 

5 Jesus! be endless praise to thee, 
Whose boundless mercy hath for me, — 
For me, and all thy hands have made, 
An everlasting ransom paid. 

439 



744, 745. faith m the atonement. 

| ^j-^J- Fullness of Redemption. Q t j\| 4 

1 If thou impart thyself to me, 

No other good I need : 
If thou, the Son, shalt make me free, 
I shall be free indeed. 

2 I cannot rest till in thy blood 

I full redemption have ; 
But thou, through whom I come to God, 
Canst to the utmost save. 

3 From sin, — the guilt, the power, the pain, 

Thou wilt redeem my soul : 
Lord, I believe — and not in vain ; 
My faith shall make me whole. 

4 I, too, with thee, shall walk in wiiite ; 

With all thy saints shall prove 
The length and breadth and depth and height 
Of everlasting love. 

7 AK " Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow" 85 fc r J§ 9 

1 Jesus ! who on Calv'ry's mountain 

Poured thy precious blood for me, 
Wash me in its flowing fountain, 
That my soul may spotless be. 

2 I have sinned, but, oh, restore me ; 

For unless thou smile on me, 
Dark is all the world before me, 
Darker yet eternity ! 

3 In thy word I hear thee saying, 

" Come, and I will give you rest;" 
Glad the gracious call obeying, 
See, I hasten to thy breast. 

4 Grant, oh, grant thy Spirit's teaching, 

That I may not go astray, 
Till, the gate of heaven reaching, 
Earth and sin are passed away! 
440 



FAITH IN" THE ATONEMENT. 746, 747, 



7 A-(\ U ^ e ^ a ^ 1 b° rne our 9™ e f s * and carried our sorrows" ^S & 6s. 

' ^^ Is. 53 : 3. 

1 I lay my sins on Jesus, 

The spotless Lamb of God ; 
He bears them all and frees us 

From the accursed load : 
I bring my guilt to Jesus, 

To wash my crimson stains 
White in his blood most precious, 

Till not a stain remains. 

2 I lay my wants on Jesus ; 

All fullness dwells in Him ; 
He heals all my diseases, 

He doth my soul redeem : 
I lay my griefs on Jesus, 

My burdens and my cares ; 
He from them all releases, 

He all my sorrow shares. 

3 I rest my soul on Jesus, 

This weary soul of mine ; 
His right hand me embraces, 

I on his breast recline. 
I loA r e the name of Jesus, 

Immanuel, Christ, the Lord ; 
Like fragrance on the breezes, 

His name abroad is poured. 

4 I long to be like Jesus, 

Meek, loving, lowly, mild ; 
I long to be like Jesus, 

The Father's holy child : 
I long to be with Jesus 

Amid the heavenly throng, 
To sing with saints his praises, 

To learn the angels' song. 

747 " °f whoin Iam chie /-" c. m. 

1 I see the crowd in Pilate's hall, 
I mark their wrathful mien ; 
Their shouts of " crucify " appall, 
With blasphemy between. 

441 



748. FAITH IN THE ATONEMENT. 

2 And of that shouting multitude 

I feel that I am one ; 
And in that din of voices rude, 
I recognize my own. 

3 I see the scourges tear his back, 

I see the piercing crown, 
And of that crowd who smote and mock, 
I feel that I am one. 

4 Around yon cross, the throng I see, 

Mocking the sufferer's groan ; 
Yet still my voice it seems to be, 
As if I mocked alone. 

5 'T was I that shed the sacred blood ; 

I nailed him to the tree; 
I crucified the Christ of God, 
I joined the mockery ! 

6 Yet not the less that blood avails 

To cleanse away my sin ! 
And not the less that cross prevails 
To give me j>eace within ! 

748 TJie Shadow of the Cross. C. M. 

1 Oppressed with noon-day's scorching heat, 

To yonder cross I flee ; 
Beneath its shelter take my seat : 
No shade like this for me ! 

2 Beneath that cross clear waters burst — 

A fountain sparkling free ; 
And there I quench my desert thirst : 
No spring like this for me ! 

3 A stranger here, I pitch my tent 

Beneath this spreading tree ; 
Here shall my pilgrim life be spent : 
No home like this for me ! 
442 



FAITH IN THE ATONEMENT. 749, 750. 

4 For burdened ones a resting-place, 
Beside that cross I see ; 
I here cast off my weariness : 
No rest like this for me ! 

749 The mdin o-P lac *' L. M. 

1 Hail, sovereign Love ! that formed the plan 
To save rebellious, ruined man ; 

Hail ! matchless, free, eternal Grace, 
That gave my soul a hiding-place. 

2 Against the God who rules the sky 
I fought, with hand uplifted high ; 
I madly ran the sinful race, 
Regardless of a hiding-place. 

3 Indignant Justice stood in view ; 
To Sinai's burning mount I flew : 
But Justice cried, with frowning face, 

" This mountain is no hiding-place." 

4 Ere long a heavenly voice I heard ; 
A bleeding Saviour then appeared : 
Led by the Spirit of his grace, 

I found in him a hiding-place. 

5 On him the weight of vengeance fell, 
That else had sunk a world to hell ; 
Then, O my soul ! forever praise 
Thy Saviour God, thy hiding-place ! 

TXA "Because Hive, ye shall live also." t -jit 

John 14 : 19. 

1 When sins and fears prevailing rise, 

And fainting hope almost expires, 
Jesus, to thee I lift my eyes, 

To thee I breathe my soul's desires. 

2 If my immortal Saviour lives, 

Then my immortal life is sure ; 
His word a firm foundation gives ; 
Here let me build, and rest secure. 
443 



751, 752. FAITH IN THE ATONEMENT. 

3 Here let my faith unshaken dwell ; 

Immovable the promise stands ; 
Not all the powers of earth or hell 
Can e'er dissolve the sacred bands. 

4 Here, O my soul ! thy trust repose : 

If Jesus is forever mine, 
Not death itself, that last of foes, 
Shall break a union so divine. 

i q A u The glory which shall be revealed in us ." Q # Jyf # 

1 My thoughts surmount these lower skies, 

And look w T ithin the vail ; 
There springs of endless pleasures rise — 
The waters never fail. 

2 There I behold, with sweet delight, 

The blessed Three in One ; 
And strong affections fix my sight 
On God's incarnate Son. 

3 His promise stands for ever firm ; 

His grace shall ne'er depart : 
He binds my name upon his arm, 
And seals it on his heart. 

4 Light are the pains that nature brings : 

How short our sorrows are, 
When with eternal future things 
The present we compare ! 

5 I would not be a stranger still 

To that celestial place, 
Where I forever hope to dwell 
Near my Redeemer's face. 

'J f j2 " We shall also reign with Him." L # M. 

1 Weary with sin, I lift mine eyes 

To him who toiled and died for me ; 
My struggling sj^irit longs to rise 

And reign, my Saviour ! one with thee. 
444 



FAITH IN THE ATONEMENT. iOo. 

2 For thee I count all things but loss, 

So let me gain thy promised throne ; 

For me why didst thou bear thy cross, 

If not to make me share thy crown ? 

3 Give, give to me the good I crave ; 

Cleanse me in thine atoning blood : 
Why didst thou love me in thy grave, 
If not t' enthrone me near my God ? 

4 Oh, let my hope, so dear, so bright, 

Illumine my dark hour of death ! 
What if thy glories blind my sight ? 
Let them allure and cheer my faith. 



" There is laid up for me a crown." j$ # ]\J # 

1 If Jesus be my friend, 

And I to him belong, 
I care not what my foes intend, 
Though fierce they be, and strong. 

2 I rest upon the ground 

Of Jesus and his blood ; 
For I in him alone have found 
The true eternal good. 

3 He whispers in my breast 

Sweet words of holy cheer, 
How all who seek in God their rest 
Shall ever find him near ; 

4 How God hath built above 

A city fair and new, 
Where eye and heart shall see and prove 
What faith has counted true. 

5 My heart for gladness springs; 

It cannot more be sad ; 
For very joy it smiles and sings, — 
Sees naught but sunshine glad. 
38 445 



754,755. FAITH IN THE ATONEMENT. 

6 The sun that lights mine eyes, 
Is Christ, the Lord I love ; 
I sing for joy of that which lies 
Stored up for me above. 

7 '^4- " Victory through our LordJesus Christ " Q ]VT 

1 °^ 1 Cor. 15: 55. 

1 Oh for an overcoming faith 

To cheer my dying hours ! 
To triumph o'er the monster, death, 
And all his frightful powers. 

2 Joyful, with all the strength I have, 

My quiv'ring lips should sing, 
" Where is thy boasted vict'ry, grave ? 
And where the monster's sting ? " 

3 If sin be pardoned, I'm secure; 

Death hath no sting beside : 
The law gives sin its damning power, 
But Christ, my ransom, died. 

4 Now to the God of victory 

Immortal thanks be paid, 
Who makes us conqu'rors while we die, 
Through Christ, our living Head ! 

7 K K With Christ in Heaven. Xj. M. 

1 As when the weary traveler gains 

The height of some o'erlooking hill, 
His heart revives, if o'er the plains 

He sees his home, though distant still, — 

2 So when the Christian pilgrim views, 

By faith, his mansion in the skies, 
The sight his fainting strength renews, 
And wings his speed to reach the prize. 

3 "'Tis there," he says, "I am to dwell 

With Jesus in the realms of day ; 
Then shall I bid my cares farewell, 
And he will wipe my tears away." 
446 



NATURE OF FAITH. 756, 757 



756 '■ n e faith of joys to come." £,. ]\J. 

1 'T is by the faith of joys to come 

We walk through deserts dark as night ; 
Till we arrive at heaven, our home, 
Faith is our guide, and faith our light. 

2 The want of sight she well supplies ; 

She makes the pearly gates appear ; 
Far into distant worlds she pries, 
And brings eternal glories near. 

3 Cheerful we tread the desert through, 

While faith inspires a heavenly ray ; 

Though lions roar, and tempests blow, 

And rocks and dangers fill the way. 



T ^T "Faith which worketh by love." 3. H. M. 

1 Faith is the polar star 

That guides the Christian's way, 
Directs his wanderings from afar 

To realms of endless day : 
It points the course, where'er he roam, 
And safely leads the pilgrim home. 

2 Faith is the rainbow's form 

Hung on the brow of heaven, 
The glory of the passing storm, 

The pledge of mercy given : 
It is the bright triumphal arch 
Through which the saints to glory march. 

3 The faith that works by love, 

And purifies the heart, 
A foretaste of the joys above 
To mortals can impart : 
It bears us through this earthly strife, 
And triumphs in immortal life. 
447 



758,759. trust in chkist. 

ToS Prayer for strong Faith. Q % ]\J t 

1 On for a faith that will not shrink 

Though pressed by every foe ; 
That will not tremble on the brink 
Of any earthly woe ! — 

2 That will not murmur nor complain 

Beneath the chastening rod, 

But, in the hour of grief or pain, 

Will lean upon its God ; — 

3 A faith that shines more bright and clear 

When tempests rage without ; 
That, when in danger, knows no fear, 
In darkness feels no doubt; — 

4 A faith that keeps the narrow way 

Till life's last hour is fled, 
And with a pure and heavenly ray 
Lights up a dying bed ! 

5 Lord, give us such a faith as this, 

And then, whate'er may come, 
We '11 taste, ev'n here, the hallowed bliss 
Of an eternal home. 



ToQ Prayer for the Saviour's Guidance. 8g & 7s. 

1 Gently, Lord ! oh, gently lead us 

Through this lonely vale of tears ; 
Through the changes thou 'st decreed us, 

Till our last great change appears : 
When temptation's darts assail us, 

When in devious paths we stray, 
Let thy goodness never fail us ; 

Lead us in thy perfect way. 

2 In the hour of pain and anguish, 

In the hour when death draws near, 
Suffer not our hearts to languish, 
Suffer not our souls to fear: 
448 



TRUST IN CHRIST. 760, 761. 

And, when mortal life is ended, 

Bid us on thy bosom rest; 
Till, by angel-bands attended, 

We awake among the blest. 



JgQ "My soul trusteth in thee/' L. M. 61. 

1 Do not I trust in thee, O Lord ? 

Do I not rest in thee alone? 
Is not the comfort of thy word 

The sweetest cordial I have known ? 
When vexed with care, bowed down with grief, 
Where else could I obtain relief? 

2 And is it not my chief desire 

To feel as if a stranger here ? 
Do not my hopes and thoughts aspire 

Beyond this transitory sphere ? 
And art thou not, while here I roam, 
My hope, my hiding-place, my home ? 

3 Oh, yes ! these things are ever true ; 

Thy promise is forever sure ; 
And all I now am passing through, 

And all that I may still endure, 
Will but endear thy word to me, 
And draw me nearer, Lord, to thee. 

4 And now on thee I cast my soul, 

Come life or death, come ease or pain ; 
Thy presence can each fear control, 

Thy grace can to the end sustain : 
Those whom thou lovest, heavenly Friend, 
Thou lovest even to the end! 



TA t "IJcnoio whom I have believed." Q t j\J t 

1 And wilt thou now forsake me, Lord? 
I feel it cannot be ; 
No earthly tongue can ever tell 
What thou hast been to me. 
38* 449 



762. TRUST IN CHRIST. 

2 Through all the changing scenes of life 

Thy love hath sheltered me ; 
And wilt thou now forget thy child ? 
I feel it cannot be. 

3 Thy love hath been my heritage 

Through many a weary year ; 
I Ve trusted in thy promises, 
And thou hast dried each tear. 

4 In life or death, I take my stand 

Where I have ever stood, 
Beneath the shelter of thy cross, 
And trusting in thy blood. 

5 And then, when youth and health and strength 

And energy have fled, 
The shades of evening peacefully 
Shall close around my head. 

6 And when in all the helplessness 

Of death I turn to thee, 
Thou wilt not then forsake me, Lord ! 
I feel it cannot be. 



*T '(I*) Having all in Christ. S. M. 

* ^ W Psalm 31. 

1 My spirit on thy care, 

Blest Saviour, I recline ; 
Thou wilt not leave me to despair, 
For thou art love divine. 

2 In thee I place my trust ; 

On thee I calmly rest : 
I know thee good, I know thee just, 
And count thy choice the best. 

3 Whate'er events betide, 

Thy will they all perform ; 
Safe in thy breast my head I hide, 
Nor fear the coming storm. 
450 



TRUST IN CHRIST. 763, 764. 

4 Let good or ill befall, 

It must be good for me, — 
Secure of having thee in all, 
Of having all in thee. 

7£)3 " Casting all your care upon him" C. j\J, 

1 Lord, it belongs not to my care 

Whether I die or live ; 
To love and serve thee is my share, 
And this thy grace must give. 

2 If life be long, I will be glad 

That I may long obey ; 
If short, yet why should I be sad 
To soar to endless day ? 

3 Christ leads me through no darker rooms 

Than he went through before ; 
Iso one into his kingdom comes, 
But through his opened door. 

4 Come, Lord, when grace has made me meet 

Thy blessed face to see ; 
For if thy work on earth be sweet, 
What will thy glory be ! 

5 Then shall I end my sad complaints, 

And weary, sinful days, 
And join with all triumphant saints 
Who sing Jehovah's praise. 

6 My knowledge of that life is small ; 

The eye of faith is dim ; 
But 't is enough that Christ knows all, 
And I shall be with him. 

/ ()-L Blessedness of Trust in Clirist. fs. 

1 Saviour ! happy would I be, 
If I could but trust in thee ; 
Trust thy wisdom me to guide ; 
Trust thy goodness to provide ; 
451 



765. TRUST IN CHRIST. 

Trust thy saving love and power ; 
Trust thee every day and hour : 

2 Trust thee as the only light 
In the darkest hour of night ; 
Trust in sickness, trust in health ; 
Trust in poverty and wealth ; 
Trust in joy, and trust in grief; 
Trust thy promise for relief: 

3 Trust thy blood to cleanse my soul ; 
Trust thy grace to make me whole ; 
Trust thee living, dying too ; 
Trust thee all my journey through ; 
Trust thee till my feet shall be 
Planted on the crystal sea ! 

7f)^> An ancient Hymn of Trust in Christ. C. M. 

1 Jesus ! our fainting spirits cry, 

When wilt thou show thy face ? 
Oh ! when our longings satisfy, 
And fill us with thy grace ? 

2 We sinners, Lord, with earnest heart, 

With sighs and prayers and tears, 
To thee our inmost cares impart, 
Our burdens and our fears. 

3 Thy sovereign grace can give relief, 

Thou Source of peace and light ! 
Dispel the gloomy cloud of grief, 
And make our darkness bright. 

4 Around thy Father's throne on high, 

All heaven thy glory sings ; 
And earth, for which thou cam'st to die, 
Loud with thy praises rings. 

5 Dear Lord ! to thee our prayers ascend; 

Our eyes thy face would see : 
Oh ! let our weary wanderings end, 
Our spirits rest in thee ! 
452 



trust m christ. 766, 767 



T66 "Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Himy g # ]\J # 

1 When earthly comforts die, 

And thorns o'erspread the road, 
Whither, oh, whither shall I fly, 
But unto thee, my God ! 

2 When anxious thoughts arise, 

And sorrows compass round, 
Amid ten thousand enemies, 
In thee my help is found. 

3 Then at thy feet I'll bow, 

And in thy mercy trust : 
If I am saved, how good art thou ! 
And if I perish, just ! 

4 Perish! — it cannot be, 

Since Jesus shed his blood ; 
The promise is both rich and free, 
And he will make it good. 

r 7(\ f 7 Fear of Denying Christ. Jj t ^J # 

^ Matt. 10 : 33. 

1 Deny thee ? what ! deny the way 
That leads to heaven's eternal day ? 
Deny the Shepherd who will keep 
Within the fold his wandering sheep ? 

2 Deny thee, Lord ! then who will bear 
My grief, my burden, and my care ? 
Thou, thou alone canst calm my breast, 
And bid its weary throbbings rest. 

3 In heaven above, on earth below, 
Where, save to thee, Lord, could I go ? 
Where fly for strength, 'mid mortal strife ? 
Thou hast the words of endless life. 

4 My Strength, my Guide vouchsafe to be, 
I can do nothing without thee ; 

Save me in every trying hour, 
Thou God of mercy, life, and power ! 
453 



768,769. trust in christ. 

7f)§ "Jesus, rememher Calvary." Jj # M. 

1 My sufferings all to thee are known, 

Tempted in every point like me ; 
Regard my grief, regard thine own : 
Jesus, remember Calvary ! 

2 For whom didst thou the cross endure ? 

Who nailed thy body to the tree ? 
Did not thy death my life procure ? 
Oh, let thy mercy answer me ! 

3 Art thou not touched with human woe ? 

Hath pity left the Son of man ? 
Dost thou not all my sorrows know, 
And claim a share in all my pain ? 

4 Thou wilt not break a bruised reed, 

Or quench the smallest spark of grace, 
Till through the soul thy power is spread 
Thine all-victorious righteousness. 

5 The day of small and feeble things, 

I know thou never wilt despise ; 
And soon, with healing in his wings, 
The Sun of righteousness shall rise. 

7^() Perfect Peace in Christ. g, M # 

' Ut/ Isaiah 26:3. 

1 Thou very present aid 

In suff'ring and distress, 
The soul which still on thee is stayed, 
Is kept in perfect peace. 

2 The soul by faith reclined 

On the Redeemer's breast, 
'Mid raging storms exults to find 
An everlasting rest. 

3 Sorrow and fear are gone 

Whene'er thy face appears : 
It stills the sighing orphan's moan, 
And dries the widow's tears : 
454 



TRUST IX CHRIST. 770, 771. 

4 It hallows every cross ; 

It sweetly comforts me ; 
Makes me forget my every loss, 
And find my all in thee. 

5 Jesus, to whom I fly, 

Doth all my wishes fill : 
What though created streams are dry ; 
I have the fountain still. 

6 Stripped of my earthly friends, 

I find them all in One ; 
And peace, and joy that never ends, 
And heaven in Christ begun. 

77 A "Haste Thee to help me." Q t ]\J. 

' ' ^ Psalm 22. 

1 Oh, help us, Lord ! — each hour of need 

Thy heavenly succor give ; 
Help us in thought and word and deed, 
Each hour on earth we live. 

2 Oh, help us when our spirits bleed, 

With contrite anguish sore ; 
And when our hearts are cold and dead, 
Oh, help us, Lord, the more ! 

3 Oh, help us, through the prayer of faith, 

More firmly to believe ! 
For still the more the servant hath, 
The more shall he receive. 

4 Oh, help us, Jesus ! from on high ; 

We know no help but thee ; 
Oh, help us so to live and die, 
As thine in heaven to be ! 

771 The Unseen Friend. g s & 6. 

1 O Holy Saviour ! Friend unseen, 
Since on thine arm thou bid'st me lean, 
Help me, throughout life's changing scene, 
By faith to cling to thee ! 
455 



772. TRUST IN CHRIST. 

2 Blest with this fellowship divine, 
Take what thou wilt, I '11 not repine ; 
For, as the branches to the vine, 

My soul would cling to thee. 

3 Though far from home, fatigued, oppressed, 
Here have I found a place of rest ; 

An exile still, yet not unblest, 
Because I cling to thee. 

4 What though the world deceitful prove, 
And earthly friends and hopes remove ; 
With patient, uncomplaining love 

Still would I cling to thee. 

5 Though oft I seem to tread alone 

Life's dreary waste, with thorns o'ergrown, 
Thy voice of love, in gentlest tone, 
Still whispers, " Cling to me ! " 

6 Though faith and hope are often tried, 
I ask not, need not, aught beside ; 

So safe, so calm, so satisfied, 
The soul that clings to thee ! 



i / 2 "Draw nigh unto my soul and redeem it." 7s & 4. 

1 When I listen to thy word, 

In thy temple, cold and dead ; 
When I cannot see thee, Lord, 
All faith's little day-light fled,— 

Sun of glory, 
Beam again around my head. 

2 When thy statutes I forsake ; 

When my graces dimly shine ; 
When thy covenant I break, — 
Jesus, then remember thine : 

Check my wanderings, 
By a look of love divine. 
456 



TRUST IN CHRIST. < I o. 

3 "When thy heavenly dew distills, 

And my views, O Lord, are clear — 
Clear and bright from Zion's hills, 
Temper joy with holy fear : 

Keep me watchful, 
Only safe when thou art near. 

4 When afflictions cloud my sky, 

When the tide of sorrow flows, 
When thy rod is lifted high, 

Let me on thy love repose : 
Stay the rough wind, 
When thy chilling east wind blows. 

5 When the vale of death appears, 

Faint and cold this mortal clay, 
Kind Forerunner ! soothe my fears, 
Light me through the darksome way : 

Break the shadows — 
Usher in eternal day ! 

( "73 Living hj Faith only. g # ^J # 

1 If through unruffled seas 

Toward heaven we calmly sail, 
With grateful hearts, O God, to thee, 
We '11 own the fostering gale. 

2 But should the surges rise, 

And rest delay to come, 
Blest be the sorrow, kind the storm, 
Which drives us nearer home. 

3 Soon shall our doubts and fears 

All yield to thy control ; 
Thy tender mercies shall illume 
The midnight of the soul. 

4 Teach us, in every state, 

To make thy will our own ; 
And when the joys of sense depart, 
To live by faith alone. 
39 457 



774,775. trust in ciirist. 

774 "Jesus, J } ll turn to thee:* Q ]\| # 

1 Jesus, in sickness and in pain, 

Be near to succor me ; 
My sinking spirit still sustain : 
To thee I turn, to thee. 

2 When cares and sorrows thicken round, 

And nothing bright I see, 
In thee alone can help be found ; 
To thee I turn, to thee. 

3 Should strong temptations fierce assail, 

And satan buffet me, 
Then in thy strength will I prevail, 
While still I turn to thee. 

4 Through all my pilgrimage below, 

Whate'er my lot may be, 
In joy or sadness, weal or woe, 
Jesus, I '11 turn to thee. 

77 X "Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord" g # ]yj # 

' ^ Psalm 25. 

1 Mine eyes and my desire 

Are ever to the Lord ; 
I love to plead his promises, 
And rest upon his word. 

2 Lord, turn thee to my soul ; 

Bring thy salvation near : 
When will thy hand release my feet 
From sin's destructive snare ? 

3 When shall the sovereign grace 

Of my forgiving God 
Restore me from those dangerous ways 
My wandering feet have trod ? 

4 Oh, keep my soul from death, 

Nor put my hope to shame ! 
For I have placed my only trust 
In my Redeemer's name. 
458 



TRUST IN CHRIST. 776, 777. 

5 With humble faith I wait 
To see thy face again : 
Of Israel it shall ne'er be said, 
He sought the Lord in vain. 

776 Weary of Self and Si7i. 7s. 

1 Jesus ! full of truth and love, 

We thy kindest word obey ; 

Faithful let thy mercies prove ; 

Take our load of guilt away. 

2 Weary of this war within, 

Weary of this endless strife, 
Weary of ourselves and sin, 
Weary of a wretched life ; 

3 Burdened with a world of grief, 

Burdened with our sinful load, 
Burdened with this unbelief, 

Burdened with the wrath of God : 

4 Lo ! we come to thee for ease, 

True and gracious as thou art : 
Now our weary souls release ; 
Write forgiveness on each heart. 

777 Rest for the Weary. L. j\/J. 

1 My only Saviour! when I feel 

O'erwhelmed in spirit, faint, oppressed, 
'T is sweet to tell thee, while I kneel 
Low at thy feet, thou art my rest. 

2 I 'm weary of the strife within ; 

Strong powers against my soul contest ; 
Oh, let me turn from self and sin 
To thy dear cross, for there is rest ! 

3 Oh ! sweet will be the welcome day, 

When from her toils and woes released, 
My parting soul in death shall say, 

" Now, Lord ! I come to thee for rest." 
459 



778, 779 trust i^ christ. 

■ To "I trust in Thee; let me not be ashamed" g # ^J # 

1 Oppressed with sin and woe, 

A burdened heart I bear ; 
Opposed by many a mighty foe, — 
Yet will I not despair. 

2 With this polluted heart, 

I dare to come to thee, 
Holy and mighty as thou art, — 
For thou wilt pardon me. 

3 I feel that I am weak, 

And prone to every sin ; 
But thou, who giv'st to those who seek, 
Wilt give me strength within. 

4 I need not fear my foes, 

I need not yield to care, 
I need not sink beneath my woes, — 
For thou wilt answer prayer. 

5 In my Redeemer's name, 

I give myself to thee ; 
Through him, unworthy as I am, 
My God will cherish me. 

7 TO "Lord, 1 believe ; help thou my unbelief." Q t J^£ 

' ' ** Mark 9: 24. 

1 Lord, I believe ; thy power I own, 

Thy word I would obey ; 
I wander comfortless and lone, 
When from thy truth I stray. 

2 Lord, I believe ; but gloomy fears 

Sometimes bedim my sight ; 
I look to thee with prayers and tears, 
And cry for strength and light. 

3 Lord, I believe ; but oft, I know, 

My faith is cold and weak : 
My weakness strengthen, and bestow 
The confidence I seek ! 
400 



TRUST IN CHRIST. 780,781. 

4 Yes ! I believe ; and only thou 
Canst give my soul relief : 
Lord ! to thy truth my spirit bow ; 
"Help thou mine unbelief! " 

y§A Inconstant Trust. L. M. 

1 When darkness long has veiled my mind, 

And smiling day once more appears, 
Then, my Redeemer ! then I find 
The folly of my doubts and fears. 

2 Straight I upbraid my wandering heart, 

And blush that I should ever be 
Thus prone to act so base a part, 

Or harbor one hard thought of thee ! 

3 Oh, let me then at length be taught 

(What I am still so slow to learn), 
That God is love, and changes not, 
Nor knows the shadow of a turn. 

4 Sweet truth, and easy to repeat ! 

But when my faith is sharply tried, 
I find myself a learner yet, — 

Unskillful, weak, and apt to slide. 

5 But, O my Lord ! one look from thee 

Subdues the disobedient will; 
Drives doubt and discontent away, 
And thy rebellious child is still. 

6 Thou art as ready to forgive, 

As I am ready to repine ; 
Thou, therefore, all the praise receive ; 
Be shame and self-abasement mine. 

l$\ Trust in Christ, at the hour of death. L. M. 

1 Jesus, in whom but thee above 
Can I repose my trust, my love ? 
And shall an earthly object be 
Loved in comparison with thee ? 
39* 461 



782, 783. trust in christ. 

2 How soon, O Lord, will life decay ! 
How soon this world will pass away ! 
Ah ! what can mortal friends avail, 
When heart and strength and life shall fail? 

3 Oh, then, be thou, my Saviour, nigh, 
And I will triumph while I die ; 
My strength, my portion, is divine, 
And Jesus is forever mine ! 

782 LooUn 9 °ff- lis. 

1 O eyes that are weary, and hearts that are sore ! 
Look off unto Jesus, now sorrow no more ! 

The light of his countenance shineth so bright, 
That here, as in heaven, there need be no night. 

2 While looking to Jesus, my heart cannot fear; 
I tremble no more when I see Jesus near ; 

I know that his presence my safeguard will be, 
For, " Why are ye troubled ? " he saith unto me. 

3 Still looking to Jesus, oh, may I be found, 
When Jordan's dark waters encompass me round: 
They bear me away in his presence to be : 

I see him still nearer whom always I see. 

4 Then, then shall I know the full beauty and grace 
Of Jesus, my Lord, when I stand face to face ; 
Shall know how his love went before me each day, 
And wonder that ever my eyes turned away. 

783 Unto Jesus - l. m, 

1 See a poor sinner, dearest Lord, 
Whose soul, encouraged by thy word, 
At mercy's footstool would remain, 
And then would look, — and look again. 

2 Ah ! bring a wretched wanderer home, 
Now to thy footstool let me come, 
And tell thee all my grief and pain, 
And wait and look, — and look again ! 

462 



COMMUNION WITH CHRIST. 784. 

Take courage, then, my trembling soul ; 
One look from Christ will make thee whole: 
Trust thou in him, 'tis not in vain, 
But wait and look, — and look again. 



4 Look to the Lord, his word, his throne 
Look to his grace, and not your own ; 
There wait and look, and look again ; 
You shall not wait, nor look in vain. 

5 Ere long that happy day will come, 
When I shall reach my blissful home ; 
And when to glory I attain, 

Oh, then I '11 look, — and look again ! 



rOJ "Still with Thee." S. M, 

' ^^ Psulml39. 

1 Still with thee, O my God, 

I would desire to be ; 
By day, by night, at home, abroad, 
I would be still with thee : 

2 With thee, when dawn comes in 

And calls me back to care ; 
Each day returning to begin 
With thee, my God, in prayer : 

3 With thee, amid the crowd 

That throngs the busy mart, 
To hear thy voice, 'mid clamor loud, 
Speak softly to my heart : 

4 With thee, when day is done, 

And evening calms the mind : 
The setting as the rising sun 

With thee my heart would find : 

5 With thee, when darkness brings 

The signal of repose ; 
Calm in the shadoAV of thy wings, 
Mine eyelids I would close : 

463 



785, 786. COMMUNION WITH CHRIST. 

6 With thee, in thee, by faith 
Abiding I would be ; 
By day, by night, in life, in death, 
I would be still with thee. 



7ft ^ " IwiM that they he with me, where I am." ' J^ # JyJ # 

• ^^ John 17 : 24. 

1 Let me be with thee where thou art, 

My Saviour, my eternal Rest; 
Then only will this longing heart 
Be fully and forever blest. 

2 Let me be with thee where thou art, 

Thine un vailed glory to behold ; 
Then only will this wandering heart 
Cease to be false to thee and cold. 

3 Let me be with thee where thou art, 

Where spotless saints thy name adore; 
Then only will this sinful heart 
Be evil and defiled no more. 

4 Let me be with thee where thou art, 

Where none can die, where none remove ; 
There neither death nor life will part 
Me from thy presence and thy love. 

TQA Jesus our Living Head. S. M. 

1 Our heavenly Father calls, 

And Christ invites us near ; 
With both, our friendship shall be sweet, 
And our communion dear. 

2 God pities all our griefs ; 

He pardons every day, — 
Almighty to protect our souls, 
And wise to guide our way. 

3 How large his bounties are ! 

What various stores of good, 
Diffused from our Redeemer's hand, 
And purchased with his blood ! 
464 



COMMUNION WITH CHRIST. 787, 788. 

4 Jesus, our living Head ! 

We bless thy faithful care, — 
Our Advocate before the throne, 
And our Forerunner there. 

5 Here fix, my roving heart ; 

Here wait, niy warmest love ; 
Till the communion be complete, 
In nobler scenes above. 

787 " Saviour, Thyself reveal." C. M. 

1 Saviour, to me thyself reveal, 

While here on earth I rove ; 
Speak to my heart, and let me feel 
The kindling of thy love. 

2 With thee conversing, I forget 

All time and toil and care ; 

Labor is rest, and pain is sweet, 

If thou, my God, art here. 

3 Here then, my God, be pleased to stay, 

And make my heart rejoice ; 
My bounding heart shall own thy sway, 
And echo to thy voice. 

4 Thou callest me to seek thy face ; 

Thy face, O God, I seek, — 
Attend the whispers of thy grace, 
And hear thee inly speak. 

5 Let this my every hour employ, 

Till I thy glory see, 
Enter into my Master's joy, 
And find my heaven in thee. 

788 Tlie Hidden Life. L. M. 

1 Oh that I could forever dwell, 

Delighted at the Saviour's feet ; 
Behold the form I love so well, 
And all his tender words repeat ! 
465 



789. UNION WITH CHRIST. 

2 The world shut out from all my soul, 

And heaven brought in with all its bliss 
Oh ! is there aught, from pole to pole, 
One moment to compare with this ? 

3 This is the hidden life I prize — 

A life of penitential love ; 
When most my follies I despise, 

And raise my highest thoughts above ; 

4 When all I am I clearly see, 

And freely own with deepest shani£ ; 
When the Redeemer's love to me 
Kindles within a deathless flame. 

5 Thus would I live till nature fail, 

And all my former sins forsake ; 
Then rise to God within the vail, 
And of eternal joys partake. 



789 One with Christ. . C. M. 

1 Lord Jesus, are we one with thee ? 

O height, O depth of love ! 
With thee we died upon the tree ; 
In thee we live above. 

2 Such was thy grace, that for our sake 

Thou did'st from heaven come down, 
Our mortal flesh and blood partake, 
In all our misery one. 

3 Our sins, our guilt, in love divine, 

Were borne on earth by thee ; 
The gall, the curse, the wrath were thine 
To set thy members free. 

4 Ascended now in glory bright, * 

Still one with us thou art ; 
Nor life nor death nor depth nor height 
Thy saints and thee can part. 
466 



UNION WITH CHRIST. 790, 791 



5 Soon, soon shall come that glorious clay, 
When, seated on thy throne, 
Thou shalt to wondering worlds display 
That thou with us art one ! 



TO A "I in them, and Thou in me." g # ]\J # 

1 Dear Saviour! we are thine, 

By everlasting bonds ; 
Our hearts, our souls, we would resign 
Entirely to thy hands. 

2 To thee we still would cleave 

With ever-growing zeal ; 
If millions tempt us Christ to leave, 
Oh, let them ne'er prevail ! 

3 Thy Spirit shall unite 

Our souls to thee, our Head ; 

. Shall form in us thine image bright, 

And teach thy paths to tread. 

4 Death may our souls divide 

From these abodes of clay ; 
But love shall keep us near thy side, 
Through all the gloomy way. 

5 Since Christ and we are one, 

Why should we doubt or fear ? 
If he in heaven has fixed his throne, 
He '11 fix his members there. 

791 tl Joint heir smith Christy CM. 

1 Blessed be God ! forever blest, 

And glorious be his name ! 
His Son he gave our souls to save 
From everlasting shame. 

2 Th' eternal Life his life laid down — 

Such was the wondrous plan — 
And Christ, the Son of God, was made 
A curse for cursed man ! 
467 



792. UNIOtf WITH CHRIST. 

3 Our flesh he took, our sins he bore, 

Himself for us he gave ; 
His cross was ours, and we with him 
Were buried in one grave. 

4 With him we rose, with him we live, 

With him we sit above ; 
With him forever we shall share 
The Father's boundless love. 

5 Bless, then, Jehovah's blessed name ; 

And bless our blessed King ! 
And songs of glad deliverance 
Forever, ever sing ! 

7Q 6 ? " WJien He shall appear we shall be like Him" Q t ]\J # 

1 Oh ! mean may seem this house of clay, 

Yet 't was the Lord's abode ; 
Our feet may mourn this thorny way, 
Yet here Immanuel trod. 

2 This fleshly robe the Lord did wear ; 

This watch the Lord did keep ; 
These burdens sore the Lord did bear ; 
These tears the Lord did weep ! 

3 Our very frailty brings us near 

Unto the Lord of heaven ; 
To every grief, to every tear, 
Such glory strange is given. 

4 But not this fleshly robe alone 

Shall link us. Lord, to thee ; 
Nor always in the tear and groan 
Shall the dear kindred be. 

5 We shall be reckoned for thine own, 

Because thy heaven we share ; 
Because we sing around thy throne, 
And thy bright raiment wear. 
468 



UNION WITH CHRIST. 793, 794. 

70*? " Who died for us that we should live with Him" Q # ]\J # 

1 Thou to our woe who down didst come, 

Who one with us wouldst be, 

Wilt lift us to thy heavenly home, 

Wilt make us one with thee. 

2 Our earthly garments thou hast worn, 

And we thy robes shall wear ! 
Our mortal burdens thou hast borne, 
And we thy bliss may bear ! 

3 Oh, mighty grace ! our life to live, 

To make our earth divine ; 
Oh, mighty grace ! thy heaven to give, 
And lift our life to thine ! 

4 Oh, strange the gifts and marvelous, 

By thee received and given ! 
Thou tookest woe and death from us, 
And we receive thy heaven ! 

7 94 " I am the vine, ye are the branches" CM. 

1 Planted in Christ, the living vine, 

This day, with one accord, 
Ourselves, with humble faith and joy, 
We yield to thee, O Lord ! 

2 Joined in one body may we be : 

One inward life partake ; 
One be our heart, one heavenly hope 
In every bosom wake. 

3 In prayer, in effort, tears, and toils, 

One wisdom be our guide ; 
Taught by one Spirit from above, 
In thee may we abide. 

4 Then, when among the saints in light 

Our joyful spirits shine, 
Shall anthems of immortal j)raise, 
O Lamb of God, be thine ! 
40 469 



795, 796. union with Christ. 

|Q£) Union with Christ in Sorrow. C. ]\J # 

1 Who, when beneath affliction's rod, 

Can inward rest attain, 
And bless the chastening love of God 
In some remembered strain ? 

2 Who, when in pain he lies apart, 

And powers of life decay, 
Can muse with holy joy of heart 
On some familiar lay ? 

3 He can suffice for these good things 

Whose mind with Christ's is one ; 
Who closely in communion clings 
To God's incarnate Son. 

4 O Saviour! Fount of wondrous might! 

Let me this gift receive : 
Thus, Lord, in sorrow's darkest night 
Thy servant's grief relieve. 

5 Let songs of Zion, known of old 

Within the hallowed place, 
My spirit cheer, my faith uphold 

Through thine all-strengthening grace. 

Y^n Soon and Forever with Christ. lis & 12s. 

1 Soon — soon and forever our union shall be 
Made perfect, our glorious Redeemer, in thee ; 
The sins and the sorrows of time shall be o'er, 
Its pangs and its partings remembered no more : 
When life cannot fail* and when death cannot sever, 
Then Christians with Christ shall be — soon and 

forever. 

2 Yes, soon and forever, we'll see as we're seen, 
And learn the deep meaning of things that have 

been ; 
Then droop not in sorrow, despond not in fear, — 
A glorious to-morrow is bright'ning and near ; 
When — blessed reward of each faithful endeavor ! — 
True Christians with Christ shall be — soon and 

forever ! 

470 



BEARING SHAME FOR CHRIST. 797, 798. 

^7(Y7 u Pm not ashamed to own my Lord." Q^ JyJ # 

• ** • 2 Tim. 1 : 12. 

1 I 'm not ashamed to own my Lord, 

Or to defend his cause ; 
Maintain the honor of his word, 
The glory of his cross. 

2 Jesus, my God ! — I know his name — 

His name is all my trust ; 
Nor will he put my soul to shame, 
Nor let my hope be lost. 

3 Firm as his throne his promise stands, 

And he can well secure 
What I've committed to his hands, 
Till the decisive hour. 

4 Then will he own my worthless name 

Before his Father's face, 
And in the New Jerusalem 
Appoint my soul a place. 



798 "Ashamed of Jesus! 1 ' L. M. 

1 Jesus ! and shall it ever be, 

A mortal man ashamed of thee ? 
Ashamed of thee, whom angels praise, 
Whose glories shine through endless clays ? 

2 Ashamed of Jesus ! sooner far 
Let evening blush to own a star : 
He sheds the beams of light divine 
O'er this benighted soul of mine. 

3 Ashamed of Jesus ! that dear Friend 
On whom my hopes of heaven depend ! 
No : w^hen I blush, be this my shame, 
That I no more revere his name. 

471 



799, 800. BEARING SHAME FOR CHRIST. 

4 Ashamed of Jesus ! yes, I may, 
When I Ve no guilt to wash away ; 
No tear to wipe, no good to crave, 
No fears to quell, no soul to save. 

5 Till then — nor is my boasting vain ■ 
Till then I boast a Saviour slain ! 
And, oh, may this my glory be, 
That Christ is not ashamed of me ! 



Y QQ "lam not ashamed of the gospel of Christ 11 Q t J^[ # 

1 Deae Lord, and will thy pardoning love 

Embrace a wretch so vile ? 
Wilt thou my load of guilt remove, 
And bless me with thy smile ? 

2 Hast thou the cross for me endured, 

And suffered all my shame ? 

And shall I be ashamed, O Lord, 

To own thy precious name ? 

3 No, Lord, I 'm not ashamed of thee, 

Nor of thy cross and death : 
Oh, do not be ashamed of me, 
When I resign my breath ! 

4 Be thou my Shield, be thou my Sun ; 

Oh, guide me all my days ; 
And let my feet with joy run on 
In thy delightful ways ! 



ftQA " I suffer ; nevertheless, I am not ashamed." CM. 

1 Didst thou, dear Jesus, suffer shame, 
And bear the cross for me ? 
And shall I fear to own thy name, 
Or thy disciple be ? 
472 



BEARING SHAME FOR CHRIST. 801, 802. 

2 Inspire my soul with life divine, 

And make me truly bold ; 
Let knowledge, faith, and meekness shine, 
Nor love, nor zeal grow cold. 

3 Let mockers scoff, the world defame, 

And treat me with disdain ; 
Still may I glory in thy name, 
And count reproach my gain. 

4 To thee I cheerfully submit, 

And all my powers resign ; 
Let wisdom point out what is fit, 
And I '11 no more repine. 



QA 1 The Cross and the Crown. Q t ]\L 

1 Must Jesus bear the cross alone, 

And all the world go free ? 
No : there 's a cross for every one, 
And there 's a cross for me. 

2 How happy are the saints above 

Who once went sorrowing here ; 
But now they taste unmingled love, 
And joy without a tear. 

3 The consecrated cross I '11 bear, 

Till death shall set me free, 
And then go home my crown to wear, — 
For there 's a crown for me ! 



802 "77iat we may not be ashamed at his coming." L. M. 61. 

1 And art thou, gracious Master, gone, 
A mansion to prepare for me? 
Shall I behold thee on thy throne, 
And there forever sit with thee ? 
Then let the world approve or blame, 
I '11 triumph in thy glorious name ! 
40* 473 



803. IMITATION OF CHRIST. 

2 Should I, to gain the world's applause, 

Or to escape its harmless frown, 
Refuse to love and plead thy cause, 

And make thy people's lot my own, — 
What shame would fill me in that day, 
When thou thy glory wilt display ! 

3 No ; let the world cast out my name, 

And vile account me, if they will ; 
If to confess the Lord be shame, 

I purpose to be viler still : 
For thee, my God, I all resign, 
Content if I can call thee mine. 

4 What transport then shall fill my heart, 

When thou my worthless name wilt own ; 
When I shall see thee as thou art, 

And know as I myself am known ! 
From sin and fear and sorrow free, 
My soul shall find its rest in thee. 

803 "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus." g. JyJ, 

1 Oh, arm me with the mind, 

Saviour, that was in thee ! 
And let my fervid zeal be joined 
With perfect charity. 

2 Control my every thought ; 

And all my sin remove ; 
Let all my works in thee be wrought ; 
Let all be wrought in love. 



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3 Lord, do not let me trust 

In any arm but thine ! 
Humble, oh ! humble to the dust 
This stubborn soul of mine. 

4 Help me to love like thee, 

In all thy footsteps tread : 
Thou hatest all iniquity, 

But nothing thou hast made. 
474 



IMITATION OF CHRIST. 804, 805. 

5 Oh, may I learn the art, 

"With meekness to reprove ; 
To hate the sin with all my heart, 
But still the sinner love ! 

ftQJ Imitation of Girist in Youth. (3g. 

1 I feel within a want 

Forever burning there ; 
What I so thirst for, grant, 

thou who nearest prayer ! 

2 This is the thing I crave : 

A likeness to thy Son ; 
This would I rather have 

Than call the world my own. 

3 Like him, now in my youth, 

1 long, O God, to be, — 
In tenderness and truth, 

In sweet humility. 

4 'T is my most fervent prayer : 

Be it more fervent still — 
Be it my highest care ; 
Be it my settled will ! 

ft0Q Imitation of Christ in Self-denial. Q t ]\J # 

1 We tread the path our master trod ; 

We bear the cross he bore ; 
And every thorn that wounds our feet 
His temples pierced before. 

2 Oft do our eyes with joy o'erflow, 

And oft are bathed in tears ; 
Yet naught but heaven our hopes can raise, 
And naught but sin our fears. 

3 We purge our mortal dross away, 

Refining as we run ; 
And while we die to earth and sense, 
Our heaven is here begun. 
475 



806, 807. IMITATION OF CHRIST. 

o(jO Imitation of Christ in Suffering. L. M. 

1 Dear Lord, amid the throng that pressed 

Around thee on the cursed tree, 
Some loyal, loving hearts were there, 
Some pitying eyes that wept for thee. 

2 Like them may w r e rejoice to own 

Our dying Lord, though crowned with thorn; 
Like thee, thy blessed self, endure 
The cross with all its joy or scorn. 

3 Thy cross, thy lonely path below, 

Show what thy brethren all should be — 
Pilgrims on earth, disowned by those 
Who see no beauty, Lord, in thee. 

q(jY Imitation of Christ in his Humiliation. Q, ]V1. 

1 A pilgrim through this lonely world, 

The blessed Saviour passed ; 
A mourner all his life was he, 
A dying Lamb at last ! 

2 That tender heart which felt for all, 

For us its life-blood gave ; 
It found on earth no resting place, 
Save only in the grave ! 

3 Such was our Lord ; and shall we fear 

The cross with all its scorn ? 
Or love a faithless, evil w^orld, 

That wreathed his brow with thorn ? 

4 No : facing all its frowns or smiles, 

Like him, obedient still, 
We homeward press, through storm or calm, 
To Zion's blessed hill. 

5 Dead to the world, with him who died 

To win our hearts, our love, 
We, risen w T ith our risen Head, 
In spirit dwell above. 
476 



IMITATION OF CHRIST. 808, 809 



6 By faith, his boundless glories there 
Our wondering eyes behold — 
Those glories which eternal years 
Shall never all unfold. 

OAO Imitation of Christ in his Mild Virtues. fs. 

WO Phil. 2: 5. 

1 Ever patient, gentle, meek, 

Holy Saviour ! was thy mind ; 
Vainly in myself I seek, 

Likeness to my Lord to find ; 
Yet, that mind which was in thee, 
May be, must be formed in me. 

2 Days of toil, 'mid throngs of men, 

Vexed not, ruffled not thy soul ; 
Still collected, calm, serene, 

Thou each feeling could'st control : 
Lord, that mind which was in thee, 
May be, must be formed in me. 

3 Though such griefs were thine to bear, 

For each suff 'rer thou could'st feel ; 
Every mourner's burden share, 

Every wounded spirit heal : 
Saviour ! let thy grace in me 
Form that mind which was in thee. 

4 When my pain is most intense, 

Let thy cross my lesson prove ; 
Let me hear thee, ev'n from thence, 

Breathing words of peace and love : 
Saviour ! let thy grace in me 
Form that mind which was in thee. 

qQ9 An ancient Hymn on Christ as our Model. Q m JJ # 

1 O Jesus ! King most wonderful, 
Thou Conqueror renowned ; 
Thou sweetness most ineffable, 
In whom all joys are found ! — 
477 



810. SPIRITUAL AND EARTHLY GOOD. 

2 When once thou visitest the heart, 

Then truth begins to shine, 
Then earthly vanities depart, 
Then kindles love divine. 

3 O Jesus, Light of all below ! 

Thou Fount of life and fire ! 
Surpassing all the joys we know, 
All that we can desire, — 

4 May every heart confess thy name, 

And ever thee adore ; 
And, seeking thee, itself inflame 
To seek thee more and more. 

o Thee may our tongues forever bless ; 
Thee may we love alone ; 
And ever in our lives express 
The image of thine own. 



810 Aspiring after God. L. ]\L 

1 Up to the fields where angels lie, 

And living waters gently roll, 
Fain would my thoughts leap out and fly ! 
But sin hangs heavy on my soul. 

2 Oh ! might I once mount up and see 

The glories of th' eternal skies, 
What little things these worlds would be ! 
How despicable to my eyes ! 

3 Had I a glance of thee, my God, 

Kingdoms and men would vanish soon — 
Vanish as though I saw them not, 
As a dim candle dies at noon. 

4 Great All in All, eternal King ! 

Let me but view thy lovely face, 
And all my powers shall bow and sing 
Thine endless grandeur and thy grace. 

478 



SPIRITUAL AXD EARTHLY GOOD. 811,812. 
Q1 1 " With my soul have I desired Thee." L # JyJ # 

1 My God, permit me not to be 
A stranger to myself and thee ; 
Amid a thousand thoughts I rove, 
Forgetful of my highest love. 

2 Why should my passions mix with earth, 
And thus debase my heavenly birth ? 
Why should I cleave to things below, 
And let my God, my Saviour, go ? 

3 Call me away from flesh and sense ; 

One sovereign word can draw me thence ; 
I would obey the voice divine, 
And all inferior joys resign. 

4 Be earth, with all her scenes, withdrawn ; 
Let noise and vanity be gone : 

In secret silence of the mind 

My heaven, and there my God, I find. 

812 "God, my exceeding Joy." Q t J£ # 

1 To thee, O God, my prayer ascends, 

But not for golden stores ; 
Nor covet I the brightest gems 
That shine on eastern shores ; 

2 Nor that deluding, empty joy, 

Men call a mighty name ; 
ISTor greatness, with its pride and state, 
My restless thoughts inflame ; 

3 Nor pleasure's fascinating charms 

My fond desires allure ; 
But nobler things than these from thee 
My wishes would secure. 

4 The faith and hope of things unseen 

My best affections move — 
Thy light, thy favor, and thy smiles, 
Thine everlasting love. 
479 



813, 814. SPIRITUAL AND EARTHLY GOOD. 

5 These are the blessings I desire : 
Lord, be these blessings mine ; 
And all the glories of the world 
I cheerfully resign. 

ftl R Prayer for Wisdom, Q t ]\/[ # 

1 Almighty God, in humble prayer, 

To thee our souls we lift : 
Do thou our waiting minds prepare 
For thy most needful gift. 

2 We ask not golden streams of wealth 

Along our path to flow ; 
We ask not undecaying health, 
Nor length of years below ; 

S We ask not honors, which an hour 
May bring and take away ; 
We ask not pleasure, pomp, and power, — 
Lest we should go astray : 

4 We ask for wisdom : Lord, impart 
The knowledge how to live ; 
A wise and understanding heart 
To all before thee give. 

Q JA "We come unto Thee; for Thou art our God. 11 Q m ]\J # 

1 I ask not now for gold to gild 

An aching, weary frame ; 
The yearning of the mind is stilled, — 
I ask not now for fame. 

2 But, bowed in lowliness of mind, 

I make my wishes known ; 
I only ask a will resigned, 
O Father, to thine own. 

3 In vain I task my aching brain, 

The sage's thoughts to scan ; 
I only feel how weak I am, 
How poor and blind is man. 

480 



RENOUNCING THE WOKLD. 815, 816. 

4 And now my spirit sighs for home, 
And longs for light to see, 
And, like a weary child, would come, 
O Father ! unto thee. 

Q1 X "I send the joys of earth away" L. J^f, 

1 I send the joys of earth away; 

Away, ye tempters of the mind, 
False as the smooth, deceitful sea, 
And empty as the whistling wind ! 

2 Your streams were floating me along, 

Down to the gulf of black despair ; 
And while I listened to your song, 

Your streams had ev'n conveyed me there. 

3 Lord ! I adore thy matchless grace, 

Which warned me of that dark abyss, 
Which drew me from those treacherous seas, 
And bade me seek superior bliss. 

4 Xow to the shining realms above 

I stretch my hands and glance my eyes ; 
Oh for the pinions of a dove, 
To bear me to the upper skies ! 

5 There, from the bosom of my God, 

Oceans of endless pleasure roll ; 
There would I fix my last abode, 
And drown the sorrows of my soul ! 

Qi fl " What sinners value, I resign." J^ j^ 

01 ^ ; Psalm 17. 

1 What sinners value, I resign ; 
Lord, 't is enough that thou art mine : 
I shall behold thy blissful face, 

And stand complete in righteousness. 

2 This life 's a dream, an empty show ; 
But the bright world to which I go 
Hath joys substantial and sincere : 
When shall I wake and find me there ? 

41 481 



81T. RENOUNCING THE WORLD. 

3 Oh, glorious hour ! oh, blest abode ! 
I shall be near and like my God ; 
And flesh and sin no more control 
The sacred pleasures of the soul. 

4 My flesh shall slumber in the ground 
Till the last trumpet's joyful sound ; 
Then burst the chains with sweet surprise, 
And in my Saviour's image rise ! 



Qi y Peace found only in Serving God. g t ]y[ # 

^ ■*■ ' Psalm 55. 

1 Let sinners take their course, 

And choose the road to death ; 
But in the worship of my God 
I '11 spend my daily breath. 

2 My thoughts address his throne, 

When morning brings the light ; 
I seek his blessing every noon, 
And pay my vows at night. 

3 Thou wilt regard my cries, 

O my eternal God ! 
While sinners perish in surprise, 
Beneath thine angry rod. 

4 Because they dwell at ease, 

And no sad changes feel, 
They neither fear nor trust thy name, 
Nor learn to do thy will. 

5 But I, with all my cares, 

Will lean upon the Lord ; 
I '11 cast my burden on his arm, 
And rest upon his word. 

6 His arm shall well sustain 

The children of his love ; 
The ground on which their safety stands, 
No earthly power can move. 

482 



VOWS OF CONSECRATION. 818 — -820. 
Q1 Q "Now, Lord, I would be thine alone." C. M. 

1 As by the light of opening day 

The stars are all concealed, 
So earthly pleasures fade away 
When Jesus is revealed. 

2 These pleasures now no longer please, 

No more content afford ; 
Far from my heart be joys like these, 
For I have seen the Lord. 

8 Now, Lord ! I w^ould be thine alone, 
And wholly live to thee ; 
But may I hope that thou wilt own 
A worthless one like me ? 

4 Tes ; though of sinners I -m the worst, 
1 cannot doubt thy will ; 
For if thou hadst not loved me first, 
I had refused thee still. 

819 " Tllim y wlwU y thine > oll > let m he! " CM. 

1 Eternal Father, God of love, 

To thee our hearts we raise ; 
Thy all-sustaining power we prove, 
And gladly sing thy praise. 

2 Thine, wholly thine, oh, let us be ! 

Our sacrifice receive ; 
Made and preserved and saved by thee, 
To thee ourselves we give. 

3 Come, Holy Ghost ! the Saviour's love 

Shed in our hearts abroad ; 

So shall we ever live and move, 

And be, with Christ, in God. 

GO A " Wfiat shall I render unto the Lord? " Q t ^/£ # 

~.£U Psalm 116. 

1 What shall I render to my God 
For all his kindness shown ? 
My feet shall visit thine abode, 
My songs address thy throne. 

483 



821. VOWS OF CONSECRATION 

2 Among the saints that fill thy house, 

My offerings shall be paid ; 
There shall my zeal perform the vows 
My soul in anguish made. 

3 How much is mercy thy delight, 

Thou ever blessed God ! 
How dear thy servants in thy sight ! 
How precious is their blood ! 

4 How happy all thy servants are ! 

How great thy grace to me ! 
My life, which thou hast made thy care, 
Lord, I devote to thee. 

5 Now I am thine, forever thine, 

Nor shall my purpose move ; 
Thy hand hath loosed my bonds of j^ain, 
And bound me with thy love. 

6 Here in thy courts I leave my vow, 

And thy rich grace record ; 
Witness, ye saints, who hear me now, 
If I forsake the Lord. 



Q21 Gimng All to God. Q m M. 

1 How can I sink with such a prop 

As my eternal God, 
Who bears the earth's huge pillars up, 
And spreads the heavens abroad ? 

2 How can I die wiiile Jesus lives, 

Who rose and left the dead ? 
Pardon and grace my soul receives 
From my exalted Head. 

3 All that I am, and all I have, 

Shall be forever thine; 
Whate'er my duty bids me give, 
My cheerful hands resign. 

484 



VOWS OF CONSECRATION. 822, 8*23 



4 Yet, if I might make some reserve, 
And duty did not call, 
I love my God with zeal so great, 
That I should give him all. 

822 "* flight to do thy icill, my God." ^ ]\J # 

1 O Lord, thy heavenly grace impart, 
And fix my frail, inconstant heart ; 
Henceforth my chief delight shall be 
To dedicate myself to thee. 

2 Whate'er pursuits my time employ, 
One thought shall fill my soul with joy ; 
That silent, secret thought shall be, 
That all my hopes are fixed on thee. 

3 Thy glorious eye pervadeth space ; 
Thy presence, Lord, fills every place ; 
And, wheresoe'er my lot may be, 
Still shall my spirit cleave to thee. 

4 Renouncing every worldly thing, 
And safe beneath thy sheltering wing, 
My sweetest thought henceforth shall be, 
That all I want I find in thee. 

823 " Thee wm * love " L. M. 61. 

1 Thee will I love, my Strength and Tower, 

Thee will I love, my Joy and Crown, 
Thee will I love with all my power, 

In all my works, — and thee alone ; 
Thee will I love, till that pure fire 
Fills my whole soul with strong desire. 

2 In darkness willingly I strayed, 

I sought thee, yet from thee I roved ; 
Far wide my wandering thoughts were spread, 

Thy creatures more than thee I loved : 
And now, if more at length I see, 
'T is through thy light, and comes from thee. 

41* 485 



824,825. vows of consecration. 



3 I thank thee, uncreated Sun, 

That thy bright beams on me have shined ; 
I thank thee, who hast overthrown 

My foes, and healed my wounded mind ; 
I thank thee, w^hose enlivening voice 
Bids my freed heart in thee rejoice. 

4 Thee will I love, my Joy, my Crown ; 

Thee will I love, my Lord, my God ; 
Thee will I love beneath thy frown 

Or smile, thy scepter or thy rod : 
What though my heart and flesh decay, 
Thee shall I love in endless day. 

Q*) A "Every day will 1 bless Thee." L # J^J # 

^ w ^ Psalm 145. 

1 My God, my King, thy various praise 
Shall fill the remnant of my days ; 
Thy grace employ my humble tongue, 
Till death and glory raise the song. 

2 The wings of every hour shall bear 
Some thankful tribute to thine ear; 
And every setting sun shall see 
New works of duty done for thee. 

3 Let distant times and nations raise 
The long succession of thy praise ; 
And unborn ages make my song 
The joy and triumph of their tongue. 

4 But who can speak thy wondrous deeds ? 
Thy greatness all our thoughts exceeds ; 
Vast and unsearchable thy ways ! 

Vast and immortal be thy praise ! 

Q»T> j"^ "And I will praise thy name forever and ever. 11 Q u ^J_ ^ 

&£*} Psalm 145. 

1 Long as I live, I '11 bless thy name, 
My King, my God of love ; 
My work and joy shall be the same 
In the bright world above. 

486 



VOWS OF CONSECRATION". 826. 

2 Great is the Lord, liis power unknown, 

Oh, let his praise be great ! 
I '11 sing the honors of thy throne ; 
Thy works of grace repeat. 

3 Thy grace shall dwell upon my tongue ; 

And while my lips rejoice, 
The men who hear my sacred song, 
Shall join their cheerful voice. 

4 Fathers to sons shall teach thy ngftne, 

And children learn thy ways ; 

Ages to come thy truth proclaim, 

And nations sound thy praise. 

DO/> "Thou art my portion , Lord!" Q % ]\J t 

<3—^ Psalm 119. 

1 Thou art my portion, O my God ; 

Soon as I know thy way, 
My heart makes haste t 5 obey thy word, 
And suffers no delay. 

2 I choose the path of heavenly truth, 

And glory in my choice ; 
Not all the riches of the earth 
Could make me so rejoice. 

3 The testimonies of thy grace 

I set before mine eyes ; 
Thence I derive my daily strength, 
And there my comfort lies. 

4 If once I wander from thy path, 

I think upon my ways ; 
Then turn my feet to thy commands, 
And trust thy pardoning grace. 

5 Now I am thine — forever thine — 

Oh, save thy servant, Lord ! 
Thou art my shield, my hiding-place ; 
My hope is in thy word. 

487 



827,828. vows of consecration. 

Q07 tl I will pay my vows unto the Lord" Q % J^ 

^^ • Psalm 116. 

1 I love the Lord : he lent an ear 

When I for help implored ; 
He rescued me from all my fear ; 
Therefore I love the Lord. 

2 Return, my soul, unto thy rest ; 

From God no longer roam : 
His hand hath bountifully blest ; 
% His goodness called thee home. 

3 "What shall I render unto thee, 

My Saviour in distress, 
For all thy benefits to me, 
So great and numberless? 

4 This will I do, for thy love's sake, 

And thus thy power proclaim : 
Salvation's sacred cup I '11 take, 
And call upon thy name. 

5 Thou God of covenanted grace ! 

Hear and record my vow, — 
While in thy courts I seek thy face, 
And at thine altar bow. 

6 Henceforth myself to thee I give, 

With single heart and eye, 
To walk before thee while I live, 
And bless thee when I die. 

ft 28 "Give me thyself — lash no more" L. M. 

1 My dearest Lord, whose changeless love 

To me, nor earth nor hell can part ; 
When shall my feet forget to rove ? 
Ah ! what shall fix this faithless heart ? 

2 Why do these cares my soul divide, 

If thou indeed hast set me free ? 
Why am I thus, if thou hast died, 
If thou hast died to ransom me ? 

488 



VOWS OF CONSECRATION. 829, 880, 



2 Great God ! thy sovereign aid impart, 

And guard the gifts thyself hast given; 
My portion thou, my treasure art, 
And life and hap23iness and heaven. 

3 Would aught with thee my wishes share, 

Though dear as life the idol be, 
That idol from my breast I '11 tear, 
Resolved to seek my all from thee. 

4 Whate'er I fondly counted mine, 

To thee, my Lord, I here restore ; 
I gladly all for thee resign : 

Give me thyself, — I ask no more. 

§29 Living to the Glory of God. Xj. M. 

1 O thou, who hast at thy command 
The hearts of all men in thy hand ! 
Our w^ayward, erring hearts incline 
To know no other will but thine. 

2 Our wishes, our desires, control; 
Mold every purpose of the soul ; 
O'er all may w r e victorious be 

That stands between ourselves and thee. 

3 Thrice blest will all our blessings prove, 
When through them all we see thy love ; 
When each glad heart its tribute pays 
Of humble gratitude and praise. 

4 And while w^e to thy glory live, 
May we to thee all glory give ; 
Until the joyful summons come, 
That calls thy willing servants home. 

830 " M y seI f T 2 ive " L. M. 

1 While in the hours of blooming youth, 
My God, I 've felt and owned thy truth ; 
Thy mercies, with increasing age, 
Shall still my grateful heart engage. 

489 



831,832. vows of consecration. 

2 No human power shall e'er control 
This settled purpose of my soul ; 
Or urge my constant mind to stray, 
But where thy wisdom points the way. 

3 To thee, O Lord, myself I give ; 
'T is to thy glory I would live : 

My God ! my Strength, my Hope, my Joy, 
Thy praise shall all my powers employ. 

§31 Call to Renewal of Covenant S. M. 

1 Come, ye that fear the Lord, 

And love him while ye fear; 
Come, and with heart and hand record 
Your vow and cov'nant here. 

2 Here to his altar brought, 

Your holy vows renew, 
To be, in word and deed and thought, 
Faithful to him and true. 

3 And true and faithful he 

To you will ever prove, 
Though hills were swept into the sea, 
And mountains should remove. 

4 Then be his law our choice, 

The joy of young and old, 
As sheep that hear their shepherd's voice, 
And follow to the fold. 

5 So shall his staff and rod 

Conduct us and defend : 
God is a cov'nant-keeping God, 
And loves unto the end. 

OOZi "Lord, 2vhat will thou have me to do ? " L. M. 

1 My gracious Lord, I own thy right 
To every service I can pay, 
And call it my supreme delight 
To hear thy dictates and obey. 
490 



VOWS OF CONSECRATION. 833. 

2 What is my being, but for thee, 

Its sure support, its noblest end ? 
I live thy smiling face to see, 

And serve the cause of such a Friend. 

3 I would not breathe for worldly joy, 

Or to increase my worldly good ; 
Nor future days nor powers employ 
To spread a sounding name abroad. 

4 'T is to my Saviour I would live, 

To him who for my ransom died ; 

Nor could the bowers of Eden give 

Such bliss as blossoms at his side. 

5 His work my hoary age shall bless, 

When youthful vigor is no more ; 
And my last hour of life confess 
His dying love, his saving power. 



OOO "For to me to live is Christ." fg 

®*J*J Phil. 1: 21. 

1 Christ, of all my hopes the Ground, 

Christ, the Spring of all my joy, 
Still in thee let me be found, 

Still for thee my powers employ. 

2 Fountain of o'erflowing grace, 

Freely from thy fullness give ; 
Till I close my earthly race, 
Be it " Christ for me to live." 

3 When I touch the blessed shore, 

Back the closing waves shall roll ; 
Death's dark stream shall never more 
Part from thee my ravished soul. 

4 Thus, oh, thus an entrance give 

To the land of cloudless sky ! 
Having known it " Christ to live," 
Let me know it " gain to die." 
491 



834 — 836. vows of consecration. 

Q O A Giving all for Christ. CM. 

^^^ Mark 8: 34. 

1 And must I part with all I have, 

My dearest Lord, for thee ? 
It is but right, since thou hast done 
Much more than this for me. 

2 Yes, let it go ! — one look from thee 

Will more than make amends 
For all the losses I sustain 
Of credit, riches, friends. 

3 Ten thousand worlds, ten thousand lives — 

How worthless they appear, 
Compared with thee, supremely good, 
Divinely bright and fair ! 

4 Saviour of souls ! could I from thee 

A single smile obtain, 
The loss of all things I could bear, 
And glory in my gain. 

q^)'~) Having all in having Christ. 7s. 

1 Jesus, take me for thine own ; 

To thy will my spirit frame; 
Thou shalt reign, and thou alone, 
Over all I have and am. 

2 Making thus the Lord my choice, 

I have nothing more to choose, 
But to listen to thy voice, 
And my will in thine to lose. 

3 Then, whatever may betide, 

I shall safe and happy be ; 

Still content and satisfied ; — 

Having all in having thee. 

336 " None hut chrlst " 7s. 

1 Jesus, all-atoning Lamb, 
Thine, and only thine, I am : 
Take my body, spirit, soul ; 
Only thou possess the whole. 
492 



VOWS OF CONSECRATION. 837, 838. 

2 Thou my one thing needful be ; 
Let rue ever cleave to thee ; 
Let me choose the better part : 
Let me give thee all my heart. 

3 "Whom have I on earth below ? 
Thee, and only thee, I know : 
Whom have I in heaven but thee ? 
Thou art all in all to me. 

&3T Joy of Consecration to Christ. L. M. 

1 Oh, sweetly breathe the lyres above, 

When angels touch the quivering string, 
And wake, to chant Immanuel's love, 
Such strains as angel lips can sing ! 

2 And sweet, on earth, the choral swell, 

From mortal tongues, of gladsome lays ; 
When pardoned souls their raptures tell, 
And, grateful, hymn Immanuel's praise. 

3 Jesus, thy name our souls adore ; 

We own the bond that makes us thine ; 
And carnal joys, that charmed before, 
For thy dear sake we now resign. 

4 Our hearts, by dying love subdued, 

Accept thine offered grace to-day; 

Beneath the cross, with blood bedewed, 

We bow, and give ourselves away. 

5 In thee we trust, — on thee rely; 

Though we are feeble, thou art strong ; 
Oh, keep us till our spirits fly 

To join the bright, immortal throng! 

Q9Q "No more my own, but Thine J 1 fs. 

°*^ Luke 23 ; 34. 

1 Let me dwell on Golgotha, 
Weep and love my life away ! 
While I see him on the tree 
Weep, and bleed, and die for me ! 
42 493 



839,840. vows of consecration. 

2 Hark ! his dying word : " Forgive ! 
Father, let the sinner live ; 
Sinner, wipe thy tears away, 

I thy ransom freely pay." 

3 While I hear this grace revealed, 
And obtain a pardon sealed, 

All my warm affections move, 
Wakened by his dying love. 

4 He hath dearly bought my soul ; 
Lord, accept, and claim the whole ! 
To thy will I all resign, 

Now no more my own, but thine. 

Q^Q "Jesus, and can I call thee mine ?*' L. M. 

1 Lord, when my thoughts delighted rove 
Amid the wonders of thy love, 

Sweet hope revives my drooping heart, 
And bids intruding fears depart. 

2 For mortal crimes a sacrifice, 

The Lord of life, the Saviour, dies ! 
What love ! what mercy ! how divine ! 
Jesus, — and can I call thee mine ? 

3 Repentant sorrow fills my heart, 
But mingling joy allays the smart ; 
Oh, may my future life declare 
The sorrow and the joy sincere ! 

4 Be all my heart and all my days 
Devoted to my Saviour's praise ; 
And let my glad obedience prove 
How much I owe, how much I love. 

Q^.0 The New Covenant sealed. C. M. 

1 " The promise of my Father's love 
Shall stand forever good : " 
He said, and gave his soul to death, 
And sealed the grace with blood. 
494 



CALL TO PRAYER. 841,842. 

2 To this dear cov'nant of thy word 

I set my worthless name ; 
I seal th' engagement to my Lord, 
And make my humble claim. 

3 I call that legacy my own 

Which Jesus did bequeath ; 
'T was purchased with a dying groan, 
And ratified in death. 

4 The light and strength, the pardoning grace, 

And glory shall be mine : 
My life and soul, my heart and flesh, 
And all my powers are thine. 

Oil "A Living Sacrifice." Ys. 

O**- Psalm 51. 

1 Jesus, who upon the tree 
Wast an offering for me, 

Take this throbbing heart of mine, — 
Lay it on thy holy shrine. 

2 As thy love accepteth naught 
Save what love itself hath wrought, 
Offer thou my sacrifice, 

Else to heaven it cannot rise. 

3 Take away my erring will ; 
All my wayward passions kill ; 
Tear my heart from out my heart, 
Though it cost me bitter smart. 

4 Fain were I of self bereft, 
Naught but thee within me left ; 
Living sacrifice I am, 

Offered only in thy name. 

ftj_2 "Pray without ceasing." 7s & 6s. 

1 Go, when the morning shineth, 
Go, when the noon is bright, 
Go, when the eve declineth, 
Go, in the hush of night ; 
495 



o4o. BLESSEDNESS OF PRAYER. 

Go, with pure mind and feeling, 

Put earthly thoughts away, 
And, in God's presence kneeling, 

Do thou in secret pray. 

2 Remember all who love thee, 

All who are loved by thee ; 
Pray, too, for those who hate thee, 

If any such there be : 
Then for thyself, in meekness, 

A blessing humbly claim, 
And blend with each petition 

Thy great Redeemer's name. 

3 Or, if 't is e'er denied thee 

In solitude to pray, 
Should holy thoughts come o'er thee 

When friends are round thy way, 
Ev'n then, the silent breathing 

Thy spirit lifts above 
Will reach his throne of glory, 

Where dwells eternal love. 

4 Oh, not a joy or blessing 

With this can we compare — 
The grace our Father gives us 

To pour our souls in prayer ! 
When thou dost pine in sadness, 

On him who saveth call ; 
And ever in thy gladness, 

Thank him who gave thee all. 

g43 The BIessed H(mr ' l. m. 

1 Blest hour ! when mortal man retires 

To hold communion with his God, 
To send to heaven his warm desires, 
And listen to the sacred word. 

2 Blest hour ! when God himself draws nigh, 

Well pleased his people's voice to hear, 
To hush the penitential sigh, 

And wipe away the mourner's tear. 
496 



BLESSEDNESS OF PRAYER. 84-1. 

3 Blest hour ! for, where the Lord resorts, 

Foretastes of future bliss are given, 
And mortals find his earthly courts 

The house of God, — the gate of heaven ! 

4 Hail, peaceful hour ! supremely blest, 

Amid the hours of worldly care ; 
The hour that yields the spirit rest, 
That sacred hour — the hour of prayer. 

5 And when my hours of prayer are past, 

And this frail tenement decays, 

Then may I spend in heaven at last 

A never-ending hour of praise. 



844 The Hour of Prayer. 8s & 4. 

1 My God ! is any hour so sweet, 

From blush of morn to evening star, 
As that which calls me to thy feet — 
The hour of prayer ? 

2 Blest is the tranquil hour of morn, 

And blest that hour of solemn eve, 
When, on the wings of prayer up-borne, 
The world I leave. 

3 Then is my strength by thee renewed ; 

Then are my sins by thee forgiven ; 
Then dost thou cheer my solitude 
With hopes of heaven. 

4 Xo words can tell what sweet relief 

There for my every want I find ; 
What strength for warfare, balm for grief, 
What peace of mind! 

5 Hushed is each doubt, gone every fear ; 

My spirit seems in heaven to stay ; 
And ev'n the penitential tear 
Is wiped away. 
42* 497 



845, 846. BLESSEDNESS OF PRAYER. 

6 Lord ! till I reach that blissful shore, 
No privilege so dear shall be 
As thus my inmost soul to pour 
In prayer to thee. 

845 The Merc y- seat - L. M. 

1 From every stormy wind that blows, 
From every swelling tide of woes, 
There is a calm, a sure retreat ; 

'T is found beneath the mercy-seat. 

2 There is a place where Jesus sheds 
The oil of gladness on our heads, — 
A place, than all besides, more sweet; 
It is the blood-bought mercy-seat. 

3 There is a scene where spirits blend, 
Where friend holds fellowship with friend ; 
Though sundered far, by faith they meet 
Around one common mercy-seat ! 

4 There, there, on eagle wings we soar, 
And sense and sin molest no more, 

And heaven comes down our souls to greet. 
And glory crowns the mercy-seat ! 

5 Oh ! let my hand forget her skill, 
My tongue be silent, cold, and still, 
This throbbing heart forget to beat, 
If I forget the mercy-seat. 

846 The Sa f e RetreaL C. M, 

1 Dear Father, to thy mercy-seat 

My soul for shelter flies : 
'T is here I find a safe retreat 
When storms and tempests rise. 

2 My cheerful hope can never die, 

If thou, my God, art near ; 
Thy grace can raise my comforts high, 
And banish every fear. 

498 



CONFIDING PRAYER. 847, 848. 

3 My great Protector, and my Lord, 

Thy constant aid impart ; 
Oh, let thy kind, thy gracious word 
Sustain my trembling heart! 

4 Oh, never let my soul remove 

From this divine retreat ! 
Still let me trust thy power and love, 
And dwell beneath thy feet. 

ftJT "Is any among you afflicted? Let Mm pray." C. M. 

1 No, never shall my heart despond, 

Long as my lips can pray ; 
My latest breath, with effort fond, 
Shall pass in prayer away. 

2 There is a heavenly mercy-seat 

To calm the sinner's fears ; 
There is a Saviour at whose feet 
The mourner dries his tears. 

3 When friends depart, and hopes are riven, 

And gathering storms I see, 
My soul is but the sooner driven, 
Eternal Rock ! to thee. 

4 Oh for a voice of sweeter sound, 

For every wind to bear, 
To teach the listening world around 
The blessedness of prayer ! 

848 Confiding Prayer. g. M. 

1 And shall I sit alone, 

Oppressed with grief and fear ? 
To God, my Father, make my moan, 
And he refuse to hear? 

2 If he my Father be, 

His pity he will show ; 
From cruel bondage set me free, 
And inward jDeace bestow. 
499 



849, 850. THANKS FOR ANSWERS TO PRAYER. 

3 If still lie silence keep, 

'T is but my faith to try ; 
He knows and feels whene'er I weep, 
And softens every sigh. 

4 Then will I humbly wait, 

Nor once indulge despair : 
My sins are great, — but not so great 
As his compassions are. 

Q JO Prayer of the Heart and Lips. Jj, M. 

1 O blessed God! to thee I raise 

My voice in thankful hymns of praise ; 
And when my voice shall silent be, 
My silence shall be praise to thee. 

2 For voice and silence both impart 
The filial homage of my heart ; 
And both alike are understood 

By thee, thou Parent of all good, — 

3 Whose grace is all unsearchable, 
Whose care for me no tongue can tell, 
Who loves my loudest praise to hear, 
And loves to bless my voiceless prayer. 

QK(\ "Verily, God hath heard me." C. M. 

001/ Psalm 66. 

1 Now shall my solemn vows be paid 

To that almighty Power 
That heard the long requests I made 
In my distressful hour. 

2 My lips and cheeerful heart prepare 

To make his mercies known ; 
Come, ye that fear my God, and hear 
The winders he hath done. 

3 When on my head huge sorrows fell, 

I sought his heavenly aid ; 
He saved my sinking soul from hell, 
And death's eternal shade. 
500 



POWER OF PRAYER. 851, 852, 

4 If sin lay covered in my heart 

While prayer employed my tongue, 
The Lord had shown me no regard, 
Nor I his praises sung. 

5 But God — his name be ever blest — 

Hath set my spirit free ; 
Nor turned from him my poor request, 
Nor turned his heart from me. 

"He hath put a new song in my mouth." Q % J^J # 

Psalm 40. 

1 I waited patient for the Lord : 

He bowed to hear my cry ; 
He saw me resting on his word, 
And brought salvation nigh. 

2 He raised me from a horrid pit, 

Where, mourning, long I lay, 
And from my bonds released my feet — 
Deep bonds of miry clay. 

3 Firm on a rock he made me stand, 

And taught my cheerful tongue 
To praise the wonders of his hand 
In new and thankful song. 

4 I '11 spread his works of grace abroad ; 

The saints with joy shall hear, 
And sinners learn to make my God 
Their only hope and fear. 

TJie Power of Man in Prayer. Q % ]\J # 

1 There is an eye that never sleeps 

Beneath the wing of night ; 
There is an ear that never shuts, 
When sink the beams of light. 

2 There is an arm that never tires, 

When human strength gives way ; 
There is a love that never fails, 
When earthly loves decay. 
501 



853. POWER OF PRAYER. 

3 That eye is fixed on seraph throngs; 

That arm upholds the sky ; 
That ear is filled with angel songs ; 
That love is throned on high. 

4 But there 's a power which man can wield 

When mortal aid is vain, 
That eye, that arm, that love to reach, 
That listening ear to gain. 

5 That power is prayer, which soars on high, 

Through Jesus, to the throne ; 
And moves the hand which moves the world, 
To bring salvation down ! 



853 The Worth °f Pra v er - L. M. 

1 What various hindrances we meet 
In coming to a mercy-seat ! 

Yet who that knows the worth of prayer 
But wishes to be often there ? 

2 Prayer makes the darkened clouds withdraw; 
Prayer climbs the ladder Jacob saw, 

Gives exercise to faith and love, 
Brings every blessing from above. 

3 Restraining prayer, we cease to fight ; 
Prayer makes the Christian's armor bright ; 
And Satan trembles when he sees 

The weakest saint upon his knees. 

4 Have you no words ? ah ! think again ; 
Words flow apace when you complain, 
And fill a fellow-creature's ear 

With the sad tale of all your care. 

5 Were half the breath thus vainly spent 
To heaven in supplication sent, 

Our cheerful song would oftener be, 
" Hear what the Lord hath done for me ! " 
502 



BOLDNESS IN PRAYER. 854, 855. 

i Boldness in Prayer. g # j\J # 

1 Behold the throne of grace ! 

The promise calls me near ; 
There Jesus shows a smiling face, 
And waits to answer prayer. 

2 That rich atoning blood, 

Which sprinkled round I see, 
Provides for those who come to God 
An all-prevailing plea. 

3 My soul ! ask what thou wilt ; 

Thou canst not be too bold : 
Since his own blood for thee he spilt, 
What else can he withhold ? 

4 Thine image, Lord, bestow, 

Thy presence and thy love ; 
I ask to serve thee here below, 
And reign with thee above. 

5 Teach me to live by faith ; 

Conform my will to thine ; 
Let me victorious be in death, 
And then in glory shine. 

} "In whom we have boldness." L. M. 

1 Where high the heavenly temple stands, 
The house of God not made with hands, 
A great High Priest our nature wears, — 
The Guardian of mankind appears. 

2 Though now ascended up on high, 
He bends on earth a brother's eye ; 
Partaker of the human name, 

He knows the frailty of our frame. 

3 Our Fellow r -sufferer yet retains 
A fellow-feeling of our pains ; 
And still remembers, in the skies, 
His tears, his agonies, and cries. 

503 



856. NATURE OF PRAYER. 

4 In every pang that rends the heart, 
The Man of sorrows had a part ; 
He sympathizes in our grief, 

And to the sufferer sends relief. 

5 With boldness, therefore, at the throne, 
Let us make all our sorrows known ; 
And ask the aid of heavenly power, 
To help us in the evil hour. 



g56 What is Pra v er ? C. M. 

1 Prayer is the soul's sincere desire, 

Uttered or unexpressed ; 
The motion of a hidden fire 
That trembles in the breast. 

2 Prayer is the burden of a sigh, 

The falling of a tear, 
The upward glancing of an eye, 
When none but God is near. 

o Prayer is the simplest form of speech 
That infant lips can try ; 
Prayer the sublimest strains that reach 
The Majesty on high. 

4 Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice, 

Returning from his ways ; 
While angels in their songs rejoice, 
And cry, "Behold, he prays !" 

5 Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, 

The Christian's native air, 
His watchword at the gates of death : 
He enters heaven with prayer. 

6 O thou by w r hom we come to God, 

The Life, the Truth, the Way ! 
The path of prayer thyself hast trod ; 
Lord ! teach us how to pray. 
504 



MUTUAL LOVE OF CHRISTIANS. 857, 858. 
Christian Fellowship, g. j\J # 

1 Blest be the tie that binds 

Our hearts in Christian love : 
The fellowship of kindred minds 
Is like to that above. 

2 Before our Father's throne 

We pour our ardent prayers ; 
Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one, 
Our comforts and our cares. 

3 We share our mutual woes, 

Our mutual burdens bear ; 
And often for each other flows 
The sympathizing tear. 

4 When we asunder part, 

It gives us inward pain ; 
But we shall still be joined in heart, 
And hope to meet again. 

5 This glorious hope revives 

Our courage by the way ; 
While each in expectation lives, 
And longs to see the day. 

6 From sorrow, toil, and pain, 

And sin, we shall be free, 
And perfect love and friendship reign 
Through all eternity. 

TJie Chief Grace. CM. 

Happy the heart where graces reign, 
Where love inspires the breast : 

Love is the brightest of the train, 
And strengthens all the rest. 

Knowledge — alas ! 't is all in vain, 

And all in vain our fear ; 
Our stubborn sins will fight and reign, 

If love be absent there. 

43 505 



859, 860. MUTUAL LOVE OF CHRISTIANS. 

3 This is the grace that lives and sings, 

When faith and hope shall cease ; 
'Tis this shall strike our joyful strings, 
In realms of endless peace. 

4 Before we quite forsake our clay, 

Or leave this dark abode, 
The wings of love bear us away, 
To see our smiling God. 

§59 "Love as brethren." Q t ^J[ t 

1 How sweet, how heavenly is the sight, 

When those who love the Lord 
In one another's peace delight, 
And so fulfill his word ! 

2 When each can feel his brother's sigh, 

And with him bear a part ! 
When sorrow flows from eye to eye, 
And joy from heart to heart ! 

3 When, free from envy, scorn, and pride, 

Our wishes all above, 
Each can his brother's failings hide, 
And show a brother's love ! 

4 Let love, in one delightful stream, 

Through every bosom flow, 
And union sweet, and dear esteem, 
In every action glow. 

5 Love is the golden chain that binds 

The happy souls above ; 
And he 's an heir of heaven who finds 
His bosom glow with love. 

Q£A Christian Concord. g # p # ]\J 

OUV Tsalm 133. 

1 How pleasant 't is to see 
Kindred and friends agree, — 

Each in his proper station move, 
And each fulfill his part, 
With sympathizing heart, 

In all the cares of life and love ! 
506 



MUTUAL LOVE OF CHRISTIANS. 861,862. 

2 Like fruitful showers of rain, 

That water all the plain, 
Descending from the neighboring hills, 

Such streams of pleasure roll 

Through every friendly soul, 
Where love, like heavenly dew, distills. 

Blessing of Christ's Unity. g^ J^J^ 

Psalm 133. 

1 Blest are the sons of peace 

Whose hearts and hopes are one ; 
Whose kind designs to serve and please 
Through all their actions run. 

2 Blest is the pious house 

Where zeal and friendship meet : 
Their songs of praise, their mingled vows, 
Make their communion sweet. 

3 From those celestial springs 

Such streams of pleasure flow, 
As no increase of riches brings, 
Nor honors can bestow. 

4 Thus on the heavenly hills 

The saints are blest above ; 
Where joy, like morning dew, distills, 
And all the air is love ! 



The Spirit of Peace. C. M. 

Psalm 133. 

1 Spirit of peace ! celestial Dove ! 

How excellent thy praise ! 
No richer gift than Christian love 
Thy gracious power displays. 

2 Sw^eet as the dew on herb and flower 

That silently distills, 
At evening's soft and balmy hour, 
On Zion's fruitful hills, — 
507 



863, 864. MUTUAL LOVE of christians. 



3 So, with mild influence from above, 
Shall promised grace descend, 
Till universal peace and love 
O'er all the earth extend! 

Q/?Q "Forgiving one another." J^ J^ 

^"*^ Eph. 4:30-32. 

1 The Spirit, like a peaceful dove, 

Flies from the realms of noise and strife : 
Why should we vex and grieve his love, 
Who seals our souls to heavenly life ! 

2 Tender and kind be all our thoughts ; 

Through all our lives let mercy run : 
So God forgives our numerous faults, 
For the dear sake of Christ, his Son. 

gg^j. " How blest the sacred tie ! " L # |^ 

1 How blest the sacred tie that binds, 
In union sweet, according minds ! 

How swift the heavenly course they run, 
Whose hearts and faith and hopes are one ! 

2 To each the soul of each how dear ! 
What jealous care, w^hat holy fear ! 
How doth the generous flame within, 
Refine from earth and cleanse from sin ! 

3 Their streaming tears together flow, 
For human guilt and human woe ; 
Their ardent prayers united rise, 
Like mingling flames in sacrifice. 

4 Together oft they seek the place 
Where God reveals his awful face ; 

How high, how strong their raptures swell 
There 's none but kindred minds can tell. 

5 Nor shall the glowing flame expire 
Mid nature's drooping, sickening fire : 
Soon shall they meet in realms above, 
A heaven of joy, because of love. 

508 



MUTUAL LOVE OF CHRISTIANS. 865, 866. 

O/^ The New Commandment. Q t ]\£ # 

WO John 13: 34. 

1 With love the Saviour's heart o'erflowed ; 

Love spoke in every breath ; 
Supreme it reigned, throughout his life, 
And triumphed in his death. 

2 Behold this new command he gives 

To those who bear his name, — 
That they shall one another love, 
As he hath loved them. 

3 In every action, every thought, 

Be this great law fulfilled ; 

Forgotten be each selfish aim, 

Each angry passion stilled. 

. 4 Let all who bear the name of Christ, 
While they his sufferings view, 
Think of his words, " Each other love, 
As I have loved you." 

Off* Nothing without Love. J^ J^ 

OUU 1 Cor. 13: 1-3. 

1 Had I the tongues of Greeks and Jews, 
And nobler speech than angels use, 

If love be absent, I am found, 

Like tinkling brass, an empty sound. 

2 Were I inspired to preach and tell 
All that is done in heaven or hell, 
Or could my faith the world remove, 
Still am I nothing without love. 

3 Should I distribute all my store, 

To feed the hungry, clothe the poor, — 

Or give my body to the flame, 

To gain a martyr's glorious name, — 

4 If love to God and love to men 
Be absent, all my hopes are vain : 
Nor tongues, nor gifts, nor fiery zeal, 
The work of love can e'er fulfill. 

43* 509 



867, 868. CHRISTIAN COMMUNION. 

Q£*T " The greatest of these is Charity." gg $£ fs. 

°^ * 1 Cor. 13. 

1 Meek and lowly, pure and holy, 

Chief among the blessed three, 
Turning sadness into gladness, 
Heaven-born art thou, Charity ! 

2 Pity dwelleth in thy bosom, 

Kindness reigneth o'er thy heart ; 
Gentle thoughts alone can sway thee — 
Judgment hath in thee no part. 

3 Hoping ever, failing never, 

Though deceived, believing still ; 
Long abiding, all confiding, 

To thy Heavenly Father's will ; 

4 Never weary of well-doing, 

Never fearful of the end; 
Claiming all mankind as brothers, 
Thou dost all alike befriend. 

5 Meek and lowly, pure and holy, 

Chief among the blessed three, 
Turning sadness into gladness, 
Heaven-born art thou, Charity ! 

Oi^Q The Communion of Saints. Jj # ]\J # gj # 

^^^ Heb. 12: 18-25. 

1 Not to the mount that burned with flame, 

To darkness, tempest, and the sound 
Of trumpets tone that, startling, came, 

Nor voice of words that rent the ground, — 
While Israel heard with trembling awe 
Jehovah thunder forth his law, — 

2 But to mount Zion we are come, 

The city of the living God, 
Jerusalem our heavenly home, 

The courts by angel-legions trod ; 
Where meet in everlasting love 
The Church of the first-born above ; — 
510 



CHRISTIAN COMMUNION. 869. 

To God, the Judge of quick and dead, 

The perfect spirits of the just, 
Jesus, our great new-covenant Head, 

The blood of sprinkling, — from the dust, 
That better things than Abel's cries, 
And pleads a Saviour's sacrifice. 

Oh, hearken to the healing voice, 

That speaks from heaven, in tones so mild ! 
To-day, are life and death our choice ; 

To-day, through mercy reconciled, 
Our all to God we yet may give : 
Now let us hear his voice, and live. 



" Ye are all one in Christ Jesus.'' 1 Q m J^J # 

1 Let saints below in concert sing 

With those to glory gone : 
For all the servants of our King, 
In earth and heaven, are one. 

2 One family — we dwell in him — 

One church above, beneath, 
Though now divided by the stream — 
The narrow stream of death ; 

3 One army of the living God, 

To his command we bow ; 
Part of the host have crossed the flood, 
And part are crossing now. 

4 Ev'n now to their eternal home 

Some happy spirits fly ; 
And we are to the margin come, 
And soon expect to die. 

5 Ev'n now, by faith, we join our hands 

With those that went before, 
And greet the ransomed blessed bands 
Upon th' eternal shore. 
511 



870, 871. CHRISTIAN COMMUNION. 

6 Lord Jesus ! be our constant guide ; 
And, when the word is given, 
Bid death's cold flood its waves divide, 
And land us safe in heaven. 

ft^Q Blessedness of the Communion of Saints. C. M. 

1 Happy the souls to Jesus joined, 

And saved by grace alone : 
Walking in all his ways, they find 
Their heaven on earth begun. 

2 The church triumphant in thy love, — 

Their mighty joys we know : 
They sing the Lamb in hymns above, 
And we in hymns below. 

3 Thee, in thy glorious realm, they praise, 

And bow before thy throne : 
We in the kingdom of thy grace ; — 
The kingdoms are but one. 

4 The holy to the holiest leads ; 

From thence our spirits rise : 

And he that in thy statutes treads 

Shall meet thee in the skies. 

QT "j " Of one heart and of one soul" Q m ]y[ # 

1 Blest be the dear, uniting love, 

That will not let us part : 
Our bodies may far off remove ; 
We still are one in heart. 

2 Joined in one spirit to our head, 

Where he appoints we go ; 
We still in Jesus' footsteps tread, 
And show his praise below. 

3 Oh, may we ever walk in him, 

And nothing know beside ! 
Nothing desire, nothing esteem, 
But Jesus crucified! 
512 



CHRISTIAN SYMPATHY. 872, 873. 

4 Partakers of the Saviour's grace, 
The same in mind and heart, 
Not joy nor grief nor time nor place 
Nor life nor death can part. 



Qy*? " One Loi % d, one faith, one baptism" JJ. ^J # 

1 Oxe sole baptismal sign, 

One Lord, belovv r , above, 
One faith, one hope divine, 

One only watchword — Love : 
From different temples though it rise, 
One song ascendeth to the skies. 

2 Our sacrifice is one ; 

One Priest before the throne ; 
The slain, the risen Son, 

Redeemer, Lord alone ! 
And sighs from contrite hearts that spring, 
Our chief, our choicest offering. 

3 Head of thy church beneath ! 

The catholic, the true, 
On all her members breathe ; 

Her broken frame renew ! 
Then shall thy perfect will be done 
When Christians love and live as one. 



Sympathy like that of Christ. Q t ]^J 

Luke 10: 30-37. 

1 Father of mercies, send thy grace, 

All-powerful, from above, 
To form in our obedient souls 
The image of thy love. 

2 Oh, may our sympathizing breasts 

That generous pleasure know, 
Kindly to share in others' joy, 
And weep for others' woe ! 
513 



874,875. CHRISTIAN GENEROSITY. 

3 When poor and helpless sons of grief 

In deep distress are laid, 
Soft be our hearts their pains to feel, 
And swift onr hands to aid. 

4 So Jesus looked on dying men, 

When throned above the skies, 
And in the Father's bosom blest, 
He felt compassion rise. 

5 On wings of love the Saviour flew, 

To raise us from the ground, 
And made the richest of his blood 
A balm for every wound ! 

Q74: The Accepted Offering. 7s. 

1 Lord, what off 'ring shall we bring, 

At thine altars when we bow ? 
Hearts, the pure unsullied spring, 

Whence the kind affections flow ; 
Soft compassion's feeling soul, 

By the melting eye expressed ; 
Sympathy, at whose control 

Sorrow leaves the wounded breast ; 

2 Willing hands to lead the blind, 

Bind the wounded, feed the poor ; 
Love, embracing all our kind ; 

Charity, with liberal store : — 
Teach us, O thou heavenly King, 

Thus to show our grateful mind, 
Thus th' accepted offering bring, 

Love to thee and all mankind. 

$70 " Blessed are the merciful " CM. 

1 Blest is the man whose softening heart 
Feels all another's pain ; 
To whom the supplicating eye 
Was never raised in vain ; — 
514 



PRAYER IX TOIL. 876. 

2 Whose breast expands with generous 

warmth, 
A stranger's woe to feel ; 
And bleeds in pity o'er the wound 
He wants the power to heal. 

3 He spreads his kind, supporting arms 

To every child of grief; 
His secret bounty largely flows, 
And brings unasked relief. 

4 To gentle offices of love 

His feet are never slow ; 
He views, through mercy's melting eye, 
A brother in a foe. 

5 He hears the Saviour's cheering word, 

"My peace to him I give ;" 
And when he kneels before the throne, 
His trembling soul shall live. 



Q70 Doing all things to Gotfs Glory. g # Jf . 

1 Teach me, my God and King, 

In all things thee to see ; 
And what I do in any thing, 
To do it as for thee ! 

2 To scorn the senses' sway, 

"While still to thee I tend ; 
In all I do, be thou the way, 
In all, be thou the end. 

3 All may of thee partake ; 

Nothing so small can be 
But draws, when acted for thy sake, 
Greatness and worth from thee. 

4 If done beneath thy laws, 

Ev'n servile labors shine ; 
Hallowed is toil, if this the cause ; 
The meanest work, divine. 
515 



877, 878 CALL TO ACTIVE labor. 



q ( ( Prayer for Christ's Aid in Toil. 8s & 6» 

1 Lo ! the storms of life are breaking ; 
Faithless fears our hearts are shaking : 
For our succor undertaking, 

Lord and Saviour, help us ! 

2 Lo ! the world, from thee rebelling, 
Round thy church in pride is swelling ! 
With thy word their madness quelling, 

Lord and Saviour, help us ! 

3 On thine own command relying, 
We our onward task are plying ; 
Unto thee for safety sighing, 

Lord and Saviour, help us ! 

4 By thy birth, thy cross, and passion, 
By thy tears of deep compassion, 
By thy mighty intercession, 

Lord and Saviour, help us ! 



878 "Go, labor on." L. M. 

1 Go, labor on ; spend and be spent, — 

Thy joy to do the Father's will: 
It is the way the Master went ; 

Should not the servant tread it still ? 

2 Go, labor on ; ' t is not for naught ; 

Thine earthly loss is heavenly gain : 
Men heed thee, love thee, praise thee not; 
The Master praises, — what are men ? 

3 Go, labor on ; enough, while here, 

If he shall praise thee, if he deign 
Thy willing heart to mark and cheer : 
No toil for him shall be in vain. 

4 Toil on, and in thy toil rejoice ; 

For toil comes rest, for exile home ; 
Soon shalt thou hear the Bridegroom's voice, 
The midnight peal : "Behold, I come ! " 
516 



CALL TO ACTIVE LABOR. 879, 880. 

879 "Go, labor on." L. M. 

1 Go, labor on ; your hands are weak, 

Your knees are faint, your soul cast down ; 
Yet falter not ; the prize you seek 
Is near, — a kingdom and a crown ! 

2 Go, labor on, while it is day; 

The world's dark night is hastening on : 
Speed, speed thy work, — cast sloth away ! 
It is not thus that souls are won. 

3 Men die in darkness at your side, 

Without a hope to cheer the tomb : 
Take up the torch and wave it wide — 

The torch that lights time's thickest gloom. 

4 Toil on, — faint not, — keep watch and pray ! 

Be wise the erring soul to win ; 
Go forth into the world's highway ; 
Compel the wanderer to come in. 



ggQ The Heavenly Race. Q m M. 

1 Awake, my soul ! stretch every nerve, 

And j)ress with vigor on : 
A heavenly race demands thy zeal, 
A bright immortal crown. 

2 A cloud of witnesses around 

Hold thee in full survey : 
Forget the steps already trod, 
And onward urge thy way. 

3 'T is God's all animating voice, 

That calls thee from on high ; 
*T is his own hand presents the prize 
To thine aspiring eye, — 

4 That prize with peerless glories bright, 

Which shall new luster boast, 
When victor's wreaths and monarch's gems 
Shall blend in common dust. 
44 517 



881, 882. FIRM CONFIDENCE IN GOD. 

5 Blest Saviour, introduced by thee, 
Have I my race begun ; 
And, crowned with vict'ry, at thy feet 
I '11 lay my honors down. 

QQ1 Trustful Activity. g ^ 

00 l Eccl.ll:6. 

1 Sow in the morn thy seed, 

At eve hold not thy hand ; 
To doubt and fear give thou no heed ; 
Broad-cast it o'er the land ! 

2 Then duly shall appear, 

In verdure, beauty, strength, 
The tender blade, the stalk, the ear, 
And the full corn at length. 

3 Thou canst not toil in vain : 

Cold, heat, and moist and dry, 
Shall foster and mature the grain 
For garners in the sky. 

4 Then, when the glorious end, 

The day of God, shall come, 
The angel-reapers shall descend, 
And heaven sing " Harvest-home ! " 

OOO Neither shall any man pluck them out of my handy Q t ]yj" t 
°°^ John 10: 28. 

1 Firm as the earth thy Gospel stands, 

My Lord, my Hope, my Trust ! 
If I am found in Jesus' hands, 
My soul can ne'er be lost. 

2 His honor is engaged to save 

The meanest of his sheep ; 
All whom his heavenly Father gave, 
His hands securely keep. 

3 Nor death nor hell shall e'er remove 

His favorites from his breast ; 
Safe in the bosom of his love 
They must forever rest. 
518 



COURAGE AMID TRIALS. 888 885. 

QQQ " They shall be as Mount Zion." Q t ]\£ # 

OOO Psalm 125. 

1 Unshaken as the sacred hill, 

And fixed as mountains be, 
Firm as a rock the soul shall rest, 
That leans, O Lord, on thee! 

2 Not walls, nor hills, could guard so well 

Old Salem's happy ground, 
As those eternal arms of love, 
That every saint surround. 

3 Deal gently, Lord, with souls sincere, 

And lead them safely on 
To the bright gates of paradise, 
Where Christ, their Lord, is gone. 

a o i " The Lord is my salvation ; whom shall I fear f " n „ 
884 y Psalm^T. iS&6s. 

1 God is my strong salvation ; 

What foe have I to fear ? 
In darkness and temptation, 
My Light, my Help, is near. 

2 Though hosts encamp around me, 

Firm in the fight I stand ; 
What terror can confound me, 
With God at my right hand ? 

3 Place on the Lord reliance ; 

My soul, with courage wait; 
His truth be thine affiance, 
When faint and desolate. 

4 His might thy heart shall strengthen, 

His love thy joy increase ; 
Mercy thy days shall lengthen ; 
The Lord will give thee peace ! 

QQ5 " Am Ia soldier of the Cross?" Q t M # 

1 Am I a soldier of the cross, 
A follower of the Lamb ? 
And shall I fear to own his cause, 
Or blush to speak his name ? 
519 



COURAGE AMID TRIALS. 

2 Must I be carried to the skies 

On flowery beds of ease, 
While others fought to win the prize. 
And sailed through bloody seas ? 

3 Are there no foes for me to face ? 

Must I not stem the flood ? 
Is this vile world a friend to grace, 
To help me on to God ? 

4 Sure I must fight, if I would reign : 

Increase my courage, Lord ! 
I '11 bear the toil, endure the pain, 
Supported by thy word. 

5 Thy saints, in all this glorious war, 

Shall conquer, though they die ; 
They view the triumph from afar, 
And seize it with their eye. 

6 When that illustrious day shall rise, 

And all thine armies shine 
In robes of vict'ry through the skies, 
The glory shall be thine. 



OOj? " When lam weak, then am I strong" ^ ]y[ o 

^<~^ 2 Cor. 12: 7. 

1 Let me but hear my Saviour say, 
"Strength shall be equal to thy day;" 

Then I rejoice in deep distress, 
Leaning on all-sufficient grace. 

2 I can do all things — or can bear 
All suffering, if my Lord be there ; 
Sweet pleasures mingle with the pains, 
While he my sinking head sustains. 

8 I glory in infirmity, 

That Christ's own power may rest on me ; 
When I am weak, then am I strong ; 
Grace is my shield, and Christ my song. 
520 



COURAGE AMID TRIALS. 887, 888 



OOy " Why sayest thou, ' My way is hid from the Lord 9 . ' " Q^ J^ 

OO • Isaiali 40 : 27-31. 

1 Whence do our mournful thoughts arise, 

And where 's our courage fled ? 
Has restless sin, or raging hell, 
Struck all our comforts dead ? 

2 Have we forgot th' almighty Name 

That formed the earth and sea ? 
And can an all-creating arm 
Grow weary or decay ? 

3 Treasures of everlasting might 

In our Jehovah dwell ; 
He gives the conquest to the weak, 
And treads their foes to hell. 

4 Mere mortal power shall fade and die, 

And youthful vigor cease ; 
But we who wait upon the Lord 
Shall feel our strength increase. 

5 The saints shall mount on eagles' wings, 

And taste the promised bliss, 
Till their unwearied feet arrive 
Where perfect pleasure is. 

OQQ "It is I; be not afraid: 1 Q J^J # 

W® Matt. 14: 27. 

1 When waves of sorrow round me swell, 

My soul is not dismayed ; 
I hear a voice I know full well : 
"'TisI; be not afraid." 

2 When black the threatening clouds appear, 

And storms my path invade, 
That voice shall calm each rising fear : 
"'TisI; be not afraid." 

3 There is a gulf that must be crossed : 

Saviour ! be near to aid ; 
Whisper, when my frail bark is tossed, 
"'TisI; be not afraid." 
44* 521 



889,890. CALLS TO COURAGE. 

4 There is a dark and fearful vale, — 
Death hides within its shade ; 
Oh, say, when flesh and heart shall fail, 
"TisI; be not afraid!" 

889 "Stand up, my soul! shake off thy fears ." L t Jyf # 

1 Stand up, my soul ! shake off thy fears, 

And gird the gospel armor on ; 
March to the gates of endless joy, 

Where Jesus, thy great Captain 's gone. 

2 Hell and thy sins resist thy course ; 

But hell and sin are vanquished foes : 
Thy Jesus nailed them to the cross, 
And sung the triumph when he rose. 

3 Then let my soul march boldly on : 

Press forward to the heavenly gate ; 
There peace and joy eternal reign, 

And glittering robes for conquerors wait. 

4 There shall I wear a starry crown, 

And triumph in almighty grace, 
While all the armies of the skies 
Join in my glorious Leader's praise. 

OQA "They shall mount up with wings, as eagles." L. M. 

^^'^ Isaiah 40: 31. 

1 Awake, our souls ! away our fears ! 

Let every trembling thought be gone ; 
Awake, and run the heavenly race, 
And put a cheerful courage on ! 

2 True, 't is a strait and thorny road, 

And mortal spirits tire and faint ; 
But they forget the mighty God, 

Who feeds the strength of every saint — 

3 The mighty God, whose matchless power 
. Is ever new and ever young, 

And firm endures, while endless years 
Their everlasting circles run. 
522 



CALLS TO COURAGE. 891, 892. 

4 From thee, the overflowing spring, 

Our souls shall drink a fresh supply ; 

"While such as trust their native strength, 

Shall melt away, and droop, and die. 

5 Swift as an eagle cuts the air 

We '11 mount aloft to thine abode ; 
On wings of love our souls shall fly, 
Nor tire amid the heavenly road ! 

QQ1 "Sleep not, as do others" 7s. 

1 Sleep not, soldier of the Cross ! 

Foes are lurking all around ; 
Look not here to find repose : 
This is but thy battle-ground. 

2 Up ! and take thy shield and sword; 

Up ! it is the call of heaven : 
Shrink not faithless from thy Lord ; 
Nobly strive as he hath striven. 

3 Break through all the force of ill ; 

Tread the might of passion down, — 
Struggling onward, onward still, 
To the conqu'ring Saviour's crown ! 

4 Through the midst of toil and pain, 

Let this thought ne'er leave thy breast : 
Every triumph thou dost gain 

Makes more sweet thy coming rest. 

892 u So fight I, not as one that beateth the air." g # j\]\ 

1 My soul ! weigh not thy life 

Against thy heavenly crown, 
Nor suffer Satan's deadliest strife 
To beat thy courage down. 

2 With prayer and crying strong, 

Hold on the fearful fight ; 
And let the breaking day prolong 
The wrestling of the night. 

523 



893. CALLS TO COURAGE. 

3 The battle soon will yield, 
If thou thy part fulfill ; 
For, strong as is the hostile shield, 
Thy sword is stronger still. 

Thine armor is divine, — 
Thy feet w^ith vict'ry shod ; 

And on thy head shall quickly shine 
The diadem of God! 



8^)3 "Endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ," g, ]\L 

1 Arise, ye saints, arise ! 

The Lord our leader is ; 
The foe before his banner flies, 
For victory is his. 

2 Lead on, almighty Lord, 

Lead on to victory ! 
Encouraged by the bright reward, 
With joy we '11 follow thee. 

3 We '11 follow thee, our guide, 

Our Saviour and our King; 
We '11 follow thee, through grace supplied 
From heaven's eternal spring. 

4 We hope to see the day 

When all our toils shall cease ; 
When we shall cast our arms away, 
And dwell in endless peace. 

5 This hope supports us here, 

It makes our burdens light ; 
5 T will serve our drooping hearts to cheer, 
Till faith shall end in sight ; 

6 Till, of the prize possessed, 

We hear of war no more ; 
And oh, sweet thought ! forever rest 
On yonder peaceful shore ! 
524 



CALLS TO COURAGE. 894, 895. 

QO ! "Be strong in the Lord." 7s & 6s. 

1 O faixt and feeble-hearted, 

Why thus cast down with fear ? 
Fresh aid shall be imparted, 
Thy God unseen is near. 

2 His eye can never slumber, 

He marks thy cruel foes ; 
Observes their strength, their number, 
And all thy weakness knows. 

3 Though heavy clouds of sorrow 

Make dark thy path to-day, 
There may shine forth to-morrow 
Once more a cheering ray. 

4 Though doubts and griefs assailing 

Conceal heaven's fair abode ; 
Yet now faith's power prevailing 
Should stay thy mind on God. 

g95 " Our God will fight for us." 8s & 4. 

1 Hark ! how the gospel trumpet sounds ! 
Through all the earth the echo bounds ! 
And Jesus, by redeeming blood, 

Is bringing sinners back to God, 
And guides them safely by his word 
To endless day. 

2 Hail, Jesus ! all victorious Lord ! 
Be thou by all mankind adored ! 
For us didst thou the fight maintain, 
And o'er our foes the vict'ry gain, 
That we with thee might ever reign 

In endless day. 

3 Fight on, ye conqu'ring souls, fight on ! 
And when the conquest you have Avon, 
Then palms of vict'ry you shall bear, 
And in his kingdom have a share, 
And crowns of glory ever wear, 

In endless day. 
525 



896, 897. calls to courage. 

4 There in full chorus shall we join, 
With saints and angels all combine, 
To sing of his redeeming love, 
When rolling years shall cease to move ; 
And this shall be our theme above, 
In endless day. 

896 Onward go. 7 S# 

1 Oft in sorrow, oft in woe, 
Onward, Christian, onward go ! 
Fight the fight, maintain the strife, 
Strengthened with the bread of life. 

2 Onward, Christian, onward go ! 
Join the war and face the foe : 
Will you flee in danger's hour ? 
Know you not your captain's power ? 

3 Let your drooping hearts be glad ; 
March, in heavenly armor clad ; 
Fight ! nor think the battle long ; 
Soon shall vict'ry tune your song. 

4 Let not sorrow dim your eye ; 
Soon shall every tear be dry : 
Let not fears your course impede ; 
Great your strength, if great your need. 

5 Onward then to battle move ! 

More than conqu'ror you shall prove ; 
Though opposed by many a foe, 
Christian soldier, onward go ! 

g97 The Cal1 10 victor y- 7s & 5. 

1 Saints, for whom the Saviour bled, 
In your Captain's footsteps tread ; 
Follow Jesus, and be led 

On to victory ! 
See your foemen take the ground ; 
While the signal trumpets sound, 
Hear his accents pour around 
Cheering melody ! 
526 



CALLS TO COURAGE. 898. 

Christian soldier, on with me ! 
Soon your enemies must flee; 
Your reward before you see 

Sparkling from on high ! 
Boldly take the glorious field : 
You may fall — but must not yield ; 
You shall write upon your shield 

Vict'ry, though you die ! 

By the ransom which he gave, 
By his triumph o'er the grave, 
Trust his mighty power to save ; 

Firm and faithful be : 
And when death's dark hour is nigh, 
When the tear-drop dims the eye, 
You shall, in the parting sigh, 

Grasp the victory. 



QQQ "Put on the whole armor of God." g # J^J 

°«^ Eph.6:ll-14. 

1 Soldiers of Christ ! arise, 

And put your armor on, — 
Strong in the strength which God supplies 
Through his eternal Son, — 

2 Strong in the Lord of hosts, 

And in his mighty power : 
Who in the strength of Jesus trusts, 
Is more than conqueror. 

3 Stand, then, in his great might, 

With all his strength endued ; 
But take, to arm you for the fight, 
The panoply of God ; 

4 That, having all things done, 

And all your conflicts past, 
Ye may o'ercome, through Christ alone, 
And stand entire at last. 
527 



899, 900. CALLS TO COURAGE. 



ft£)9 A Battle-song of the Reformation. C. P. ]\I. 

1 Fear not, O little flock, the foe 
Who madly seeks your overthrow ; 

Dread not his rage and power : 
What though your courage sometimes faints! 
This seeming triumph o'er God's saints 

Lasts but a little hour. 

2 Fear not ! be strong ! your cause belongs 
To him who can avenge your wrongs ; 

Leave all to him, your Lord : 
Though hidden yet from mortal eyes, 
Salvation shall for you arise : 

He girdeth on his sword ! 

3 As sure as God's own promise stands, 
Not earth, nor hell, with all their bands, 

Against us shall prevail : 
The Lord shall mock them from his throne ; 
God is with us, we are his own ; 

Our vict'ry cannot fail ! 

4 Amen ! Lord Jesus, grant our prayer ; 
Great Captain ! now thine arm make bare ; 

Thy church with strength defend : 
So shall all saints and martyrs raise 
A joyful chorus to thy praise, 

Through ages without end ! 

900 " Fi 9 ht the ffoodfght" R M. 

1 Fight the good fight ! lay hold 

Upon eternal life ; 
Keep but thy shield, — be bold ! 

Stand through the hottest strife : 
With thy great Captain on the field, 
Thou canst not fail, unless thou yield. 

2 No force of earth or hell, 

Though fiends with men unite, 
Truth's champion can compel, 
However pressed, to flight : 
528 



CALLS TO COURAGE. 901, 002. 

He stands unmoved upon the field ; 
He cannot fall, unless he yield. 

3 Trust in thy Saviour's might ; 

Yea, till thy latest breath, 
Fight, and like him in fight, 

By dying conquer death : 
And, all-victorious in the field, 
Then, with thy sword, thy spirit yield. 

4 Great words are these, and strong ; 

Yet, Lord, I look to thee ; 
To whom alone belong 

Valor and victory : 
With thee, my Captain, in the field, 
I must prevail — I cannot yield ! 

901 u Stand therefore — taking the shield of faith." L. M. 

1 Awake, my soul ! lift up thine eyes ; 
See where thy foes against thee rise, 
In long array, a numerous host ; 
Awake, my soul, or thou art lost ! 

2 Thou tread'st upon enchanted ground ; 
Perils and snares beset thee round ; 
Beware of all ; guard every part ; 
But most, the traitor in thy heart. 

3 Come then, my soul ! now learn to wield 
The weight of thine immortal shield ; 
Put on the armor, from above, 

Of heavenly truth, and heavenly love. 

4 The terror and the charm repel, 

And powers of earth, and powers of hell ; 
The Man of Calvary triumphed here : 
"Why should his faithful followers fear ? 

002 "Stand, therefore, having your loins girt about.'' Jg fc gg^ 

1 Stand up ! — stand up for Jesus ! 
Ye soldiers of the cross ; 
Lift high his royal banner, 
It must not suffer loss : 
45 529 



908. CALLS TO COURAGE. 

From vict'ry unto vict'ry 

His army shall he lead, 
Till every foe is vanquished, 

And Christ is Lord indeed. 

2 Stand up ! — stand up for Jesus ! 

The trumpet call obey ; 
Forth to the mighty conflict, 

In this his glorious day : 
"Ye that are men, now serve him," 

Against unnumbered foes ; 
Your courage rise with danger, 

And strength to strength oppose. 

3 Stand up ! — stand up for Jesus ! 

Stand in his strength alone ; 
The arm of flesh will fail you — 

Ye dare not trust your own : 
Put on the gospel armor, 

And, watching unto prayer, 
Where duty calls or danger, 

Be never wanting there ! 

4 Stand up ! — stand up for Jesus ! 

The strife will not be long ; 
This day the noise of battle, 

The next the victor's song : 
To him that overcometh, 

A crown of life shall be ; 
He with the King of Glory 

Shall reign eternally ! 

903 " The cross before the crown." C. JJ, 

1 Oh, speed thee, Christian ! on thy way, 

And to thine armor cling ; 
With girded loins the call obey 
Which grace and mercy bring. 

2 There is a battle to be fought, 

An upward race to run, 
A crown of glory to be sought, 
A vict'ry to be won. 
530 



GENTLENESS. 904, 905. 

3 Oh, faint not, Christian ! for thy sighs 
Are heard before the throne ; 
The race must come before the prize, 
The cross before the crown. 

904: U ^ e °f V 00 ^ cheer ; I have overcome the world." (Jg # 

1 Cheer up, desponding soul ! 

Thy longing pleased I see ; 
'T is part of that great whole 
Wherewith I longed for thee — 

2 Wherewith I longed for thee, 

And left my Father's throne : 
From death to set thee free, 
And claim thee for my own — 

3 To claim thee for my own, 

I suffered on the cross : 
Oh, were my love but known, 
All else would be as dross ! — 

4 All else would be as dross ! 

•And souls, through grace divine, 
Would count their gain but loss 
To live forever mine ! 

905 "Think gently of the erring." C. M. 

1 Think gently of the erring one ! 

And let us not forget, 
However darkly stained by sin, 
He is our brother yet. 

2 Heir of the same inheritance, 

Child of the selfsame God ; 
He hath but stumbled in the path, 
We have in weakness trod. 

3 Speak gently to the erring one : 

Thou yet mayst lead him back, 
With holy words, and tones of love, 
From misery's thorny track. 
* 531 



906, 907. CALMNESS. 

4 Forget not thou hast often sinned, 
And sinful yet must be : 
Deal gently with the erring one, 
As God has dealt with thee. 

906 The Inner Calm. Q t M. 

1 Calm me, my God, and keep me calm : 

Let thine outstretched wing 
Be like the shade of Elim's palm, 
Beside her desert spring. 

2 Yes, keep me calm, though loud and rude 

The sounds my ear that greet, — 
Calm in the closet's solitude, 
Calm in the bustling street, — 

3 Calm in the hour of buoyant health, 

Calm in the hour of pain, 
Calm in my poverty or wealth, 
Calm in my loss or gain, — 

4 Calm in the sufferance of wrong, 

Like him who bore my shame, 
Calm 'mid the threatening, taunting throng, 
Who hate thy holy name. 

5 Calm me, my God, and keep me calm, 

Soft resting on thy breast ; 
Soothe me with holy hymn and psalm, 
And bid my spirit rest. 

9Q i "My peace I give unto you" S. M. 

1 Let not your heart be faint, 

My peace I give to you, — 
Such peace as reason never planned, 
Nor sinners ever knew. 

2 It tells of joys to come ; 

It soothes the troubled breast ; 
It shines, a star amid the storm — 
The harbinger of rest. 
532 



CHRISTIAN SIMPLICITY. 908, 909. 

3 Then murmur not, nor mourn, 
My people faint and few ; 
Though earth to its foundation shake, 
My peace I leave with you. 

908 A Quiet Spirit. 7 S . 

1 Prince of Peace ! control my will ; 
Bid this struggling heart be still ; 
Bid my fears and doubtings cease, — 
Hush my spirit into peace. 

2 Thou hast bought me with thy blood, 
Opened wide the gate to God ; 
Peace I ask — but peace must be, 
Lord, in being one with thee. 

3 May thy will, not mine, be done ; 
May thy will and mine be one : 
Chase these doubtings from my heart ; 
Now thy perfect peace impark 

4 Saviour! at thy feet I fall; 
Thou my Life, my God, my All ! 
Let thy happy servant be 

One for evermore with thee ! 

909 The Childlike Heart. 7 S . 

1 Quiet, Lord, my froward heart ; 

Make me teachable and mild, 
Upright, simple, free from art ; 

Make me as a weaned child, — 
From distrust and envy free, 
Pleased with all that pleases thee. 

2 What thou shalt to-day provide, 

Let me as a child receive ; 
What to-morrow may betide, 

Calmly to thy wisdom leave : 
'T is enough that thou wilt care ; 
Why should I the burden bear ? 

45* 533 



910, 911. CHRISTIAN SIMPLICITY. 

3 As a little child relies 

On a care beyond his own, 
Knows he 's neither strong nor wise, 

Fears to stir a step alone, 
Let me thus with thee abide, 
As my Father, Guard, and Guide. 



01 f\ "Make me like a little child. 11 fs. 

1 Jesus, cast a look on me ! 
Give me true simplicity : 

Make me poor, and keep me low, 
Seeking only thee to know. 

2 All that feeds my busy pride, 
Cast it evermore aside ; 

Bid my will to thine submit ; 
Lay me humbly at thy feet ! 

3 Make me like a little child, 
Simple, teachable, and mild ; 
Seeing only in thy light ; 
Walking only in thy might ! 

4 Leaning on thy loving breast, 
Where a weary soul may rest ; 
Feeling well the peace of God 
Flowing from thy precious blood ! 



01] "I dwell with him that is of a humble spirit/ 9 Q. JJ. 

1 Thy home is with the humble, Lord ! 

The simplest are the best; 
Thy lodging is in child-like hearts; 
Thou makest there thy rest. 

2 Dear Comforter ! eternal Love ! 

If thou wilt stay with me, 
Of lowly thoughts and simple ways 
I '11 build a house for thee. 
534 



SECRET COMMUNION WITH GOD. 912, 913. 

3 Who made this beating heart of mine 
But thou, my heavenly Guest ? 
Let no one have it, then, but thee, 
And let it be thy rest ! 

J 2 The Sm^ty °f Christ. Q m M. 

1 Oh, see how Jesus trusts himself 

TTnto our childish love ! 
As though by his free ways with us 
Our earnestness to prove. 

2 His sacred name a common word 

On earth he loves to hear ; 
There is no majesty in him 

Which love may not come near. 

3 The light of love is round his feet, 

His paths are never dim ; 
And he comes nigh to us when we 
Dare not come nigh to him. 

4 Let us be simple with him, then, 

Not backward, stiff, nor cold, 
As though our Bethlehem could be 
What Sinai was of old. 

Q1 -J Communion with God in Retirement. 0. M. 

1 Far from the world, O Lord, I flee, 

From strife and tumult far ; 
From scenes where Satan wages still 
His most successful war. 

2 The calm retreat, the silent shade, 

With prayer and praise agree ; 
And seem by thy sweet bounty made 
For those who follow thee. 

3 There, if thy Spirit touch the soul, 

And grace her mean abode, 
Oh, with what peace, and joy, and love, 
She communes with her God ! 
535 



914, 915. PRAYERS FOR FIDELITY. 



4 There, like the nightingale she pours 

Her solitary lays ; 
Nor asks a witness of her song, 
Nor thirsts for human praise. 

5 Author and Guardian of my life ! 

Sweet Source of light divine, 
And — all harmonious names in one — 
My Saviour ! — thou art mine ! 

6 What thanks I owe thee, and what love — 

A boundless, endless store — 
Shall echo through the realms above, 
When time shall be no more. 

Q1 A "Teach me the way of thy statutes." Q t J^/[ # 

^ A * Psalm 119. 

1 Oh that the Lord would guide my ways 

To keep his statutes still ! 
Oh that my God would grant me grace 
To know and do his will ! 

2 Oh, send thy Spirit down, to write 

Thy law upon my heart ; 
Nor let my tongue indulge deceit, 
Nor act the liar's part. 

3 Order my footsteps by thy word, 

And make my heart sincere ; 
Let sin have no dominion, Lord, 
But keep my conscience clear. 

4 Make me to walk in thy commands — 

5 T is a delightful road ; 
Nor let my head nor heart nor hands 
Offend against my God. 

01 ^ "Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound ?" g J] 
J l ' J Rom. 6:1. 

1 Shall we go on to sin 

Because thy grace abounds ? 
Or crucify the Lord again, 
And open all his wounds ? 
536 



PRAYER FOR FIDELITY. 916, 917. 

2 Forbid it, mighty God ! 

Nor let it e'er be said 
That we, whose sins are crucified, 
Should raise them from the dead. 

3 We will be slaves no more, 

Since Christ has made us free, — 
Has nailed our tyrants to his cross, 
And bought our liberty. 

Ql "Help me to watch and pray ." g # M. 

1 A charge to keep I have, 

A God to glorify; 
A never-dying soul to save, 
And lit it for the sky ; 

2 To serve the present age, 

My calling to fulfill; — 
Oh, may it all my powers engage 
To do my Master's will. 

3 Arm me with jealous care, 

As in thy sight to live ; 
And oh ! thy servant, Lord, prepare 
A strict account to give. 

4 Help me to watch and pray, 

And on thyself rely ; 
Assured, if I my trust betray, 
I shall forever die. 



91 T Prayer for Likeness to God. L # ]\J # gj. 

1 Now, O my God, thou hast my soul ; 
No longer mine, but thine I am ; 
Guard thou thine own, possess the whole ; 

Cheer it with hope, with love inflame : 
To thee, the Lord of earth and skies, 
I come a living sacrifice. 
537 



918, 919. PRAYER FOR FIDELITY. 

2 Send down thy likeness from above, 

And this let my adorning be : 
Clothe me with wisdom, patience, love, 

With lowliness and purity, — 
Than gold and pearls more precious far, 
And brighter than the morning star. 

3 Lord, arm me with thy Spirit's might, 

Since I am called by thy great name: 
In thee let all my thoughts unite, 

Of all my works be thou the aim ; 
Thy love attend me all my days, 
And all my pleasure be thy praise ! 

f,-| q Prayer for Likeness to Christ 

yiO John 14: 6. b. M. 

1 Thou art, O Christ, the Way : 

Thyself reveal to me ; 
And let me humbly, day by day, 
Live, move, and walk in thee. 

2 Thou art the Truth divine : 

Its fullness may I see ; 
Believe, and find the promise mine, — 
" The Truth shall make you free." 

3 Thou art the Life of God ; 

By thee the dying live : 
In me diffuse thyself abroad, 
And life eternal give. 

4 Thus, by thyself, the Way, 

I to the Father come ; 
Led by the Truth, I cannot stray ; 
The Life and I are one. 

^ ty " Old things are passed away ." CM. 

1 We praise and bless thee, gracious Lord, 
Our Saviour kind and true, 
For all the old things passed away, 
For all thou hast made new. 
538 



PRAYER FOR A PURE HEART. 920. 

2 But yet how much must be destroyed, 

How much renewed must be, 
Ere we can fully stand complete 
In likeness, Lord, to thee ! 

3 Whate'er would tempt the soul to stray, 

Or separate from thee, 
That, Lord, remove, however dear 
To our poor hearts it be ! 

4 When flesh declines, then strengthen thou 

The spirit from above ; 
Make us to feel thy service sweet, 
And light thy yoke of love. 

5 So shall we faultless stand at last 

Before thy Father's throne ; 
The blessedness for ever ours, 
The glory all thine own ! 



920 Prayer for a Pure Heart. C. M. 

1 O Lord, our carnal mind control, 

And make us pure within ; 
Purge more and more our inmost soul 
From willful thoughts of sin. 

2 Let not the world with spot or soil 

Our secret heart defile ; 
Nor Satan round our spirit coil 
His chain of fraud and guile. 

3 Be ours the blessed lot of those, 

Who every evil flee ; 
Whose holy converse clearly shows 
Communion full with thee ; — 

4 That when thou shalt in might appear, 

We may thy grace declare, 
And thence through heaven's eternal year 
Thy glorious kingdom share. 
539 



921, 922. FIDELITY NEEDFUL. 

C)9 1 " Who shall abide in thy tabernacle ?" L. M. 

^ w L Psalm 15. 

1 Who shall ascend thy heavenly place, 
Great God, and dwell before thy face ? 
The man who minds religion now, 
And humbly walks with God below ; 

2 Whose hands are pure, whose heart is clean ; 
Whose lips still speak the thing they mean ; 
No slanders dwell upon his tongue ; 

He hates to do his neighbor wrong. 

3 He loves his enemies, and prays 
For those who curse him to his face ; 
And does to all men still the same 
That he would hope or wish from them. 

4 Yet when his holiest works are done, 
His soul depends on grace alone : 
This is the man thy face shall see, 
And dwell forever, Lord, with thee. 

Q 9 9 " Who shall dwell in thy holy hill ?" *Jq * 

*?££ Psalm 15. 

1 Who, O Lord, when life is o'er, 
Shall to heaven's blest mansions soar ? 
Who, an ever-welcome guest, 

In thy holy place shall rest ? 

2 He whose heart thy love has warmed ; 
He whose will to thine conformed, 
Bids his life unsullied run ; 

He whose words and thoughts are one ; — 

3 He who shuns the sinner's road, 
Loving those who love their God ; 
Who, with hope and faith unfeigned, 
Treads the path by thee ordained ; — 

4 He who trusts in Christ alone, 
Not in aught himself hath done ; — 
He, great God, shall be thy care, 
And thy choicest blessings share. 

540 



CALLS TO FIDELITY. 923,924. 

QOO Faith exemplified in the Life. I*. M. 

v£0 Tit. 2:10-13. 

1 So let our lips and lives express 
The holy gospel we profess ; 

So let our works and virtues shine, 
To prove the doctrine all divine. 

2 Thus shall we best proclaim abroad 
The honors of our Saviour God ; 
When his salvation reigns within, 
And grace subdues the power of sin. 

3 Our flesh and sense must be denied, 
Passion and envy, lust and pride ; 
While justice, temperance, truth, and love, 
Our inward piety approve. 

4 Religion bears our spirits up, 
While we expect that blessed hope, 
The bright appearance of the Lord, — 
And faith stands leaning on his word. 

O9 \ " Walk in the light." Q u j\/[ # 

<- ; " - ~ t Uohnl:7. 

1 Walk in the light ! so shalt thou know 

That fellowship of love 
His Spirit only can bestow, 
Who reigns in light above. 

2 Walk in the light ! and thou shalt own 

Thy darkness passed away, 
Because that light on thee hath shone 
In which is perfect day. 

3 Walk in the light ! and ev'n the tomb 

No fearful shade shall wear : 
Glory shall chase away its gloom, 
For Christ hath conquered there ! 

4 Walk in the light ! and thine shall be 

A path, though thorny, bright; 
For God, by grace, shall dwell in thee, 
And God himself is light ! 
46 541 



925,926. submission to god. 

925 *****•' 6s 

1 Go up, go up, my heart ! 

Dwell with thy God above ; 
For here thou canst not rest, 
Nor here give out thy love. 

2 Go up, go up, my heart ! 

Be not a trifler here ; 
Ascend above these clouds, — 
Dwell in a higher sphere. 

3 Let not thy love flow out 

To things so soiled and dim; 
Go up to heaven and God ; 
Take up thy love to him. 

4 Waste not thy precious stores 

On pleasure here below : 
To God that wealth belongs ; 
On him that wealth bestow. 

5 Go up, reluctant heart ! 

Take up thy rest above ; 
Arise, earth-clinging thoughts ; 
Ascend, my lingering love ! 

926 The 0ne Petition ' c. m, 

1 Father ! whate'er of earthly bliss 

Thy sovereign hand denies, 
Accepted at thy throne of grace, 
Let this petition rise : 

2 " Give me a calm, a thankful heart, 

From every murmur free ; 
The blessings of thy grace impart, 
And make me live to thee. 

3 "Let the sweet hope that thou art mine 

My life and death attend; 
Thy presence through my journey shine, 
And crown my journey's end." 

542* 



SUBMISSION TO GOD. 927, 928. 

Q*?T " Make thy pleasure mine." C. M. 

1 O Lord, my best desire fulfill, 

And help me to resign 
Life, health, and comfort to thy will, 
And make thy pleasure mine; 

2 Why should I shrink at thy command, 

Whose love forbids my fears ? 
Or tremble at the gracious hand 
That wipes away my tears ? 

3 No : rather let me freely yield 

What most I prize to thee, 
Who never hast a good withheld, 
Or wilt withhold, from me. 

4 Thy favor, all my journey through, 

Thou art engaged to grant : 
What else I want, or think I do, 
'T is better still to want. 

5 Wisdom and mercy guide my w^ay : 

Shall I resist them both ? 
A poor, blind creature of a day, 
And crushed before the moth ! 

6 But ah ! my inward spirit cries, 

Still bind me to thy sway ; 
Else the next cloud that vails my skies 
Drives all these thoughts away. 

y^Q "Clwose thoufor me" 6s. 

1 Thy way, not mine, O Lord, 

However dark it be ! 
Lead me by thine own hand ; 
Choose out the path for me. 

2 I dare not choose my lot : 

I would not, if I might ; 
Choose thou for me, my God, 
So shall I walk aright. 
543 



929. SUBMISSION TO GOB. 

3 The kingdom that I seek 

Is thine : so let the way 
That leads to it be thine, 
• Else I must surely stray. 

4 Take thou my cup, and it 

With joy or sorrow fill, 
As best to thee may seem ; 
Choose thou my good and ill. 

5 Choose thou for me my friends, 

My sickness or my health ; 
Choose thou my cares for me, 
My poverty or wealth. 

6 Not mine, not mine the choice, 

In things or great or small ; 
Be thou my Guide, my Strength, 
My Wisdom, and my All. 



Q9Q " Thy will be done." g s & 4 # 

^^<* Matt. 6:10. 

1 My God, my Father, while I stray, 
Far from my home, on life's rough way, 
Oh, teach me from my heart to say, 

" Thy will be done ! " 

2 What though in lonely grief I sigh 
For friends beloved no longer nigh ; 
Submissive still would I reply, 

" Thy will be done ! " 

3 If thou should'st call me to resign 
What most I prize, — it ne'er was mine ; 
I only yield thee what was thine : 

" Thy will be done ! " 

4 If but my fainting heart be blest 
With thy sweet Spirit for its guest, 
My God, to thee I leave the rest : 

" Thy will be done ! " 
544 



SUBMISSION TO GOD. 930, 931. 

5 Renew my will from day to day ; 
Blend it with thine, and take away 
Whate'er now makes it hard to say, 

" Thy will be done !" 

6 Then when on earth I breathe no more, 
The prayer oft mixed w T ith tears before 
I '11 sins; upon a happier shore : 

" Thy will be done ! " 

Q^Q " Welcome to me the darkest night." L. M. 

1 Welcome to me the darkest night, 
If there the Saviour's presence bright 
Beam forth upon the soul dismayed, 
And say, " 'T is I ! be not afraid ! " 

2 Welcome the fiercest waves that roll 
Their deepening floods to whelm my soul, 
If he rebuke the storm of ill, 

And bid the tempest, " Peace, be still ! " 

3 Welcome the thorniest path, if there 
The print-marks of his feet appear ; 
If in his footsteps we may tread, 
And follow where our Lord hath led. 

4 I w r ill not ask what else is mine, 

If thou, O Lord, account me thine ; 
For what but joy can be my lot, 
If God, my God, reject me not ? 

0^1 l< I welcome all thy sovereign ivilV Q t M. 

1 My God ! the covenant of thy love 

Abides forever sure ; 
And in its matchless grace I feel 
My happiness secure. 

2 Since thou, the everlasting God, 

My Father art become, 
Jesus my Guardian and my Friend, 
And heaven my final home, — 
46* 545 



932. SUBMISSION TO GOD. 

3 I welcome all thy sovereign will, 

For all that will is love ; 
And when I know not what thou dost, 
I wait the light above. 

4 Thy cov'nant in the darkest gloom 

Shall heavenly rays impart, 
And when my eyelids close in death, 
Sustain my fainting heart. 



OQ^ "[opened iwt my mouth; because thou didst it" g # J^ 

*^ W Psalm 39. 

1 It is thy hand, my God ; 

My sorrow comes from thee : 
I bow beneath thy chastening rod, 
'T is love that bruises me. 

2 I would not murmur, Lord ; 

Before thee I am dumb : 
Lest I should breathe one murmuring word, 
To thee for help I come. 

3 My God, thy name is Love ; 

A Father's hand is thine ; 
With tearful eyes I look above, 
And cry, " Thy will be mine ! ' 

4 I know thy will is right, 

Though it may seem severe ; 
Thy path is still unsullied light, 
Though dark it oft appear. 

5 Jesus for me hath died ; 

Thy Son thou didst not spare : , 
His pierced hands, his bleeding side, 
Thy love for me declare. 

6 Here my poor heart can rest; 

My God, it cleaves to thee : 
Thy will is love, thine end is blest, 
All work for good to me. 
546 



SUBMISSION TO GOD. 933, 934. 

933 "° God! he thou m y sta y" 6s & 4s. 

1 Father, oh, hear me now ! 

Father divine ! 
Thou, only thou, canst see 
The heart's deep agony : 
Help me to say to thee, 

" Thy will, not mine ! " 

2 O God ! be thou my stay, 

In this dark hour ; 
Kindly each sorrow hear, 
Hush every troubled fear, 
Thee let me still revere, 

Still own thy power. 

3 In thee alone I trust, 

Thou holy One ! 
Humbly to thee I pray, 
That, through each troubled day 
Of life, I still may say, 

" Thy will be done ! " 

QO 4 " The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away." Q J^/J 
*> 0± Job. 1:21. 

1 It is the Lord, — enthroned in light, 

Whose claims are all divine, 
Who has an undisputed right 
To govern me and mine. 

2 It is the Lord — who gives me all, 

My wealth, my friends, my ease ; 
And of his bounties may recall 
Whatever part he please. 

3 It is the Lord, my cov'nant God, — 

Thrice blessed be his name, — 
Whose gracious promise, sealed with blood, 
Must ever be the same. 

4 Can I, with hopes so firmly built, 

Be sullen, or repine ? 
!No : gracious God ! take what thou wilt : 
To thee I all resign. 
547 
« 



985, 936. submission to god. 

QQX " Blessed be the name of the Lord " C. M 

*J<J*J Job. 1:21.' 

1 Naked as from the earth we came, 

And entered life at first ; 
Naked we to .the earth return, 
And mix with kindred dust. 

2 Whate'er we fondly call our own 

Belongs to heaven's great Lord ; 
The blessings lent us for a day 
Are soon to be restored. 

3 'T is God that lifts our comforts high, 

Or sinks them in the grave : 
He gives ; and when he takes away, 
He takes but what he gave. 

4 Then ever blessed be his name ! 

His goodness swelled our store ; 
His justice but resumes its own ; 
Still we the Lord adore. 



Q^Jf) " My Jesus, as thou wilt." gg # 

1 My Jesus as thou wilt ! 

Oh, may thy will be mine ! 
Into thy hand of love 

I would my all resign : 
Through sorrow, or through joy, 

Conduct me as thine own, 
And help me still to say, 

My Lord, thy will be done ! 

2 My Jesus, as thou wilt ! 

Though seen through many a tear, 
Let not my star of hope 

Grow dim or disappear : 
Since thou on earth hast wept 

And sorrowed oft alone, 
If I must weep with thee, 

My Lord, thy will be clone! 
548 



PRAYER FOR COMFORT. 937, 938. 

My Jesus, as thou wilt ! 

All shall be well for me : 
Each changing future scene, 

I gladly trust with thee : 
Then to my home above 

I travel calmly on, 
And sing, in life or death, 

My Lord, thy will be done ! 



"Sorrowing, yet always rejoicing." Q t L, M. 

1 When I can trust my all with God, 

In trial's fearful hour, 
Bow, all resigned, beneath his rod, 

And bless his sparing power, 
A joy springs up amid distress, — 
A fountain in the wilderness. 

2 Oh ! to be brought to Jesus' feet, 

Though sorrows fix me there, 
Is still a privilege ; and sweet 

The energy of prayer, 
Though sighs and tears its language be, 
If Christ be nigh, and smile on me. 

3 Then blessed be the hand that gave ; 

Still blessed when it takes ; 
Blessed be he who smites to save, 

Who heals the heart he breaks : 
Perfect and true are all his ways, 
Whom heaven adores and death obeys. 



"Saviour, comfort me" 7s & 5. 

In the dark and cloudy day, 
When earth's riches flee away, 
And the last hope will not stay, 
Saviour, comfort me ! 
549 



939. PRAYER FOR COMFORT. 



That my poor heart yearned upon,- 
Desolate, bereft, alone, 
Saviour, comfort me ! 

3 Thou, who wast so sorely tried, 
In the darkness crucified, 

Bid me in thy love confide ; 
Saviour, comfort me ! 

4 Comfort me ; I am cast down ; 

'T is my heavenly Father's frown ; 
I deserve it all, I own : 
Saviour, comfort me ! 

5 So it shall be good for me, 
Much afflicted now to be, 
If thou wilt but tenderly, 

Saviour, comfort me ! 



QOQ "Lord, remember me." C. ML 

vO«/ Luke 23: 42. 

1 O thou from whom all goodness flows. 

I lift my soul to thee ; 
In all my sorrows, conflicts, woes, 

Lord, remember me ! 

2 When on my aching, burdened heart, 

My sins lie heavily, 
Thy pardon grant, new peace impart ; 
Then, Lord, remember me ! 

3 When trials sore obstruct my way, 

And ills I cannot flee, 
Oh, let my strength be as my day — 
Dear Lord, remember me ! 

4 When in the solemn hour of death 

1 wait thy just decree ; 

Be this the prayer of my last breath : 
Now, Lord, remember me ! 
550 



PRAYER FOR RELIEF. 940, 941. 

And when before thy throne I stand, 

And lift my soul to thee, 
Then with the saints at thy right hand, 

O Lord, remember me ! 



"HaUow this grief." 8s, 6s & 4s. 

Father ! who in the olive shade, 
When the dark hour came on, 
Didst, with a breath of heavenly aid, 

Strengthen thy Son, — 
Oh, by the anguish of that night, 

Send thou us blest relief; 
Or to the chastened, let thy might 
Hallow this grief! 

And thou, that when the starry sky 

Saw the dread strife begun, 
Didst teach adoring faith to crv, 

" Thy will be done ! " — 
By thy meek Spirit, thou of all 

That e'er have mourned the chief — 
Thou Saviour! if the stroke must fall, 
Hallow this grief ! 



"Have mercy upon me, Lord ; for I am iceak" 
Psalm 6. 

1 Gently, gently lay thy rod 
On my sinful head, O God ! 
Stay thy wrath — in mercy stay, 
Lest I sink before its sway! 

2 Heal me, for my flesh is weak ; 
Heal me, for thy grace I seek : 
This, my only plea, I make, 
Heal me for thy mercy's sake ! 

3 Who within the silent grave 
Shall proclaim thy power to save ? 
Lord, my trembling soul reprieve ; 
Speak ! and I shall rise and live. 

551 



942, 943. PRAYER FOR RELIEF. 

4 Lo! he comes; he heeds ray plea; 
Lo ! he comes ; the shadows flee ; 
Glory round me dawns once more, — 
Rise, ray spirit, and adore ! 



CH O Consolation in Christ. JJ. M. 

1 Where is my Saviour now, 

Whose smiles I once possessed ? 
Till he return, I bow, 

By heaviest grief oppressed : 
My days of happiness are gone, 
And I am left to weep alone. 

2 Where can the mourner go, 

And tell his tale of grief? 
Ah ! who can soothe his woe, 

And give him sweet relief? 
Earth cannot heal the wounded breast, 
Or give the troubled sinner rest. 

3 Jesus ! thy smiles impart ; 

My dearest Lord return, 
And ease my wounded heart, 

And bid me cease to mourn : 
Then shall this night of sorrow flee, 
And peace and heaven be found in thee. 

9-J-3 " Whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth. ,f Q. M. 

1 O thou whose mercy guides my way, 

Though now it seem severe, 
Forbid my unbelief to say 
There is no mercy here ! 

2 Oh ! may I, Lord, desire the pain 

That comes in kindness down, 
Far more than sweetest earthly gain, 
Succeeded by a frown. 
552 



BLESSINGS OF AFFLICTION. 944, 945. 

3 Then though thou bend my spirit low, 
Love only shall I see ; 
The gracious hand that strikes the blow, 
Was wounded once for me. 

A i 4 "Blessed is the man whom thou ehastenest." Q m J^J # 

*'"** Psalm 94. 

1 Blest is the man whom thou, O Lord, 

In kindness dost chastise, 
And by thy sacred rules to walk, 
Dost lovingly advise. 

2 For God will never from his saints 

His favor wholly take : 
His own possession, and his lot, 
He will not quite forsake. 

3 The world shall then confess thee just, 

In all that thou hast done ; 
And those who choose thy upright path 
Shall in that path go on. 

4 My sure defense is firmly placed 

In thee, the Lord most high : 
Thou art my Rock ; to thee I may 
For refuge always fly. 

GJ_X "Blessed are they that mourn.'' 1 8s & 6 

vx*-* Matt. 5: 4. 

1 I heard the voice of love divine, 

Addressing man to trouble born ; 
What accents, Saviour, then were thine ! — 
" Blessed are they that mourn ! " 

2 Again it spoke : " Come unto me, 

Thou with distress and labor worn ; 
Rest and refreshment are for thee : 
" Blessed are they that mourn ! " 

3 I heard a voice in truth's pure word, 

A saint who sorrow's yoke had borne : 
" Blest is the man thou chast'nest, Lord ! 
Blessed are they that mourn !" 

47 553 



946,947. BLESSINGS OF AFFLICTION. 



4 I heard an angel-voice proclaim, 

" Yon victors bright, whom crowns adorn, 
Through tribulation great they came : 
Blessed are they that mourn !" 

5 Why should I then for sufferings grieve, 

Since sorrow leads to joy's bright bourne? 
Let me indeed the words believe : 
" Blessed are they that mourn ! " 

04 ft "He shall sit as a refiner of silver." Ii. M. 

1 "Why should I murmur or repine, 

O Lamb of God, who bled for me ? 
What are my griefs compared with thine, — 
Thy tears, thy groans, thine agony ! 

2 If thou the furnace dost employ, 

Thou sittest as refiner near, 
To purge away the base alloy, 

Till thine own image bright appear. 

3 Though oft thy way is in the sea, 

Thy footsteps in the winged storm ; 
Though crested billows threaten me, — 
Love slumbers in their frowning form ! 

4 Submissive would I kiss the rod, 

Needful each stroke, T humbly own : 
Help me to trust thee, O my God ! 
If now thy wisdom be unknown. 

QJ-Y "It is good for me that I have been afflicted." Q t JL 

1 I Cannot call affliction sweet, 

And yet 't was good to bear : 
Affliction brought me to thy feet 5 
And I found comfort there. 

2 My weaned soul was all resigned 

To thy most gracious will ; 
Oh, had I kept that better mind, 
Or been afflicted still ! 
554 



BLESSING OF AFFLICTION. 948, 949. 

3 Where are the vows which then I vowed, 

The joys which then I knew ? 
Those vanished like the morning cloud, 
These like the early dew. 

4 Lord, grant me grace for every day, 

Whate'er my state may be, 
Through life, in death, with truth to say, 
My God is all to me ! 

OJQ "Joy cometh in the morning. ," L. JJ # 

1 Oh, deem not they are blest alone 

Whose lives a peaceful tenor keep ; 
For God, who pities man, hath shown 
A blessing for the eyes that weep. 

2 The light of smiles shall fill again 

The lids that overflow with tears ; 
And weary hours of woe and pain 
Are promises of happier years. 

3 There is a day of sunny rest 

For every dark and troubled night ; 

And grief may bide an evening guest, 

But joy shall come with early light. 

4 Nor let the good man's trust depart, 

Though life its common gifts deny; 
Though with a pierced and broken heart, 
And spurned of men, he goes to die. 

5 For God has marked each sorrowing clay, 

And numbered every secret tear, 
And heaven's long age of bliss shall pay 
For all his children suffer here. 



949 " T1wu ™ faithfulness hast afflicted me." L. M. 

1 Long un afflicted, undismayed, 
In pleasure's path secure I strayed ; 
Thou mad'st me feel thy chastening rod, 
And straight I turned unto my God. 



950. BLESSING OF AFFLICTION. 

2 What though it pierced my fainting heart, 
I blessed thy hand that caused the smart ; 
It taught my tears awhile to flow, 

But saved me from eternal woe. 

3 Oh ! hadst thou left me unchastised, 
Thy j>recepts I had still despised ; 
And still the snare in secret laid 
Had my unwary feet betrayed. 

4 I love thee, therefore, O my God ! 
And long to reach thy dear abode ; 
Where, in thy presence fully blest, 
Thy chosen saints forever rest. 



K f\ The Discipline of Joy and Sorrow. 

1 My sky was once noon-bright, 

My day was calm the while ; 
I loved the pleasant light, 
The sunshine's happy smile. 

2 I said, " My God, oh ! sure 

This love will kindle mine ; 
Let but this calm endure, 
Then all my heart is thine." 

3 Thou trustedst me a while : 

Lord ! I was deceived ; 
I reveled in the smile, 

Yet to the dust I cleaved. 

4 Then the fierce tempest broke ; 

1 knew from whom it came ; 
I read in that sharp stroke 

A Father's hand and name. 

5 Must I be smitten, Lord? 

Are gentler measures vain ? 
Must I be smitten, Lord ? 
Can nothing save but pain ? 



SOLACE FROM GOD. 951,952. 



6 I said, "My God ! at length 
This stony heart remove ; 
Deny all other strength, 

But give me strength to love." 



()Xi "I will joy in the God of my salvation." Q t j\J^ 

<-'^ * Hab.3: 17,18. 

1 What though no flowers the fig-tree clothe, 

Though vines their fruit deny, 
The labor of the olive fail, 
And fields no meat supply ; 

2 Though from the fold, with sad surprise, 

My flock cut off I see ; 
Though famine pine in empty stalls, 
Where herds were wont to be ; 

3 Yet in the Lord will I be glad, 

And glory in his love : 
In him I '11 joy, who will the God 
Of my salvation prove. 

4 God is the treasure of my soul, 

The source of lasting joy; 
A joy which want shall not impair, 
Nor death itself destroy. 



952 " V° me > V e disconsolate." Hg & 10s. 

1 Come, ye disconsolate ! where'er you languish, 

Come to the mercy seat, fervently kneel : 
Here bring your wounded hearts, here tell your 
anguish ; 
Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal. 

2 Joy of the desolate, Light of the straying, 

Hope of the penitent; fadeless and pure; — 
Here speaks the Comforter, tenderly saying, 
Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot cure. 



953 — 955. solace from god. 

y q^ "Eis compassions fail not" 8g 7s & 4. 

1 Every human tie may perish ; 

Friend to friend unfaithful prove ; 

Mothers cease their own to cherish ; 

Heaven and earth at last remove : 

But no changes 
Can avert the Father's love. 

2 In the furnace God may prove thee, 

Thence to bring thee forth more bright, — 
But can never cease to love thee ; 
Thou art precious in his sight : 

God is with thee, — 
God, thine everlasting Light. 

C\K A "Unto the Lord did I make my supplication," Q # ]\<£ g 

*JO*± Psalm 142. 

1 To God I made my sorrows known ; 

From God I sought relief; 
In long complaints before his throne, 
I poured out all my grief. 

2 On every side I cast mine eye, 

And found my helpers gone; 
While friends and strangers passed me by, 
Neglected or unknown. 

3 Then did I raise a louder cry, 

And called thy mercy near : 
" Thou art my Portion when I die, — 
Be thou my Refuge here ! " 

4 Lord ! I am brought exceeding low ; 

Now let thine ear attend, 
And make my foes, who vex me, know 
I 've an almighty Friend. 

Q£ £ "Ee is my defense ; I shall not be moved. 11 T \/T 

I* 00 Psalm 62. 

1 My spirit looks to God alone ; 
My rock and refuge is his throne , 
In all my fears, in all my straits, 
My soul on his salvation waits. 

558 



CHRISTIAN BLESSEDNESS. 956, 957. 

2 Trust him, ye saints, in all your ways ; 
Pour out your hearts before his face ; 
When helpers fail, and foes invade, 
God is our all-sufficient Aid. 

Q'^rt u I icill praise thee with my whole heart." L. M. 

*7*JU Psalm 138. 

1 With all my powers of heart and tongue, 
I '11 praise my Maker in my song ; 
Angels shall hear the notes I raise, 
Approve the song, and join the praise. 

2 To God I cried when troubles rose ; 
He heard me, and subdued my foes : 
He did my rising fears control, 

And strength diffused through all my soul. 

3 Amid a thousand snares, I stand 
Upheld and guarded by thy hand ; 
Thy words my fainting soul revive, 
And keep my dying faith alive. 

4 I '11 sing thy truth and mercy Lord, 
I '11 sing the wonders of thy word ; 
Not all thy works and names below 
So much thy power and glory show. 

Q^y " The precious Sons of Zion." fs. 

1 Blessed are the sons of God ! 
They are bought with Jesus' blood ; 
They are ransomed from the grave ; 
Life eternal they shall have : 
With them numbered may we be, 
Here, and in eternity ! 

2 God did love them in his Son 
Long before the world begun ; 
All their sins are washed away; 
They shall stand in God's great day : 
With them numbered may we be, 
Here, and in eternity ! 

559 



958,959. CHRISTIAN BLESSEDNESS. 

3 They are harmless, meek, and mild, 
Holy, humble, undefined; 

They are by the Spirit sealed, 
They with love and peace are filled : 
With them numbered may we be, 
Here, and in eternity ! 

4 They are lights upon the earth, 
Children of a heavenly birth ; 
One with God, with Jesus one, 
Glory is in them begun : 

With them numbered may we be, 
Here, and in eternity ! 

Q KQ "Happy is the man tliatjindeih wisdom." Q % Jy[ # 

*' 00 Prov.3:13. 

1 Oh, happy is the man who hears 

Instruction's warning voice ; 
And who celestial wisdom makes 
His early, only choice. 

2 For she hath treasures greater far 

Than east and west unfold ; 
And her rewards more precious are 
Than all their stores of gold. 

3 She guides the young with innocence, 

In pleasure's paths to tread ; 
A crown of glory she bestows 
Upon the hoary head. 

4 According as her labors rise, 

So her rewards increase ; 
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, 
And all her paths are peace. 

Q K{\ ''''All things are, yours" Q t ]\J # 

vOO 1 Cor. 3: 22. 

1 If God is mine, then present things 
And things to come are mine ; 
Yea, Christ, his word, and Spirit too, 
And glory all divine. 
560 



CHRISTIAN BLESSEDNESS. 960. 

2 If he is mine, then from his love 

He every trouble sends ; 
All things are working for my good, 
And bliss his rod attends. 

3 If he is mine, I need not fear 

The rage of earth and hell ; 
He will support my feeble power, 
Their utmost force repel. 

4 If he is mine, let friends forsake, 

Let wealth and honors flee : 
Sure, he who giveth me himself, 
Is more than these to me. 

5 If he is mine, I '11 boldly pass 

Through death's dark, lonely vale ; 
He is my comfort and my stay, 
When heart and flesh shall fail. 

6 Oh, tell me, Lord, that thou art mine ; 

What can I wish beside ? 
My soul shall at the fountain live, 
When all the streams are dried. 



QfiO "^ a 2/ y e t° the righteous that it shall be well with him." g t T\J 
1 """ Isaiah 3: 10. 

1 What cheering words are these ; 

Their sweetness who can tell ? 
In time, and to eternal days, 
" 'T is with the righteous well." 

2 In every state secure, 

Kept as Jehovah's eye, 
'T is well with them while life endures, 
And well when called to die ; 

3 Well when they see his face, 

Or sink amid the flood ; 
Well in affliction's thorny maze, 
Or on the mount with God. 
561 



961,962. CHRISTIAN BLESSEDNESS. 

4 'T is well when joys arise ; 

'T is well when sorrows flow ; 
'T is well when darkness vails the skies, 
And strong temptations grow. 

5 "Tis well when Jesus calls : 

" From earth and sin arise, 
To join the hosts of ransomed souls, 
Made to salvation wise!" 

QA"j " While Hive will I praise the Lord, \ l9 J^J # 

^^i- Psalm 146. 

1 God of my life ! through all my days 

My grateful powers shall sound thy praise ; 
The song shall wake with opening light, 
And warble to the silent night. 

2 When anxious care would break my rest, 
And grief would tear my throbbing breast, 
Thy tuneful praises raised on high, 

Shall check the murmur and the sigh. 

When death o'er nature shall prevail, 
And all my powers of language fail, 

Joy through my swimming eyes shall break, 
And mean the thanks I cannot speak. 

4 But, oh ! when that last conflict 's o'er, 
And I am chained to flesh no more, 
With what glad accents shall I rise 
To join the music of the skies ! 

Oft*} Light in Darkness. J^ J^/[ # 

*^ w Psalm 112. 

1 That man is blest, who stands in awe 
Of God, and loves his sacred law ; 
His seed on earth shall be renowned, 
And with successive honors crowned. 

2 The soul that 's filled with virtue's light 
Shines brightest in affliction's night ; 
His conscience bears his courage up ; 
He sees in darkness beams of hope. 

562 



CHRISTIAN BLESSEDNESS. 963, 964. 

3 Beset with threatening dangers round, 
Unmoved shall he maintain his ground ; 
The sweet remembrance of the just 
Shall flourish when he sleeps in dust. 

Qft ^ " The secret place of the Most High:' Q t j\J # 

^UO Psalm 91. 

1 There is a safe and secret place 

Beneath the wings divine, 
Reserved for all the heirs of grace : 
Oh, be that refuge mine ! 

2 The least and feeblest there may bide, 

Uninjured and unawed; 
While thousands fall on every side, 
He rests secure in God. 

3 He feeds in pastures large and fair, 

Of love and truth divine ; 
O child of God, O glory's heir ! 
How rich a lot is thine ! 

4 A hand almighty to defend, 

An ear for every call, 
An honored life, a peaceful end, 
And heaven to crown it all ! 

Qft J "Thou shalt call thy walls salvation." 8s & 7s. 

^ ^ ^ Isaiah 60 : 18-20. 

1 Hear what God, the Lord, hath spoken : 

O my people, faint and few, 
Comfortless, afflicted, broken, 

Fair abodes I build for you ; 
Scenes of heartfelt tribulation 

Shall no more perplex your ways ; 
You shall name your walls " Salvation," 

And your gates shall all be " Praise." 

Ye no more your suns descending, 
Waning moons no more shall see; 

But your griefs forever ending, 
Find eternal noon in me. 
563 



965, 966. CHRISTIAN CHEERFULNESS. 

God shall rise, and, shining o'er yon, 
Change to day the gloom of night ; 

He, the Lord, shall be your Glory, 
God your everlasting Light. 

965 -The God of my lifer fa 

1 Source and Giver of repose, 
From thee all my comfort flows : 
Peace and happiness are thine ; 
Mine they are, if thou art mine. 

2 Thee to praise and thee to know 
Constitute my bliss below ; 
Thee to see and thee to love 
Constitute my bliss above. 

3 Lord ! it is not life to live, 

If thy presence thou deny : 

Lord ! if thou thy presence give, 

5 T is no longer death to die. 

96(3 "Jesus, I my cross have taken." 8g fa fs. 

1 Jesus, I my cross have taken, 

All to leave and follow thee ; 
Naked, poor, despised, forsaken, 

Thou, from hence, my all shalt be : 
Perish every fond ambition, 

All I've sought, or hoped, or known ; 
Yet how rich is my condition ! 

God and heaven are still my own. 

2 Let the world despise and leave me, 

They have left my Saviour, too ; 
Human hearts and looks deceive me ; 

Thou art not, like them, untrue : 
And while thou shalt smile upon me, 

God of wisdom, love, and might, 
Foes may hate, and friends may scorn me ; 

Show thy face, and all is bright. 
564 



CHRISTIAN CHEERFULNESS. 967, 968 



3 Man may trouble and distress me, 

'T will but drive me to thy breast ; 
Life with trials hard may press me, 

Heaven will bring me sweeter rest. 
Oh ! 't is not in grief to harm me, 

While thy love is left to me ; 
Oh ! 't were not in joy to charm me, 

Were that joy unmixed with thee. 

' "From grace to glory." 8 S & 7 S . 

1 Know, my soul, thy full salvation ; 

Rise o'er sin and fear and care ; 
Joy to find in every station 

Something still to do or bear : 
Think what Spirit dwells within thee ; 

Think what Father's smiles are thine ; 
Think that Jesus died to win thee : 

Child of heaven, canst thou repine ? 

2 Haste thee on from grace to glory, 

Armed by faith, and winged by prayer ; 
Heaven's eternal day before thee — 

God's own hand shall guide thee there. 
Soon shall close thine earthly mission, 

Soon shall pass thy pilgrim days ; 
Hope shall change to glad fruition, 

Faith to sight, and prayer to praise. 

5 "Rejoicing in hope" g # M. 

1 Come, we who love the Lord, 

And let our joys be known ; 
Join in a song of sweet accord, 
And thus surround the throne. 

2 Let those refuse to sing 

Who never knew our God ; 
But favorites of the heavenly King 
May speak their joys abroad. 
48 565 



969. CHRISTIAN CHEERFULNESS. 

3 The men of grace havp found 

Glory begun below ; 
Celestial fruits on earthly ground 
From faith and hope may grow. 

4 The hill of Zion yields 

A thousand sacred sweets 
Before we reach the heavenly fields, 
Or walk the golden streets. 

5 Then let our songs abound, 

And every tear be dry ; 
We're marching through Immanuel's ground 
To fairer worlds on high. 



y()y "My meditation of Him shall be sweet." C. M. 

1 When languor and disease invade 

This trembling house of clay, 
5 T is sweet to look beyond my pain, 
And long to fly away ; 

2 Sweet to look inward, and attend 

The whispers of his love ; 
Sweet to look upward to the place 
Where Jesus pleads above ; 

3 Sweet on his faithfulness to rest, 

Whose love can never end ; 
Sweet on his covenant of grace 
For all things to depend ; 

4 Sweet, in the confidence of faith, 

To trust his firm decrees ; 
Sweet to lie passive in his hands, 
And know no will but his. 

5 If such the sweetness of the streams, 

What must the fountain be 
Where saints and angels draw their bliss 
Direct, O Lord, from thee ? 
566 



CHRISTIAN CHEERFULNESS. 970, 971. 
Q7f) " Your sorrow shall he turned into joy" C. J^J # 

1 Come, humble souls, — ye mourners, come, 

And wipe away your tears : 
Adieu to all your sad complaints, 
Your sorrows and your fears. 

2 Come, shout aloud the Father's grace, 

The Saviour's dying love : 
Soon shall you join the glorious theme 
In loftier strains above. 

3 God, the eternal, mighty God, 

To dearer names descends : 
Calls you his treasure, and his joy, 
His children, and his friends. 

4 My Father, God ! and may these lips 

Pronounce a name so dear ? 
Not thus could heaven's sweet harmony 
Delight my listening ear. 

5 Forever let my grateful heart 

His boundless grace adore, 
Which gives ten thousand blessings now, 
And bids me hope for more. 

6 Transporting hope ! — still on my soul 

With radiant glories shine, 
Till thou thyself art lost in joys, 
Immortal and divine. 



Oy ] "Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King." C. M. 

1 Sing, ye redeemed of the Lord, 

Your great Deliverer sing, 
Pilgrims for Zion's city bound, 
Be joyful in your King. 

2 His hand divine shall lead you on 

Through all the blissful road, 
Till to the sacred mount you rise, 
And see your smiling God. 
567 



972, 973. CHRISTIAN CHEERFULNESS. 



3 There garlands of immortal joy- 

Shall bloom on every head ; 
While sorrow, sighing, and distress, 
Like shadows, all are fled. 

4 March on in your Redeemer's strength ; 

Pursue his footsteps still ; 
And let the prospect cheer your eye, 
While laboring up the hill. 

9PTQ "Take no thought for the morrow." rr o n 

(Z Matt. 6: 25-34. 7S & OS. 

1 In holy contemplation, 

We sweetly now pursue 
The theme of God's salvation, 

And find it ever new : 
Set free from present sorrow, 

We cheerfully can say, 
" Ev'n let the unknown morrow 

Bring with it what it may." 

2 It can bring with it nothing 

But he will bear us through ; 
Who gives the lilies clothing 

Will clothe his people too : 
Beneath the spreading heavens 

No creature but is fed ; 
And he who feeds the ravens 

Will give his children bread. 



QHO "It is well^ 8s & 4s. 

** ^ 2Kings4: 26. 

1 Through the love of God our Saviour, 
All will be well : 
Free and changeless is his favor ; 

All, all is well : 
Precious is the blood that healed us; 
Perfect is the grace that sealed us ; 
Strong the hand stretched out to shield us ; 
All must be well. 
568 



CHRISTIAN PEACEFULNESS. 974. 

2 Though we pass through tribulation, 

All will be well ; 
Ours is such a full salvation ; 

All, all is well : 
Happy, still in God confiding, 
Fruitful, if' in Christ abiding, 
Holy, through the Spirit's guiding, 

All must be well. 

3 We expect a bright to-morrow ; 

All will be well : 
Faith can sing through days of sorrow, 

All, all is well : 
On our Father's love relying, 
Jesus every need supplying, 
Or in living, or in dying, 

All must be well. 

The Hidden Life of the Christian. Q # ]yj t 

1 Oh, happy soul, that lives on high, 

While men lie groveling here ! 
His hopes are fixed above the sky, 
And faith forbids his fear. 

2 His conscience knows no secret stings, 

While peace and joy combine 
To form a life, whose holy springs 
Are hidden and divine. 

3 He waits in secret on his God ; 

His God in secret sees: 
Let earth be all in arms abroad ; 
He dwells in heavenly peace. 

4 His pleasures rise from things unseen, 

Beyond this world of time, 
Where neither eyes nor ears have been, 
Nor thoughts of mortals climb. 

5 He wants no pomp nor royal throne 

To raise his honor here : 
Content and pleased to live unknown, 
Till Christ his life appear. 
48* 569 



975 — 977. saints' perseverance. 

OT^ A Good Conscience. Ij. M. 

1 Sweet peace of conscience, heavenly guest, 
Come, fix thy mansion in my breast ; 
Dispel my doubts, my fears control, 

And heal the anguish of my soul. 

2 Come, smiling hope, and joy sincere, 
Come, make your constant dwelling here ; 
Still let your presence cheer my heart, 
Nor sin compel you to depart. 

3 O God of hope and peace divine, 
Make thou these secret pleasures mine ; 
Forgive my sins, my fears remove, 
And fill my heart with joy and love. 

Q7 A " Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect." C. }J" # 

1 Who, who can part our ransomed souls 

From Jesus and his love ; 
Or break the sacred chain that binds 
The earth to heaven above ? 

2 Let troubles rise, and terrors frown, 

And days of darkness fall; — 
Through him all dangers we'll defy, 
And more than conquer all. 

3 Nor death, nor life, nor earth, nor hell, 

Nor time's destroying sway, 
Can e'er efface us from his heart, 
Or make his love decay. 

4 Each coming period he will bless, 

As he hath blessed the past ; 
He loved us from the first of time, — 
He loves us to the last. 

9TT "V ^°d ^ e f or us i w ^° can b e against us?" S. M. 

1 Here I can firmly rest ; 
I dare to boast of this, 
That God, the highest and the best, 
My Friend and Father is. 
570 



saints' perseverance. 978. 

2 In me he ever dwells; 

O'er all my mind he reigns; 
All care and sadness he dispels, 
And soothes away my pains. 

3 At cost of all I have, — 

At cost of life and limb, 
I cling to God, who yet shall save ; 
I will not turn from him. 

4 The world may fail and flee ; 

Thou, God, my Father art ; 
Not fire, nor sword, nor plague, from thee 
My trusting soul shall part. 

5 No joys that angels know; 

No throne nor wide- spread fame, 
No love nor loss, nor fear nor woe, 
No grief of heart or shame — 

6 Man cannot aught conceive, 

Of pleasure or of harm, 
That e'er shall tempt my soul to leave 

TTpr rp-fncrp in thin a nrm 



±±CL\J \s V/X OlJlClJ-i. IClllUt J.JLL y o* 

Her refuge in thine arm. 



QTQ "Firmly I build my hope on Thee." Q # j\J # 

1 I know thy thoughts are peace toward me ; 

Safe am I in thy hands ; 
Firmly I build my hope on thee, 
For sure thy counsel stands ! 

2 Whate'er thy word hath promised, all 

Wilt thou full surely give ! 
Wherefore, from thee I will not fall ; 
Thy word doth make me live. 

3 Though mountains crumble into dust, 

Thy cov'nant standeth fast ; 
Who follows thee in pious trust, 
Shall reach the goal at last. 
571 



979, 980. saints' perseverance. 

4 Though strange and winding seems the way, 
While yet on earth I dwell, 
In heaven my heart shall gladly say, 
Thou, God, dost all things well! 



9 ^ D " Salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks " C. M. 

1 Arise, my soul ! my joyful powers, 

And triumph in my God ; 
Awake, my voice ! and loud proclaim 
His glorious grace abroad. 

2 The arms of everlasting love 

Beneath my soul he placed, 
And on the Rock of Ages set 
My slippery footsteps fast. 

3 The city of my blest abode 

Is walled around with grace ; 
Salvation for a bulwark stands, 
To shield the sacred place. 

4 Arise, my soul ! awake, my voice ! 

And tunes of pleasure sing ; 
Loud hallelujahs shall address 
My Saviour and my King. 

QQA " Neither shall any manpluck them out of my hand." gg 7s & 7s. 
*^" John 10: 28: 

1 Clouds and darkness round about thee 

For a season vail thy face ; 
Still I trust and cannot doubt thee, 

Jesus, full of truth and grace : 
Resting on thy word I stand : 
None shall pluck me from thy hand. 

2 Oh, rebuke me not in anger ; 

Suffer not my faith to fail ; 
Let not pain, temptation, languor, 

O'er my struggling heart prevail ! 
Holding fast thy word I stand : 
None shall pluck me from thy hand. 
572 



SAINTS* PERSEVERANCE. 981. 

In my heart thy word I cherish ; 

Though unseen, thou still art near ; 
Since thy sheep shall never perish, 

What have I to do with fear ? 
Trusting in thy word I stand : 
None shall pluck me from thy hand. 



991 "Faint not, Christian ! " 7 S# 

1 Faint not, Christian ! though the road, 
Leading to thy blest abode, 
Darksome be, and dangerous too : 
Christ, thy Guide, will bring thee through. 

2 Faint not, Christian ! though in rage 
Satan would thy soul engage ; 
Gird on faith's anointed shield, — 
Bear it to the battle-field. 

3 Faint not, Christian ! though the world 
Has its hostile flag unfurled : 

Hold the cross of Jesus fast, 
Thou shalt overcome at last. 

4 Faint not, Christian ! though within 
There 's a heart so prone to sin ; 
Christ, the Lord, is over all ; 

He '11 not suffer thee to fall. 

5 Faint not, Christian ! Jesus near 
Soon in glory will appear ; 
And his love will then bestow 
Power to conquer every foe. 

6 Faint not, Christian ! look on high ; 
See the harpers in the sky : 
Patient wait, and thou wilt join — 
Chant with them of love divine. 

573 



982, 983. LONGING FOR CONSTANCY. 

QQO "Faint, yet pursuing" . 1 1 g 

V°" Judges 8: 4. 

1 Though faint, yet pursuing, we go on our way ; 
The Lord is our Leader, his word is our stay ; 
Though suffering, and sorrow, and trial be near, 
The Lord is our refuge, and whom can we fear ? 

2 He raiseth the fallen, he cheereth the faint; 

The weak, and oppressed — he will hear their com- 
plaint ; 
The way may be weary, and thorny the road, 
But how can we falter ? our help is in God ! 

3 And to his green pastures our footsteps he leads ; 
His flock in the desert how kindly he feeds ! 
The lambs in his bosom he tenderly bears, 

And brings back the wand'rers all safe from the 
snares. 

4 Though clouds may surround us, our God is our 

light; 
Though storms rage around us, our God is our 

might ; 
So faint, yet pursuing, still onward we come ; 
The Lord is our Leader, and heaven is our home ! 

OQQ "Dear Lord, to thee I would return." L # ]\J # 

1 Ah ! wretched, vile, ungrateful heart, 
That can from Jesus thus depart ; 
Thus fond of trifles, vainly rove, 
Forgetful of a Saviour's love! 

2 Dear Lord ! to thee I would return, 
And at thy feet repenting mourn : 
There let me view thy pardoning love, 
And never from thy sight remove. 

3 Oh, let thy love, with sweet control, 
Bind every passion of my soul, — 
Bid every vain desire depart, 

And dwell forever in my heart ! 
574 



LODGING FOR CONSTANCY. 984, 985. 

QQ j "Return unto thy rest, my soul." J^ JJ # 

&0-X Psalm 116. 

1 Return, my soul, unto thy rest, 

From vain pursuits and maddening cares, 
From lonely woes that wring thy breast, — 
The world's alluring, fatal snares. 

2 Return unto thy rest, my soul, 

From all the wanderings of thy thought, — 
From sickness unto death made whole, 
Safe through a thousand perils brought. 

3 Then to thy rest, my soul, return, 

From passions every hour at strife ; 
Sin's works and ways and wages spurn ; 
Lay hold upon eternal life. 

4 God is thy Rest ; with heart inclined 

To keep his word, that word believe : 
Christ is thy Rest ; with lowly mind, 
His light and easy yoke receive. 

Q§£) "Renew my broken voiv." Q t JJ # 

1 How long the time since Christ began 

To call in vain on me ! 
Deaf to his warning voice, I ran 
Through paths of vanity. 

2 He called me when my thoughtless prime 

Was early ripe to ill ; 
I passed from folly on to crime, 
And yet he called me still. 

3 He called me in the time of dread, 

When death was full in view ; 
I trembled on my feverish bed, 
And rose to sin anew. 

4 Yet could I hear him once again, 

As I have heard of old, 
Methinks he should not call in vain 
His wanderer to the fold. 
575 



986, 987. LONGING FOR CONSTANCY. 

5 O thou, who every thought dost know, 
And answerest every prayer ! 
Try me with sickness, want, or woe, 
But snatch me from despair. 

My struggling will by grace control ; 

Renew my broken vow : 
What blessed light breaks on my soul ! 
My God ! I hear thee now. 

9Qg "Ask what thou wilt: 9 L # J^ 

1 And dost thou say, "Ask what thou wilt" ? 

Lord, I would seize the golden hour : 

1 pray to be released from guilt, 

And freed from sin and Satan's power. 

2 More of thy presence, Lord, impart ; 

More of thine image let me bear : 
Erect thy throne within my heart, 
And reign without a rival there. 

3 Give me to read my pardon sealed, 

And from thy joy to draw my strength ; 
Oh, be thy boundless love revealed 

In all its height and breadth and length ! 

4 Grant these requests — I ask no more, 

But to thy care the rest resign : 
Sick, or in health, or rich, or poor, 
All shall be well, if thou art mine. 

€)gy More like Gocl 6s. 

1 I did thee wrong, my God ; 

I wronged thy truth and love ; 
I fretted at the rod, — 

Against thy power I strove. 

2 Come nearer, nearer still ; 

Let not thy light depart ; 
Bend, break this stubborn will ; 
Dissolve this iron heart ! 
576 



LONGING FOR CONSTANCY. 988. 

3 Less wayward let me be, 

More pliable and mild ; 
In glad simplicity 

More like a trustful child. 

4 Less, less of self each day, 

And more, my God, of thee ; 
Oh, keep me in the way, 
However rough it be. 

5 Less of the flesh each day, 

Less of the world and sin : 
More of thy Son, I pray, 
More of thyself within. 

6 More molded to thy will, 

Lord, let thy servant be ; 
Higher and higher still, 

More, and still more, like thee ! 



i "Let thy presence set me free." Jj. M. 

1 My soul before thee prostrate lies ; 
To thee, her Source, my spirit flies : 
My wants I mourn, my chains I see, — 
Oh, let thy presence set me free ! 

2 Undone and lost, for aid I cry ; 
In thy death, Saviour, let me die ; 

Grieved with thy grief, pained with thy pain, 
Ne'er let me live for self again. 

3 In life's short day, let me yet more 
Of thine enlivening love implore ; 
My mind must deeper sink in thee, 

My foot stand firm, from wandering free. 
49 577 



989. PRAYER FOR PROGRESS. 

989 "Nearer, my God, to Thee: 1 6s & 4s. 

1 Nearer, my God, to thee, 

Nearer to thee : 
Ev'n though it be a cross 

That raiseth me, 
Still all my song shall be, 
Nearer, my God, to thee, 

Nearer to thee. 

2 Though like a wanderer, 

Daylight all gone, 
Darkness be over me, 

My rest a stone, 
Yet in my dreams, I 'd be 
Nearer, my God, to thee, 

Nearer to thee. 

3 There let the way appear 

Steps up to heaven ; 
All that thou sendest me 

In mercy given, 
Angels to beckon me 
Nearer, my God, to thee, 

Nearer to thee. 

4 Then with my waking thoughts, 

Bright with thy praise, 
Out of my stony griefs, 

Bethel I '11 raise ; 
So by my woes to be 
Nearer, my God, to thee, 

Nearer to thee. 

5 Or if on joyful wing, 

Cleaving the sky, 
Sun, moon, and stars forgot, 

Upward I fly, 
Still all my song shall be, 
Nearer, my God, to thee, 

Nearer to thee. 
578 



CHRISTIAN PROGRESS. 990,991. 

" Upward, onward ! " gg & ^s. 

Like the eagle, upward, onward, 
Let my soul in faith be borne ; 

Calmly gazing, skyward, sunward, 
Let my eye unshrinking turn ! 

Where the cross, God's love revealing, 

Sets the fettered spirit free, 
Where it sheds its wondrous healing, 

There, my soul, thy rest shall be ! 

Oh, may I no longer dreaming, 

Idly waste my golden day, 
But each precious hour redeeming 

Upward, onward press my way ! 



"/ have longed for thy salvation y O Lord" gg ^ gg^ 

1 Purer yet and purer 

I would be in mind, 
Dearer yet and dearer 
Every duty find ; 

2 Hoping still and trusting 

God without a fear, 
Patiently believing 

He will make all clear ; 

3 Calmer yet and calmer 

Trial bear and pain, 
Surer yet and surer 
Peace at last to gain ; 

4 Suffering still and doing, 

To his will resigned, 
And to God subduing 

Heart and will and mind ; 

5 Higher yet and higher 

Out of clouds and night, 
Nearer yet and nearer 
Rising to the light — 
579 



992. CHRISTIAN PROGRESS. 

6 Light serene and holy, 

Where my soul may rest, 
Purified and lowly, 
Sanctified and blest; 

7 Quicker yet and quicker 

Ever onward press, 
Firmer yet and firmer 
Step as I progress : 

8 Oft these earnest longings 

Swell within my breast, 
Yet their inner meaning 
Ne'er can be expressed. 



992 "The path of the just is as the shining light" Q m M. 

1 Supreme in wisdom as in power, 

The Rock of ages stands ; 
We see him not, yet may we trace 
The working of his hands. 

2 He gives the conquest to the weak, 

Supports the fainting heart, 
And courage in the evil hour 
His heavenly aids impart. 

8 Mere human power shall fast decay, 
And youthful vigor cease ; 
But they who wait upon the Lord 
In strength shall still increase. 

4 They with unwearied feet shall tread 

The path of life divine ; 
With growing ardor onward move, 
With growing brightness shine. 

5 On eagles' wings they mount, they soar — 

The wings of faith and love ; 
Till, past the cloudy regions here, 
They rise to heaven above. 
580 



PRAYER, FOR PERFECTION. 993, 994. 

993 " Ipress toward the marl." 10s 11 & 12. 

Phil. 3: 13, 14. 

1 Breast the wave, Christian, when it is strongest ; 
Watch for day, Christian, when night is longest ; 
Onward and onward still be thine endeavor ; 
The rest that remaineth, endureth forever. 

2 Fight the fight, Christian, Jesus is o'er thee ; 
Run the race, Christian, heaven is before thee ; 
He who hath promised faltereth never ; 

Oh, trust in the love that endureth forever. 

3 Lift the eye, Christian, just as it closeth ; 
Raise the heart, Christian, ere it reposeth : 
Nothing thy soul from the Saviour shall sever; 
Soon shalt thou mount upward to praise him for- 
ever. 



994 "Glorify thyself in me." 7 S . 

1 Father of eternal grace, 

Glorify thyself in me : 
Meekly beaming in my face, 
May the world thine image see. 

2 Happy only in thy love, 

Poor, unfriended, or unknown, 
Fix my thoughts on things above, 
Stay my heart on thee alone. 

3 Humble, holy, all resigned 

To thy will — thy will be done I 
Give me, Lord, the perfect mind 
Of thy well-beloved Son. 

4 Counting gain and glory loss, 

May I tread the path he trod, — 
Die with Jesus on the cross, 

Rise with him to thee, my God. 
49* 581 



995, 996. PRAYER FOR PERFECTION. 

995 " a ° se to % bleeding side." Q # J^ 

1 Forever here my rest shall be, 

Close to thy bleeding side ; 
This all my hope, and all my plea — 
For me the Saviour died. 

2 My dying Saviour, and my God, 

Fountain for guilt and sin, 
Sprinkle me ever with thy blood, 
And cleanse and keep me clean. 

3 Wash me, and make me thus thine own : 

Wash me, and mine thou art; 
Wash me, but not my feet alone, — 
My hands, my head, my heart. 

4 Th' atonement of thy blood apply, 

Till faith to sight improve ; 
Till hope in full fruition die, 
And all my soul be love. 

996 "Perfect us in love." Q u M. 

1 Try us, O God, and search the ground 

Of every sinful heart ; 
Whate'er of sin in us is found, 
Oh, bid it all depart ! 

2 Help us to help each other, Lord, 

Each other's cross to bear ; 

Let each his friendly aid afford, 

And feel his brother's care. 

3 Help us to build each other up, 

Our heart and life improve ; 
Increase our faith, confirm our hope, 
And perfect us in love. 

4 Up into thee, our living Head, 

Let us in all things grow, 
Till thou hast made us free indeed, 
And spotless here below. 

582 



BOOK IX. 

HYMNS PERTAINING TO THE PRIVILEGES OF THE CHRISTIAN. 

J)97 " Ye are the Um P le °f ihe livin 9 God " 8s & 7s. 

1 Loye divine, all love excelling, 

Joy of heaven, to earth come down ! 
Fix in us thy humble dwelling ; 

All thy faithful mercies crown : 
Jesus ! thou art all compassion ; 

Pure, unbounded love thou art : 
Visit us with thy salvation ; 

Enter every longing heart. 

t 2 Come, Almighty to deliver, 

Let us all thy grace receive ; 
Hasten thy return, and never, 

Never more thy temples leave ! 
Dwell in us, with thy rich blessing, 

Dwell in us with all thy love ; 
We will praise thee without ceasing; 

Serve thee as thy hosts above. 

3 Finish, Lord, thy new creation ; 
Pure and spotless may we be: 
Let us see thy great salvation 
Perfectly restored in thee : 
Changed from glory into glory, 

Till in heaven we take our place ; 
Till we cast our crowns before thee, 
Lost in wonder, love, and praise. 
583 



998,999. INDWELLING OF GOD. 

998 " The Sjpirit °f God dweUeth in y° u: ' S. M. 

1 Blest are the pure in heart, 

For they shall see their God : 
The secret of the Lord is theirs; 
Their soul is Christ's abode. 

2 The Lord, who left the heavens, 

Our life and peace to bring ; 
To dwell in lowliness with men, 
Their pattern and their King ; — 

3 He to the lowly soul 

Doth still himself impart, 
And for his dwelling, and his throne, 
Chooseth the pure in heart. 

4 Lord, we thy presence seek : 

May ours this blessing be ; 
Oh, give the pure and lowly heart 
A temple meet for thee ! 

QQQ " The sons of God." Q % J/[ # 

V*J*J Bom. 8: 19-23. 

1 The whole creation groans and waits 

Till we, who love thee, Lord, 
Shall stand within thy temple gates, 
And shine, — the sons of God. 

2 The sons of God, — how bright they shine ! 

No mortal eye can see ; 
We, sinners, shall be made divine ! 
We shall be one with thee ! 

3 One with the Lord and all his saints ! 

Thy nature in our own ! 
Thy crown our rich inheritance ! 
Heirs to thy royal throne ! 

4 Thy throne no joy to us would bring, 

If we from thee were riven ; 
For all our joy is in our King, 
And thou art all our heaven. 

584 



ADOPTION. 1000—1002. 

I "My Father, God: 1 Q t M. 

1 Lord, I address thy heavenly throne ; 

Call me a child of thine ; 
Send down the Spirit of thy Son, 
To form my heart divine. 

2 There shed thy choicest love abroad, 

And make my comforts strong : 
Then shall I say — "My Father, God," 
With an unwavering tongue. 



"Let me hnow my Father reigns." Q t M« 

1 My God, my Father, blissful name ! 

Oh, may I call thee mine ? 
May I with sweet assurance claim 
A portion so divine ? 

2 Whate'er thy providence denies 

I calmly would resign, 
For thou art good and just and wise : 
Oh, bend my will to thine ! 

3 Whate'er thy sacred will ordains, 

Oh, give me strength to bear ! 
And let me know my Father reigns, 
And trust his tender care. 

4 Thy sovereign ways are all unknown 

To my weak, erring sight ; 
Yet let my soul adoring own 
That all thy ways are right. 



1009 " T,iat we slwu ^ d be called the sons of God:' g JJ 

L\J\jZi 1 John 3: 1,2. 

1 Behold, what wondrous grace 
The Father has bestowed 
On sinners of a mortal race, 
To call them sons of God ! 

585 



1003. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 

2 Nor doth it yet appear 

How great we must be made ; 
But when we see our Saviour here, 
We shall be like our Head. 

3 A hope so much divine 

May trials well endure ; 
May purify our souls from sin, 
As Christ, the Lord, is pure. 

4 If in my Father's love 

I share a filial part, 
Send down thy Spirit, like a dove, 
To rest upon my heart. 

5 We would no longer lie 

Like slaves beneath the throne ; 
Our faith shall "Abba, Father," cry, 
And thou the kindred own. 



1AA*7 u Ye have put on Clirist." L. M. 

l\JVO Gal. 3: 27. 

1 Jesus ! thy blood and righteousness 
My beauty are, my glorious dress ; 
'Mid flaming worlds, in these arrayed, 

With joy shall I lift up my head. 

2 When from the dust of earth I rise 
To claim my mansion in the skies ; 
Ev'n then shall this be all my plea : 

" Jesus hath lived and died for me." 

3 This spotless robe the same appears, 
When ruined nature sinks in years ; 
No age can change its glorious hue, — 
The robe of Christ is ever new. 

4 Oh, let the dead now hear thy voice ; 
Now bid thy banished ones rejoice; 
Their beauty this, their glorious dress — 
Jesus ! thy blood and righteousness! 

586 



JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 1004. 

1 004- "By ^* s str U )es we are healed." JJ # ]\L 

1 Thy works, not mine, O Christ ! 
Speak gladness to this heart ; 
They tell me all is done ; 
They bid my fear depart : 



To whom, save thee 
Who canst alone 



For sin atone, 
Lord! shall I flee? 



2 Thy tears, not mine, O Christ, 
Have wept my guilt away ; 
And turned this night of mine 
Into a blessed day : 



To whom, save thee 
Who canst alone 



For sin atone, 
Lord! shall I flee? 



3 Thy wounds, not mine, O Christ, 
Can heal my bruised soul ; 
Thy stripes, not mine, contain 
The balm that makes me whole : 



To whom, save thee 
Who canst alone 



For sin atone, 
Lord! shall I flee? 



4 Thy cross, not mine, O Christ, 
Has borne the awful load 
Of sins that none could bear 
But the incarnate God : 



To whom, save thee 
Who canst alone 



For sin atone, 
Lord ! shall I flee ? 



5 Thy death, not mine, O Christ, 
Has paid the ransom due ; 
Ten thousand deaths like mine 
Would have been all too few : 



To whom, save thee 
Who canst alone 



For sin atone, 
Lord! shall I flee? 



6 Thy righteousness alone 
Can clothe and beautify ; 
I wrap it round my soul ; 
In this I '11 live and die : 
To whom, save thee I For sin atone, 
Who canst alone I Lord ! shall I flee ? 
587 



1005, 1006. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 

1 A A K "It is God ihatjustifieth." L # j\f 

X V\JO Bom. 8: 33-37. 

1 Who shall the Lord's elect condemn ? 

'T is God who justifies their souls ; 
And mercy, like a mighty stream, 
O'er all their sins divinely rolls. 

2 Who shall adjudge the saints to hell? 

'T is Christ who suffered in their stead ; 
And, the salvation to fulfill, 

Behold him rising from the dead ! 

3 He lives ! he lives ! and sits above, 

Forever interceding there : 
Who shall divide us from his love, 
Or what should tempt us to despair ? 

4 Shall persecution, or distress, 

Famine, or sword, or nakedness ? 
He who hath loved us bears us through, 
And makes us more than conquerors too. 

5 Not all that men on earth can do, 

Nor powers on high, nor powers below, 
Shall cause his mercy to remove, 

Or wean our hearts from Christ, our love. 

-i AAfJ "He shall be called the Lord our Righteousness." Us. 

1UUU Jer.23:6. 

1 I once was a stranger to grace and to God ; 
I knew not my danger, and felt not my load ; 
Tho' friends spoke in rapture of Christ on the tree,* 
Jehovah, my Saviour, seemed nothing to me. 

2 When free grace awoke me by light from on high, 
Then legal "fears shook me ; I trembled to die : 
No refuge, no safety, in self could I see : 
Jehovah, thou only my Saviour must be. 

3 My terrors all vanished before his sweet name ; 
My guilty fears banished, with boldness I came 
To drink at the fountain, so copious and free : 
Jehovah, my Saviour, is all things to me. 

588 



SALVATION BY GRACE. 1007,1008 



4 Jehovah, the Lord, is my treasure and boast ; 
Jehovah my Saviour, I ne'er can be lost : 

In thee I shall conquer, by flood and by field, 
Jehovah my anchor, Jehovah my shield! 

5 Ev'n treacling the valley, the shadow of death, 
This watchword shall rally my faltering breath ; 
For, while from life's fever my God sets me free, 
Jehovah, my Saviour, my death-song shall be ! 

100T "By grace are ye saved, through faith" fs. 

1 Joyful be the hours to-day ; 

Joyful let the season be ; 
Let us sing, for well we may : 
Jesus ! we will sing of thee. 

2 Should thy people silent be, 

Then the very stones would sing : 
What a debt we owe to thee, 

Thee, our Saviour, thee our King! 

3 Joyful are we now to own, 

Rapture thrills us as we trace 
All the deeds thy love hath done, 
All the riches of thy grace. 

4 'T is thy grace alone can save ; 

Every blessing comes from thee — 
All we have and hope to have, 
All we are and hope to be. 

5 Thine the Name to sinners dear ! 

Thine the Name all names before ! 
Blessed here and everywhere ; 
Blessed now and evermore ! 

1008 "Not by ivories of righteousness which we have done." L. M. 

1 Now to the power of God supreme 
Be everlasting honors given ; 
He saves from hell, — we bless his name. — 
He guides our wandering feet to heaven. 
50 589 



1009. SALVATION BY GRACE. 

2 Not for our duties or deserts, 

But of his own abundant grace, 
He works salvation in our hearts, 
And forms a people for his praise. 

3 'T was his own purpose that begun 

To rescue rebels doomed to die ; 
He gave us grace in Christ his Son, 
Before he spread the starry sky. 

4 Jesus, the Lord, appears at last, 

And makes his Father's counsels known, 
Declares the great transaction past, 
And brings immortal blessings down. 

5 He dies, — and, in that dreadful night, 

Did all the powers of hell destroy ; 
He rose, and brought our heaven to light, 
And took possession of the joy. 

1 A AG " Who is a God like unto thee ? " L % \\ t Q\ t 

^VU Micah7:18. 

1 Great God of wonders ! all thy ways 

Are worthy of thyself, — divine ; 
But the bright glories of thy grace, 

Beyond thine other wonders shine : 
Who is a pardoning God like thee ? 
Or who has grace so rich and free ? 

2 Pardon from an offended God ; 

Pardon for sins of deepest dye ; 
Pardon bestowed through Jesus' blood ; 

Pardon that brings the rebel nigh : 
Where is the pardoning God like thee ? 
Or where the grace so rich and free ? 

3 Oh, may this glorious, matchless love, 

This godlike miracle of grace, 
Teach mortal tongues like those above, 

To raise this song of lofty praise : 
Who is a pardoning God like thee ? 
Or who has grace so rich and free ? 
590 



SALVATION BY GRACE. 1010, 1011. 

-J A 1 A "In my Father's house are many mansions." J^ t J^ 

- L ^ 1 ^ John 14: 2. 

1 Thy Father's house ! — thine own bright home ! 

And thou hast there a place for me ! 
Though yet an exile here I roam, 
That distant home by faith I see. 

2 I see its domes resplendent glow, 

Where beams of God's own glory fall ; 
And trees of life immortal grow, 

Whose fruits o'erhang the sapphire wall. 

3 I know that thou, who on the tree 

Didst deign our mortal guilt to bear, 
Wilt bring thine own to dwell with thee, 
And waitest to receive me there ! 

4 Thy love will there array my soul 

In thine own robe of spotless hue ; 
And I shall gaze, while ages roll, 
On thee, with raptures ever new ! 

5 Oh, welcome day ! when thou my feet 

Shalt bring the shining threshold o'er ; 
A Father's warm embrace to meet, 
And dwell at home for evermore ! 



101 " I am a miracle of grace." 8s & 7s« 

1 Hail, my ever blessed Jesus ! 

Only thee I wish to sing ; 
To my soul thy name is precious, 

Thou my Prophet, Priest, and King ; 
Oh, what mercy flows from heaven ! 

Oh, what joy and happiness ! 
Love I much ? I 've much forgiven — 

I 'm a miracle of grace ! 

2 Once with Adam's race in ruin, 

Unconcerned in sin I lay ; 
Swift destruction still pursuing, 
Till my Saviour passed that way : 
591 



1012. SALVATION BY GRACE. 

Witness, all ye hosts of heaven, 
My Redeemer's tenderness : 

Love I much ? I Ve much forgiven — 
I'ma miracle of grace ! 

3 Shout, ye bright angelic choir ! 

Praise the Lamb enthroned above ! 
Whilst, astonished, I admire 

God's free grace and boundless love: 
That blest moment I received him 

Filled my soul with joy and peace: 
Love I much ? I Ve much forgiven — 

I 'm a miracle of grace ! 



~i Ai O *' According to his mercy He saved us" C. M. 

1U1^ Titus 3: 5-7. 

1 Lord, we confess our numerous faults, 

How great our guilt has been ; 
Foolish and vain were all our thoughts, 
And all our lives were sin. 

2 But, O my soul ! forever praise, 

Forever love his name, 
Who turns thy feet from dangerous ways 
Of folly, sin, and shame. 

3 'T is not by works of righteousness, 

Which our own hands have done ; 
But we are saved by sovereign grace, 
Abounding through his Son. 

4 'T is from the mercy of our God, 

That all our hopes begin ; 
'T is by the water, and the blood, 
Our souls are washed from sin. 

5 'T is through the purchase of his death 

Who hung upon the tree, 
The Spirit is sent down to breathe 
On such dry bones as we. 
592 



SALVATION BY GRACE. 1013, 1014. 

6 Raised from the dead, we live anew ; 
And, justified by grace, 
We shall appear in glory too, 
And see our Father's face. 

1 AIO " Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not Q ]y[ 
Iv/lO bread?" 

1 In vain we lavish out our lives 

To gather empty wind ; 
The choicest blessings earth can yield 
Will starve a hungry mind. 

2 But God can every want supply, 

And fill our hearts with peace : 
He gives by covenant, and by oath, 
The riches of his grace. 

3 Come, and he'll cleanse our spotted souls, 

And wash away our stains 
In that dear fountain which his Son 
Poured from his dying veins. 

4 There shall his sacred Spirit dwell, 

And deep engrave his law ; 
And every motion of our souls 
To swift obedience draw. 

5 Thus will he pour salvation down, 

And we shall render praise, — 
We, the dear people of his love, 
And he, our God of grace. 

1-014: "^y ^ e 9 race °f God, I am what I am." g # ]^I # 

1 Grace ! 't is a charming sound, 

Harmonious to the ear ; 
Heaven with the echo shall resound, 
And all the earth shall hear. 

2 Grace first contrived a way 

To save rebellious man ; 
And all the steps that grace display, 
Which drew the wondrous plan. 
50* 593 



1015, 1016. SALVATION BY GRACE. 

3 Grace taught my wandering feet 

To tread the heavenly road ; 
And new supplies each hour I meet, 
While pressing on to God. 

4 Grace all the work shall crown, 

Through everlasting days ; 
It lays in heaven the topmost stone, 
And well deserves the praise. 

1 A 1 K "Eis grace was not in vain." Q t j\J # 

1 Amazing grace ! (how sweet the sound !) 

That saved a wretch like me : 
I once was lost, but now am found, 
Was blind, but now I see. 

2 'T was grace that taught my heart to fear, 

And grace my fears relieved : 
How precious did that grace appear, 
The hour I first believed ! 

3 Through many dangers, toils, and snares, 

I have already come ; 
'T is grace has brought me safe thus far, 
And grace will lead me home. 

1 1 fi "Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven.'' 1 Q t ]\/|^ 

1 Salvation! oh, the joyful sound ! 

'T is pleasure to our ears ; 
A sovereign balm for every wound, 
A cordial for our fears. 

2 Buried in sorrow and in sin, 

At hell's dark door we lay ; 
But we arise by grace divine, 
To see a heavenly day. 

3 Salvation ! let the echo fly 

The spacious earth around, 
While all the armies of the sky 
Conspire to raise the sound. 
594 



BOOK X. 

HYMNS PERTAINING TO VISIBLE CHRISTIANS : THE CHURCH. 

1017 "I love thy kingdom, Lord." g. M. 

1 I love thy kingdom, Lord, — 

The house of thine abode, 
The church our blest Redeemer saved 
With his own precious blood. 

2 I love thy church, O God ! 

Her walls before thee stand, 
Dear as the apple of thine eye, 
And graven on thy hand. 

3 For her my tears shall fall, 

For her my prayers ascend ; 
To her my cares and toils be given, 
Till toils and cares shall end. 

4 Beyond my highest joy 

I prize her heavenly ways, 
Her sweet communion, solemn vows, 
Her hymns of love and praise. 

5 Jesus, thou Friend divine, 

Our Saviour and our King, 
Thy hand from every snare and foe, 
Shall great deliverance bring. 

6 Sure as thy truth shall last, 

To Zion shall be given 
The brightest glories earth can yield, 
And brighter bliss of heaven. 
595 



1018, 1019. THE CHURCH AFFLICTED. 

-i f\-i o The Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself." j \ir 

1018 p sahn]35 . L - M * 

1 Praise ye the Lord ; exalt his name, 
While in his holy courts ye wait, — 
Ye saints, who to his house belong, 
Or stand attending at his gate. 

2 Praise ye the Lord ! the Lord is good ! 
To praise his name is sweet employ ; 
Israel he chose of old, and still 

His church is his peculiar joy. 

3 The Lord himself will judge his saints : 
He treats his servants as his friends ; 
And when he hears their sore complaints, 
Repents the sorrows that he sends. 

4 Bless him, all ye who taste his love ! 
People and priests, exalt his name : 
Among his saints he ever dwells ; 
His church is his Jerusalem. 



1019 The ^ urchin tJie Wilderness. g. M. 

1 Far down the ages now, 

Much of her journey done, 
The pilgrim church pursues her way, 
Until her crown be won. 



The story of the past 

Comes up before her view ; 

How well it seems to suit her still — 
Old, and yet ever new ! 

It is the oft-told tale 

Of sin and weariness, 
Of grace and love yet flowing down 

To pardon and to bless. 
No wider is the gate, 

No broader is the way, 
No smoother is the r.ncient path, 

That leads to life and day. 
51)6 



It 



THE CHURCH AFFLICTED. 1020. 

5 No sweeter is the cup, 

Nor less our lot of ill : 
'T was tribulation ages since, 
'T is tribulation still. 

6 No slacker grows the fight, 

No feebler is the foe, 
Nor less the need of armor tried, 
Of shield and spear and bow. 

7 Thus onward still we press, 

Through evil and through good, — 
Through pain and poverty and want, 
Through peril and through blood. 

8 Still faithful to our God, 

And to our Captain true, 
We follow where he leads the way, 
The kingdom in our view. 



1 0^0 " ^ e we P*i when ice remembered Zion," J^ A J 

H-'— " Psalm 137. 

1 When we, our wearied limbs to rest, 

Sat down by proud Euphrates' stream, 
We wept with doleful thoughts oppressed, 
And Zion was our mournful theme. 

2 Our harps that, when with joy we sung, 

Were wont their tuneful parts to bear, 
With silent strings neglected hung 
On willow trees that withered there. 

3 How shall we tune our voice to sing, 

Or touch our harps with skillful hands ? 
Shall hymns of joy, to God our King, 
Be sung by slaves in foreign lands ? 

4 O Salem ! our once happy seat, 

When I of thee forgetful prove, 
Let then my trembling hand forget 
The tuneful strings with art to move. 

597 



1021, 1022. PRAYER FOR THE CHURCH. 

5 If I to mention thee forbear, 

Eternal silence seize my tongue, - 
Or if I sing one cheerful air, 
Till thy deliverance is my song. 



1 0*? 1 Prayer of the Church in time of Desertion. J^ ]y_[ 

* ^ w * Psalm 80. 

1 Great Shepherd of thine Israel, 
Who didst between the cherubs dwell 
And lead the tribes, thy chosen sheep, 
Safe through the desert and the deep ! 

2 Thy church is in the desert now : 

Shine from on high, and guide us through ; 
Turn us to thee, thy love restore : 
We shall be saved, and sigh no more. 

3 Hast thou not planted with thy hand 
A lovely vine in this our land ? 

Did not thy power defend it round, 
And heavenly dew enrich the ground ? 

4 How did the spreading branches shoot, 
And bless the nations with their fruit ? 
But now, O Lord, look down and see 
Thy mourning vine, that lovely tree. 

5 Return, Almighty God, return ! 

Nor let thy bleeding vineyard mourn : 
Turn us to thee, thy love restore ; 
We shall be saved, and sigh no more ! 



1022 Prayer for Peace to the Church. 10s & 4. 

1 O Christ, the leader of that war-worn host 
Who bear thy cross, — now help, or we are lost! 
Disperse the foes who long in deadly strife 
Have sought our lite! 
598 



STRENGTH OF THE CHURCH. 1023, 1024, 



2 Come, Lord, and shield thy children with thine arm; 
Restrain the power of him who seeks our harm : 
O'er all that would thy members here assail 

Do thou prevail ! 

3 And grant us peace within the church and school, 
Peace to the powers that our fair country rule ; 
To every wounded conscience, aching heart, 

Thy peace impart ! 

4 And heaven and earth eternally shall raise 
(Thy goodness and thy boundless love to praise,) 
Glad songs to thee, the Guardian of thy flock, 

Our sheltering Rock! 

1023 <lZion > cit y °f mr God " 8s & 7s. 

1 Glorious things of thee are spoken, 

Zion, city of our God ; 
He whose word can ne'er be broken 
Chose thee for his own abode. 

2 Lord, thy church is still thy dwelling, 

Still is precious in thy sight ; 
Judah's temple far excelling, 
Beaming with the gospel's light. 

3 On the Rock of ages founded, 

What can shake her sure repose ? 
With salvation's wall surrounded, 
She can smile at all her foes. 

4 Glorious things of thee are spoken, 

Zion, city of our God ; 
He whose word can ne'er be broken 
Chose thee for his own abode. 

lA^/j "Awake, awake ! put on thy strength, Zion" J^ JJ # 

Isaiah 52:1. 

1 Triumphant Zion ! lift thy head 
From dust and darkness and the dead; 
Though humbled long, awake at length, 
And gird thee with thy Saviour's strength. 
599 



1025. STRENGTH OF THE CHURCH. 

2 Put all thy beauteous garments on, 
And let thy various charms be known i 
Then decked in robes of righteousness, 
The world thy glories shall confess. 

3 No more shall foes unclean invade, 
And fill thy hallowed walls with dread ; 
No more shall hell's insulting host 
Their vict'ry and thy sorrows boast. 

4 God, from on high, thy groans will hear ; 
His hand thy ruins shall repair ; 

Nor will thy watchful Monarch cease 
To guard thee in eternal peace. 



1 A*? X "The mountain of his holiness." S. M. 

±Uw?J Psalm 48. 

1 Great is the Lord our God, 

And let his praise be great ; 
He makes his churches his abode, 
His most delightful seat. 

2 These temples of his grace — 

How beautiful they stand ! 

The honors of our native place, 

And bulwarks of our land. 

3 In Zion God is known 

A refuge in distress ; 
How bright has his salvation shone 
Through all her palaces ! 

4 Oft have our fathers told, 

Our eyes have often seen, 
How well our God secures the fold 
Where his own sheep have been. 

5 In every new distress 

We '11 to his house repair, 
We '11 think upon his wondrous grace, 
And seek deliverance there. 
600 



STRENGTH OF THE CHURCH. 1026,1027. 

1 09fl " T}ie Stone which fJie Guilders refused." ^ ]\J 

\.\)L\J Psalm 1J8 

1 Lo ! what a glorious corner-stone 

The Jewish builders did refuse! 
But God has built his church thereon, 
In spite of envy and the Jews. 

2 Great God! the work is all divine, 

The joy and wonder of our eyes ! 
This is the day that proves it thine, — 
The day that saw our Saviour rise. 

3 Sinners, rejoice! and saints, be glad ! 

Hosanna ! let his name be blest ; 
A thousand honors on his head, 

With peace and light and glory, rest ! 

1 097 " TIie Eead ' stone °f tlie corner." g # j\J # 

•*■"<£ I Psalm 118. 

1 See what a living stone 

The builders did refuse ? 
Yet God hath built his church thereon, 
In spite of envious Jews. 

2 The scribe and angry priest 

Reject thine only Son ; 
Yet on this rock shall Zion rest, 
As the chief corner-stone. 

3 The work, O Lord, is thine, 

And wondrous in our eyes : 
This day declares it all divine ; 
This day did Jesus rise. 

4 This is the glorious day 

That our Redeemer made : 
Let us rejoice, and sing, and pray; 
Let all the church be glad. 

5 Hosanna to the King, 

Of David's royal blood ! 
Bless him, ye saints ! he comes to bring 

Salvation from your God. 
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1028,1029. STRENGTH OF THE CHURCH. 

6 We bless thine holy word, 

Which all this grace displays, 
And offer on thine altar, Lord, 
Our sacrifice of praise. 

1 0*?8 "Salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.'" Q t ]\L 

L\JAdO Isaiah 26: 1-6. 

1 How honored is the sacred place, 

Where we adoring stand — 
Zion! the glory of the earth, 
And beauty of the land ! 

2 Bulwarks of mighty jgrace defend 

The city where we dwell : 
The walls, of strong salvation made, 
Defy th' assaults of hell. 

3 Lift up the everlasting gates, 

The doors wide open fling ; 
Enter, ye nations that obey 
The statutes of our King. 

4 Here shall you taste unmingled joys, 

And live in perfect peace ; 
You who have known Jehovah's name, 
And ventured on his grace. 

5 Trust in the Lord ; forever trust, 

And banish all your fears : 
Strength in the Lord Jehovah dwells, 
Eternal as his years. 

102 / a God is in the midst of her ; she shall not be moved." L. M. 

1 Happy the church, thou sacred place, 
The seat of thy Creator's grace ! 
Thine holy courts are his abode, 
Thou earthly palace of our God ! 

2 Thy walls are strength, and at thy gates 
A guard of heavenly warriors waits ; 
Nor shall thy deep foundations move, 
Fixed on his counsels and his love. 

602 



PEACE TO THE CHURCH. 1030,1031. 



3 Thy foes in vain designs engage ; 
Against thy throne in vain they rage : 
Like rising waves with angry roar, 
That dash and die upon the shore. 

4 God is our shield, and God our sun ; 
Swift as the fleeting moments run, 
On us he sheds new beams of grace, 
And we reflect his brightest praise. 

1030 "Arise, shine, for thy light is come." lis. 

1 Daughter of Zion ! awake from thy sadness ; 

Awake, for thy foes shall oppress thee no more ; 
Bright o'er thy hills dawns the day-star of gladness; 
Arise ! for the night of thy sorrow is o'er. 

2 Strong were thy foes, but the arm that subdued 

them, 
And scattered their legions, was mightier far; 
They fled, like the chaff, from the scourge that pur- 
sued them ; 
For vain were their steeds and their chariots of war ! 

3 Daughter of Zion! the Power that hath saved thee 

Extolled with the harp and the timbrel should be : 
Shout! for the foe is destroyed that enslaved thee, 
Th' oppressor is vanquished, and Zion is free ! 

1031 "Hear, Israel, I am God, even thy God." gs Ts & 4. 

1 Ox the mountain's top appearing, 

Lo ! the sacred herald stands, 
Welcome news to Zion bearing, 
Zion long in hostile lands : 

Mourning captive ! 
God himself will loose thy bands. 

2 Has thy night been long and mournful ? 

Have thy friends unfaithful proved ? 
Have thy foes been proud and scornful, 
By thy sighs and tears unmoved ? 

Cease thy mourning ! 
Zion still is well beloved. 
603 



1032. THE CHURCH ENLARGED. 

3 God, thy God, will now restore thee ; 

He himself appears thy Friend ; 
All thy foes shall flee before thee ; 
Here their boasts and triumphs end : 

Great deliverance 
Zion's King vouchsafes to send. 

4 Enemies no more shall trouble, — 

All thy wrongs shall be redressed ; 
For thy shame thou shalt have double, 
In thy Maker's favor blest : 

All thy conflicts 
End in everlasting rest. 

i rn*2 The Liftle FlocJc ' C. M. 

lVOZi Luke 12: 32. 

1 Church of the ever-living God, 

The Father's gracious choice, 
Amid the voices of this earth 
How feeble is thy voice ! 

2 A little flock ! — so calls he thee 

Who bought thee w r ith his blood ; 
A little flock, disowned of men, 
But owned and loved of God. 

3 Not many rich or noble called, 

Not many great or wise ; 
They whom God makes his kings and priests 
Are poor in human eyes. 

4 But the chief Shepherd comes at length ; 

Their feeble days are o'er, 
No more a handful in the earth, 
A little flock no more. 

5 No more a lily among thorns, 

Weary and faint and few ; 
But countless as the stars of heaven, 
Or as the early dew. 

6 Then entering th' eternal halls, 

In robes of victory, 
That mighty multitude shall- keep 
The joyous jubilee. 
604 



THE CHURCH ENLARGED. 1033, 1034. 

Unfading palms they bear aloft ; 

Unfaltering songs they sing ; 
Unending festival they keep, 

In presence of the King. 



1 A !> O " Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, Most mighty ! " JJ # AJ^ 
IXJOO Psalm 45. 

1 Gird on thy conquering sword ! 
Ascend thy shining car, 
And march, Almighty Lord ! 
To wage the holy war : 



Before his wheels, 
In glad surprise, 



Ye valleys rise, 
And sink, ye hills ! 



2 Before thine awful face 

Millions of foes shall fall, 
The captives of thy grace — 
That grace which conquers all : 



The world shall know, 
Great King: of Kings ! 



What wondrous things 
Thine arm can do ! 



o Here, too, my willing soul, 
Bend thy triumphant way ; 
Here every foe control, 
And all thy power display 



My heart thy throne, 
Blest Jesus see, 



Bows low to thee, 
To thee alone ! 



1 f\Q A " The time to favor her, yea, the set time, is corned Q 9 J J 
±U<Jtt Psalm 102. 

1 Let Zion and her sons rejoice — 

Behold the promised hour ! 
Her God hath heard her mourning voice, 
And comes t' exalt his power. 

2 Her dust and ruins that remain 

Are precious in our eyes ; 
Those ruins shall be built again, 

And all that dust shall rise. 
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1085. THE CHURCH ENLARGED. 

3 The Lord will raise Jerusalem, 

And stand in glory there ; 
Nations shall bow before his name, 
And kings attend with fear. 

4 He sits a sovereign on his throne, 

With pity in his eyes ; 
He hears the dying prisoners' groan, 
And sees their sighs arise. 

5 He frees the soul condemned to death, 

Nor, when his saints complain, 
Shall it be said that praying breath 
Was ever spent in vain. 

6 This shall be known when we are dead, 

And left on long record, 
That nations yet unborn may read, 
And trust and praise the Lord. 



i AQ£ "Let the wilderness and the cities lift up their voice." Q t Jj 
l\JOO Isaiah 42: 10-12. 

1 Sing to the Lord in joyful strains ! 

Let earth his praise resound ; 
Ye, too, who on the ocean dwell, 
And fill the isles around ! 

2 O city of the Lord ! begin 

The universal song, 
And let the scattered villages 
Thy joyful notes prolong. 

3 Let Kedar's wilderness afar 

Lift up the lonely voice ; 
And let the tenants of the rock 
With accent rude rejoice. 

4 Oh, from the streams of distant lands, 

Unto Jehovah sing ! 
And joyful from the mountain tops 
Shout to the Lord, the King. 
606 



THE CHURCH ENLARGED. 1036, 1037. 

5 Let all combined, with one accord, 
Jehovah's glories raise, 
Till in remotest bounds of earth 
The nations sound his praise. 



1 ft^fi " Unt0 Thee shal1 all fi esh come - " L. M. 

1U*JU Psalm 65: 5. 

1 The praise of Zion waits for thee, 

Great God ! and praise becomes thy house ; 
There shall thy saints thy glory see, 
And there perform their public vows. 

2 O thou whose mercy bends the skies, 

To save when humble sinners pray ! 
All lands to thee shall lift their eyes, 
And grateful isles of every sea. 

3 Soon shall the flocking nations run 

To Zion's hill, and own their Lord ; 
The rising and the setting sun 

Shall see the Saviour's name adored. 



1 f\ -y7 " The Lord shall be thine everlasting light" Jj t ]\L 

1 Though now the nations sit beneath 
The darkness of o'erspreading death, 
God will arise with light divine, 

On Zion's holy towers to shine. 

2 That light shall glance on distant lands, 
And heathen tribes, in joyful bands, 
Come with exulting haste to prove 
The power and greatness of his love. 

3 Lord, spread the triumphs of thy grace ; 
Let truth and righteousness and peace, 
In mild and lovely forms, display 

The glories of the latter day. 
607 



1038,1039. THE CHURCH ENLARGED. 



1 038 "Mark ye well her bulwarks" Q m J/J, 

1 Oh, where are kings and empires now 

Of old that went and came? 
But, Lord, thy church is praying yet, 
A thousand years the same. 

2 We mark her goodly battlements, 

And her foundations strong; 
We hear within the solemn voice 
Of her unending song. 

3 For not like kingdoms of the world 

Thy holy church, O God! 
Though earthquake shocks are threatening her, 
And tempests are abroad; 

4 Unshaken as eternal hills, 

Immovable she stands, 
A mountain that shall fill the earth, 
A house not made by hands. 



1 0^Q " An nations s}ial1 he hlest in Him " 7s & 6s. 

•*-V«J«/ Psalm 72. 

1 Hail to the Lord's Anointed, 

Great David's greater Son! 
Hail, in the time appointed, 

His reign on earth begun ! 
He comes to break oppression, 

To set the captive free ; 
To take away transgression, 

And rule in equity. 

2 He shall come down like showers 

Upon the fruitful earth ; 
And love, joy, hope, like flowers, 

Spring in his path to birth ; 
Before him, on the mountains, 

Shall Peace, the herald, go; 
And Righteousness, in fountains, 

From hill to valley flow. 
608 



THE CHURCH ENLARGED. 1040. 

Kings shall fall clown before him, 

And gold and incense bring ; 
All nations shall adore him, 

His praise all people sing: 
For he shall have dominion 

O'er river, sea, and shore, 
Far as the eagle's pinion 

Or dove's light wing can soar. 

For him shall prayer unceasing, 

And daily vows ascend ; 
His kingdom still increasing — 

A kingdom without end : 
O'er every foe victorious, 

He on his throne shall rest ; 
From age to age more glorious, 

All blessing and all blest ! 

Tlie Angel of the Lord. fg fc gg^ 

Onward speed thy conquering flight, 

Angel, onward speed ! 
Cast abroad thy radiant light, 

Bid the shades recede; 
Tread the idols in the dust, 

Heathen fanes destroy ; 
Spread the gospel's love and trust, 

Spread the gospel's joy. 

Onward speed thy conquering flight, 

Angel, onward fly ! 
Long has been the reign of night; 

Bring the morning nigh : 
Unto thee earth's sufferers lift 

Their imploring w^ail ; 
Bear them heaven's holy gift, 

Ere their courage fail. 

Onward speed thy conquering flight, 

Angel, onward speed ! 
Morning bursts upon our sight, 

Lo ! the time decreed : 
609 



1041, 1042. THE CHURCH ENLARGED. 



Now the Lord his kingdom takes, 

Thrones and empires fall ; 
Now the joyous song awakes, 
« God is All in All ! " 

104:1 "Jesus, thine own Messiah, reigns." L. I 

1 Why, on the bending willows hung, 

Israel ! still sleeps thy tuneful string ? — 
Still mute remains thy sullen tongue, 
And Zion's song denies to sing ? 

2 Awake ! thy sweetest raptures raise ; 

Let harp and voice unite their strains : 
Thy promised King his scepter sways ; 
Jesus, thine own Messiah, reigns ! 

3 No taunting foes the song require ; 

No strangers mock thy captive chain ; 
But friends provoke the silent lyre, 
And brethren ask the holy strain. 

4 Nor fear thy Salem's hills to wrong, 

If other lands thy triumph share : 
A heavenly city claims thy song ; 
A brighter Salem rises there. 

5 By foreign streams no longer roam ; 

Nor, weeping, think of Jordan's flood : 
In every clime behold a home, 
In every temple see thy God. 

1 A J_0 "Give place to me that I may dwell." r { 

J-VT-£ Isaiah 49: 20. 

1 " Give us room, that we may dwell," 

Zion's children cry aloud : 
See their numbers — how they swell! 
How they gather like a cloud ! 

2 Oh, how bright the morning seems ! 

Brighter from so dark a night : 
Zion is like one that dreams, 
Filled with wonder and delight. 
610 



baptism. 1043, 1044. 

3 Lo ! thy sun goes down no more, 

God himself will be thy light ; 
All that caused thee grief before 
Buried lies in endless night. 

4 Zion, now arise and shine ! 

Lo ! thy light from heaven is come : 
These that crowd from far are thine ; 
Give thy sons and daughters room. 

1 AJ_Q "Planted together in the likeness of his death" C. M. 

AVTtO Rom. 6: 4, 5. 

1 We long to move and breathe in thee, 

Inspired with thine own breath, 
To live thy life, O Lord, and be 
Baptized into thy death ; — 

2 Thy death to sin we die below, 

But we shall rise in love ; 
We here are planted in thy woe, 
But we shall bloom above ; — 

3 Above we shall thy glory share, 

As we thy cross have borne ; 
Ev'n we shall crowns of honor wear, 
When we the thorns have worn. 

4 Thy crown of thorns is all our boast, 

While now we fall before 
The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
And tremble, love, adore. 

1 XA- "* n ^ ie name °f ^ ie F at h er , Me Son, and the Holy Ghost." fs 
lUtttt Matt. 28: 19. 

1 Heavenly Father ! may thy love 
Beam upon us from above ; 

Let this infant find a place 
In thy covenant of grace. 

2 Son of God ! be with us here ; 
Listen to our humble prayer ; 
Let thy blood on Calvary spilt, 
Cleanse this child from nature's guilt. 

611 



1045, 1046. INFANT BAPTISM. 

3 Holy Ghost! to thee we cry: 
Thou this infant sanctify ; 
Thine almighty power display ; 
Seal \i£?l to redemption's day. 

4 Great Jehovah ! — Father, Son, 
Holy Spirit — Three in One, 
Let the blessing come from thee; 
Thine shall all the glory be ! 



lAJft "Suffer them to come unto Me." Q u J^ 

XXJ^tO Matt. 19: 14. 

1 See Israel's gentle Shepherd stand 

With all-engaging charms ; 
Hark, how he calls the tender lambs, 
And folds them in his arms ! 

2 " Permit them to approach," he cries, 

" Nor scorn their humble name ; 
For 'twas to bless such souls as these, 
The Lord of angels came." 

3 We bring them, Lord, in thankful hands, 

And yield them up to thee ; 
Joyful that we ourselves are thine, — 
Thine let our offspring be. 



1 A A CK "And forbid them not." p -\jr 

HMO Matt. 19: 14. ^* xVJ " 

1 Oh, wondrous is thy mercy, Lord ! 

We hear thy word of grace, 
"Forbid them not," — oh, rich the word 
That calls our infant race ! 

2 Our infant race we bring to thee : 

Receive them as thine own ! 
Now and forever may they be 
Thine wholly, thine alone. 

612 



the lord's table. 1047, 1048. 

r "A God unto thee, arid to thy seed after thee." Q t ]\J^ 

Genesis 17: 7. 

1 How large the promise ! how divine ! 

To Abr'ham and his seed : 
"I'll be a God to thee and thine, 
Supplying all their need." 

2 The words of his extensive love 

From age to age endure : 
The angel of the cov'nant proves, 
And seals the blessings sure. 

3 Jesus the ancient faith confirms 

To our great fathers given ; 
He takes young children to his arms, 
And calls them heirs of heaven. 

4 Our God ! — how faithful are his ways ! 

His love endures the same ; 
Nor from the promise of his grace 
Blots out the children's name. 



Looking to Jesus from his Table. 8s, 7s & 4. 

L Now, my soul, thy voice upraising, 
Sing the cross in mournful strain ; 
Tell the sorrows all-amazing, 

Tell the wounds and dying pain, 

Which our Saviour 
Sinless, bore, for sinners slain. 

I He to freedom hath restored us 
By the very bonds he bare ; 
And his flesh and blood afford us 
Each a seal of mercy rare : 

Lo ! he draws us 
To the cross, and keeps us there. 
52 613 



1049,1050. THE lord's table. 

3 Jesus ! may thy promised blessing 
Comfort to our souls afford ; 
May we now thy love possessing, 
And at length our full reward, 

Ever praise thee, 
Thee, our ever-glorious Lord ! 

1 04-9 " My P eace 1 9™ e unto y° u " " 7s & 6s. 

1 Lamb of God ! whose bleeding love 

We now recall to mind, 
Send the answer from above, 

And let us mercy find : 
Think on us, who think on thee ; 

Every burdened soul release ; 
Oh, remember Calvary, 

And bid us go in peace ! 

2 By thine' agonizing pain, 

And bloody sweat, we pray — 
By thy dying love to man, 

Take all our sins away : 
Burst our bonds and set us free, 

From our crime and guilt release ; 
Oh, remember Calvary, 

And bid us go in peace ! 

3 Through thy blood, by faith applied, 

Do thou our pardon seal ; 
Speak us freely justified, 

Our wounded spirits heal : 
By thy passion on the tree, 

Let our griefs and troubles cease; 
Oh, remember Calvary, 

And bid us go in peace ! 

1 ^0 " ™ s ^° ™ remembrance of Me." £J # JyL 

J \JO\J Luke 22: 19# 

1 According to thy gracious word, 
In meek humility, 
This will I do, my dying Lord ! 
I will remember thee. 
614 



THE LORD'S TABLE. 1051. 

2 Thy body, broken for my sake, 

My bread from heaven shall be ; 
Thy testamental cup I take, 
And thus remember thee. 

3 Gethsemane can I forget? 

Or there thy conflict see, 
Thine agony and bloody sweat — 
And not remember thee ? 

4 When to the cross I turn my eyes, 

And rest on Calvary, 
O Lamb of God ! my sacrifice, 
I must remember thee ! 

5 Remember thee, and all thy pains, 

And all thy love to me — 
Yea, while a breath, a pulse remains, 
Will I remember thee ! 

6 And when these failing lips grow dumb, 

And mind and memory flee, 
When thou shalt in thy kingdom come, 
Jesus, remember me ! 



An ancient Sacramental Hymn. fs & gg # 

O Bread to pilgrims given, 

O Food that angels eat, 
O Manna sent from heaven, 

For heaven-born natures meet ! 
Give us, for thee long pining, 

To eat till richly filled ; 
Till, earth's delights resigning, 

Our every wish is stilled ! 

O Water, life-bestowing, 

From out the Saviour's heart, 

A fountain purely flowing^ 
A fount of love thou art ! 
615 



1052, 1053. the lord's table. 

Oh let us, freely tasting, 

Our burning thirst assuage ! 

Thy sweetness, never wasting, 
Avails from age to age. 

3 Jesus, this feast receiving, 

We thee unseen adore ; 
Thy faithful word believing, 

We take — and doubt no more ; 
Give us, thou true and loving, 

On earth to live in thee ; 
Then, death the vail removing, 

Thy glorious face to see ! 

10o2 "My flesh is meat indeed" 7s. 

1 Bread of heaven ! on thee I feed, 
For thy flesh is meat indeed ; 
Ever may my soul be fed 
With this true and living Bread ; 
Day by day with strength supplied 
Through the life of him who died. 



o 



2 Vine of heaven ! thy blood supplies 
This blest cup of sacrifice ; 
'Tis thy wounds my healing give ; 
To thy cross I look, and live ; 
Thou, my Life, oh, let me be 
Rooted, grafted, built on thee ! 

1053 " '^ en thousand tongues should join the harmony" Q t ]\J # 

1 Lord, at thy table I behold 

The wonders of thy grace ; 
But most of all admire that I 
Should find a welcome place — 

2 I, who am all defiled with sin, 

A rebel to my God ! 
I, who have crucified thy Son, 
And trampled on his blood ! 
616 



1054,1055. 

3 What strange, surprising grace is this, 

That such a soul has room ! 
My Saviour takes me by the hand, 
My Jesus bids me come. 

4 Ye saints below, and hosts of heaven ! 

In praise join all your powers: 
No theme is like redeeming love ! 
No Saviour is like ours ! 

5 Had I ten thousand hearts, dear Lord! 

I 'd give them all to thee ; 
Had I ten thousand tongues, they all 
Should join the harmony. 

| Q54: " The Saviour <Ke d for rue." C. M. 

1 Prepare us, Lord, to view thy cross, 

Who all our griefs hast borne ; 
To look on thee, whom we have j)ierced — 
To look on thee, and mourn. 

2 While thus we mourn, w^e would rejoice, 

And, as thy cross we see, 
Let each exclaim in faith and hope — 
" The Saviour died for me ! " 

1 (W^i "Bring in hither the poor and the maimed." Q t ]yj^ 

1 VOO Luke 14 . 17 _23 # 

1 How sweet and awful is the place, 

With Christ within the doors ; 
While everlasting love displays 
The choicest of her stores ! 

2 While all our hearts and all our songs 

Join to admire the feast, 
Each of us cries, with thankful tongue, 
" Lord, why was I a guest ? 

3 " Why was I made to hear thy voice, 

And enter while there 's room, 
When thousands make a wretched choice, 
And rather starve than come ? " 
52* 617 



1056,1057. the lord's table. 

4 'T was the same love that spread the feast, 

That sweetly drew us in ; 
Else we had still refused to taste, 
And perished in our sin. 

5 Pity the nations, O our God ! 

Constrain the earth to come ; 
Send thy victorious word abroad, 
And bring the strangers home. 

6 We long to see thy churches full, 

That all the chosen race 
May, with one voice and heart and soul, 
Sing thy redeeming grace. 

~t f\ulf* "Meet, and remember Me!" ^ -*/r 

lO^D Luke 22:19. C ' M - 

1 If human kindness meets return, 

And owns the grateful tie ; 
If tender thoughts within us burn, 
To feel a friend is nigh ; — 

2 Oh, shall not warmer accents tell 

The gratitude we owe 
To him who died our fears to quell — 
Our more than orphan's woe ? 

3 While yet in anguish he surveyed 

Those pangs he would not flee, 
What love his latest words displayed : 
" Meet and remember me ! " 



4 Remember thee — thy death, thy shame 
Our sinful hearts to share ! 
O memory ! leave no other name 
But his recorded there. 



1057 "Even the death of the cross." C. M. 

1 How condescending and how kind 
Was God's eternal Son ! 
Our misery reached his heavenly mind, 
And pity brought him down. 
618 



THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY. 1058. 

2 He sank beneath our heavy woes, 

To raise us to his throne ; 
There 's ne'er a gift his hand bestows, 
But cost his heart a groan. 

3 This was compassion like a God — 

That, when the Saviour knew 
The price of pardon was his blood, 
His pity ne'er withdrew. 

4 Now, though he reigns exalted high, 

His love is still as great : 

Well he remembers Calvary, 

Nor let his saints forget. 

5 Here let our hearts begin to melt, 

While we his death record, 
And, with our joy for pardoned guilt, 
Mourn that we pierced the Lord. 



10o8 Prayer for an Assembly of Ministers. L. M. 

1 Pour out thy Spirit from on high ; 

Lord, thine assembled servants bless ; 
Graces and gifts to each supply, 

And clothe thy priests with righteousness. 

2 Within thy temple, where we stand 

To teach the truth, not ours but thine, 
May we, like stars in thy right hand, 
The angels of the churches, shine ! 

3 Wisdom and zeal and faith impart, 

Firmness with meekness from above 
To bear thy people on our heart, 

And love the souls whom thou dost love : 

4 To watch and pray, and never faint ; 

By day and night strict guard to keep, 
To warn the sinner, cheer the saint, 

Nourish thy lambs, and feed thy sheep ; 
619 



1059, 1060. THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY. 

5 Then, when our work is finished here, 
In humble hope our charge resign : 
When the chief Shepherd shall appear, 
O God, may they and we be thine ! 

10o9 "Brethren, pray for ws." L. M. 

1 Father of mercies, bow thine ear, 
Attentive to our earnest prayer ; 

We plead for those who plead for thee ; 
Successful pleaders may they be. 

2 Clothe thou with energy divine 

Their words, and let those words be thine ; 
Teach their immortal souls to gain, 
Nor let them labor, Lord, in vain. 

3 Let thronging multitudes around 
Hear from their lips the joyful sound ; 
And light through distant realms be spread, 
Till Zion rears her drooping head. 

1060 " WaicJl 2/ e > therefore." g, M. 

1 Ye servants of the Lord, 

Each in his office wait, 
Observant of his heavenly word, 
And watchful at his gate. 

2 Let all your lamps be bright, 

And trim the golden flame ; 
Gird up your loins as in his sight, 
For awful is his name. 

3 Watch ! 't is your Lord's command ; 

And while we speak, he' s near : 
Mark the first signal of his hand, 
And ready all appear. 

4 Oh, happy servant he 

In such a posture found ! 
He shall his Lord with rapture see, 
And be with honor crowned. 

620 



THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY. 1061,1062 



1 U 1 "They watch for your souls. " ^ • ^' 

1 Let Zion's watchmen all awake, 

And take th' alarm they give : 
Now let them from the mouth of God 
Their solemn charge receive. 

2 'T is not a cause of small import 

The pastor's care demands ; 
But what might fill an angel's heart, 
And filled a Saviour's hands. 

3 They watch for souls, for which the Lord 

Did heavenly bliss forego ; 
For souls which must forever live 
In rapture or in woe. 

4 May they that Jesus whom they preach, 

Their own Redeemer, see : 
Lord, watch thou daily o'er their souls, 
That they may watch for thee. 

1AM "How beautiful upon the mountains !" S. M. 

XUUw Isaiah 52: 7. 

1 How beauteous are their feet 

Who stand on Zion's hill ! 
Who bring salvation on their tongues, 
And words of peace reveal. 

2 How charming is their voice ! 

How sweet the tidings are ! — 

" Zion, behold thy Saviour King ! 

He reigns and triumphs here." 

3 How happy are our ears, 

That hear this joyful sound, 
Which kings and prophets waited for, 
And sought, but never found ! 

4 How blessed are our eyes, 

That see this heavenly light ! 
Prophets and kings desired it long, 
But died without the sight. 
621 



1063,1064. THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY. 

5 The watchmen join their voice, 

And tuneful notes employ; 

Jerusalem breaks forth in songs, 

And deserts learn the joy. 

6 The Lord makes bare his arm 

Through all the earth abroad : 
Let every nation now behold 
Their Saviour and their God. 

1 (\ *^ " ^° ls f 01 * y ou a forth ful minister of Christ" Jj J^J # 

±\J\)0 Col. 1:7. 

1 WiTH.heavenly power, O Lord, defend 
Him whom we now to thee commend ; 
Thy faithful messenger secure, 

And make him to the end endure. 

2 Gird him with all-sufficient grace ; 
Direct his feet in paths of peace ; 
Thy truth and faithfulness fulfill, 
And arm him to obey thy will. 

10G4- Welcome to a Pastor. L # ]\J # 

1 We bid thee welcome in the name 

Of Jesus, our exalted Head ; 
Come as a servant : so he came, 
And we receive thee in his stead. 

2 Come as a shepherd ; guard and keep 

This fold from hell, and earth, and sin ; 
Nourish the lambs, and feed the sheep, 
The wounded heal, the lost bring in. 

3 Come as a teacher, sent from God, 

Charged his whole counsel to declare ; 
Lift o'er our ranks the prophet's rod, 

While we uphold thy hands with prayer. 

4 Come as a messenger of peace, 

Filled with the Spirit, fired with love ! 
Live to behold our large increase, 
And die to meet us all above. 
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JOINING THE CHURCH. 1065, 1066 



106o " Oh, happy day, that Jixed my choice." L. M. 

1 Oh, happy day, that fixed my choice 

On thee, my Saviour, and my God ! 
Well may this glowing heart rejoice, 
And tell its raptures all abroad. 

2 Oh, happy bond, that seals my vows 

To him who merits all my love ! 
Let cheerful anthems fill his house, 
While to that sacred shrine I move. 

3 'T is done, the great transaction's done : 

I am my Lord's, and he is mine : 
He drew me, and I followed on, 

Charmed to confess the voice divine. 

4 Now, rest, my long-divided heart ! 

Fixed on this blissful center, rest ; 
With ashes who would grudge to part, 
When called on angels' bread to feast. 

5 High Heaven, that heard the solemn vow, 

That vow renewed shall daily hear ; 
Till in life's latest hour I bow, 

And bless in death a bond so dear. 



1 Ofifi ij ^ good prof ession before many witnesses." Q t J^ 

1UUU 1 Tim. 6: 12. 

1 Witness, ye men and angels, now 

Before the Lord we speak ; 
To him we make our solemn vow, 
A vow we dare not break : — 

2 That, long as life itself shall last, 

Ourselves to Christ we yield ; 
Nor from his cause will we depart, 
Or ever quit the field. 

3 We trust not in our native strength, 

But on his grace rely, 
That with returning wants the Lord 
Will all our need supjDiy. 
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1067,1068. JOINING THE CHURCH. 

4 Oh, guide our doubtful feet aright, 
And keep us in thy ways : 
And, while we turn our vows to prayers, 
Turn thou our prayers to praise ! 

106T "Lord, lam thine, entirely thine" J^ t ]yj # 

1 Lord, I am thine, entirely thine, 
Purchased and saved by blood divine, 
With full consent I thine would be, 
And own thy sovereign right in me. 

2 Here, O my Lord, my soul, my all, 
I yield to thee beyond recall ; 
Accept thine own, — so long withheld, 
Accept what I so freely yield. 

3 Grant one poor sinner more a place 
Among the children of thy grace ; 
A wretched sinner lost to God, 
But ransomed by Immanuel's blood. 

4 The vow is past beyond repeal ; 
Now will I set the solemn seal : 
Thine would I live, thine would I die, 
Be thine through all eternity. 

10£)S Entering into Covenant with God. J, # ^/J # 

1 While to thy table I repair, 

And seal the sacred contract there, 
Witness, O Lord ! my solemn vow ; 
Angels and men ! attest it too. 

2 Here at that cross, where flows the blood 
That bought my guilty soul for God, 
Thee, Lord and Master, now I call, 

I consecrate to thee my all. 

3 Do thou assist a feeble worm 

The great engagement to perform ; 
Thy grace can full assistance lend, 
And on that grace I dare depend. 
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JOINING THE CHURCH. 1069,1070. 
1 OfiO " Thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God" ^S. 

1 People of the living God, 

I have sought the world around, 
Paths of sin and sorrow trod, 

Peace and comfort nowhere found. 

2 Now to you ray spirit turns — 

Turns, a fugitive unblest ; 
Brethren ! where your altar burns, 
Oh, receive me into rest ! 

3 Lonely I no longer roam, 

Like the cloud, the wind, the wave : 
Where you dwell shall be my home, 
Where you die shall be my grave ; 

4 Mine the God whom you adore, 

Your Redeemer shall be mine ; 
Earth can fill my soul no more, 
Every idol I resign. 

1 070 " Come in > th(m hlessed °f the Lor d" C. M. 

1U4 ^ Gen. 24: 31. 

1 Come in, thou blessed of the Lord, 

Stranger nor foe art thou : 
We welcome thee with warm accord, 
Our friend, our brother, now. 

2 The hand of fellowship, the heart 

Of love, we offer thee : 
Leaving the world, thou dost but part 
From lies and vanity. 

3 Come with us, — we will do thee good, 

As God to us hath done ; 
Stand but in him, as those have stood 
Whose faith the vict'ry won. 

4 And when, by turns, we pass away, 

And star by star grows dim. 
May each, translated into day, 
Be lost and found in him. 
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1071,1072. SANCTUARY DEDICATION. 

1 07 1 " And David said " ' BJessed he Thou - J " 8s & 7s. 

A ^' A IChron. 29 : 10-23. 

1 Blest be thou, O God of Israel ! 

Thou, our Father and our Lord! 
Majesty is thine forever; 
Ever be thy name adored. 

2 Thine, O Lord, are power and greatness ; 

Glory, vict'ry, are thine own ; 
All is thine in earth and heaven, 
Over all thy boundless throne. 

3 Riches come of thee, and honor ; 

Power and might to thee belong ; 
Thine it is to make us prosper, 
Only thine to make us strong. 

4 Lord, our God, for these, thy bounties, 

Hymns of gratitude we raise ; 
To thy name, forever glorious, 
Ever we address our praise. 

1 (Y7*) Solomon's Prayer. L # ]^J # 

1 When in these courts we seek thy face, 

And dying sinners pray to live, 
Hear thou, in heaven, thy dwelling-place, 
And when thou nearest, Lord! forgive. 

2 When here thy messengers proclaim 

The blessed gospel of thy Son, 
Still by the power of his great name 
Be mighty signs and wonders done. 

3 Hosanna ! — to their heavenly King 

When children's voices raise that song — 
Hosanna ! — let their angels sing, 

And heaven with earth the strain prolong. 

4 But will, indeed, Jehovah deign 

Here to abide, no transient guest? 
Here will the world's Redeemer reign, 
And here the Holy Spirit rest ? 
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SANCTUARY DEDICATION. 1073, 1074. 

5 That glory never hence depart! 

Yet choose not, Lord, this house alone : 
Thy kingdom come to every heart ; 
In every bosom fix thy throne. 

10T3 "Thou and the ark of thy strength" Q # M. 

1 O thou, whose own vast temple stands, 

Built over earth and sea, 
Accept the walls that human hands 
Have raised to worship thee ! 

2 Lord, from thine inmost glory send, 

Within these courts to bide, 
The peace that dwelleth without end 
Serenely by thy side ! 

3 May erring minds that worship here 

Be taught the better way ; 
And they who mourn, and they who fear, 
Be strengthened as they pray. 

4 May faith grow firm, and love grow warm, 

And pure devotion rise, 
While round these hallowed walls the storm 
Of earth-born passion dies. 

IQy^j. " Christ is our Corner-stone." II. M. 

1 Christ is our corner-stone ; 
On him alone we build ; 
With his true saints alone 



The courts of 
On his great love 
Our hopes we place, 



leaven are filled: 
Of present grace 
And joys above. 



2 Oh, then, with hymns of praise 

These hallowed courts shall ring! 
Our voices we will raise, 
The Three in One to sing; 



And thus proclaim 
In joyful song, 



Both loud and long, 
That glorious Name. 
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1075. SANCTUARY DEDICATION. 

3 Here, gracious God, do thou 

For evermore draw nigh ; 
Accept each faithful vow, 

And mark each suppliant sigh 
In copious shower, 
On all who pray, 

4 Here may we gain from heaven 

The grace which we implore, 
And may that grace, once given, 
Be with us evermore, — 



Each holy day, 
Thy blessings pour. 



Until that day 
When all the blest 



To endless rest 
Are called away. 



i Ay K David's Prayer at the Removal of the ArJc. Q t ]y[ 



Psalm 132. 



1 Arise ! O King of grace, arise ! 

And enter to thy rest ; 
Lo ! thy church waits with longing eyes, 
Thus to be owned and blest. 

2 Enter with all thy glorious train, 

Thy Spirit and thy word ; 
All that the ark did once contain 
Could no such grace afford. 

3 Here, mighty God, accept our vows; 

Here let thy praise be spread ; 

Bless the provisions of thy house, 

And fill thy poor with bread. 

4 Here let the Son of David reign ; 

Let God's Anointed shine : 
Justice and truth his court maintain, 
With love and power divine. 

5 Here let him hold a lasting throne, 

And as his kingdom grows, 
Fresh honors shall adorn his crown, 
And shame confound his foes. 
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BOOK XI. 



HYMNS PERTAINING TO OBJECTS OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO 
THE CHRISTIAN. 



X0^6 Children's Praise to the Trinity. fs. 

1 Glory to the Father give, 

God, in whom we move and live ! 
Children's prayers he deigns to hear ; 
Children's songs delight his ear. 

2 Glory to the Son we bring, 

Christ our Prophet, Priest, and King ! 
Children ! raise your sweetest strain 
To the Lamb, for he was slain. 

3 Glory to the Holy Ghost! 
Be this day a Pentecost; 
Children's minds may he inspire, — 
Touch their tongues with holy fire. 

4 Glory in the highest be 
To the blessed Trinity ! 
For the gospel from abov^, 

For the word that " God is love." 



JO ^ ' ( Child's Communion with Christ. CM. 

1 Dear Jesus, ever at my side, 
How loving must thou be, 
To leave thy home in heaven to guard 
A little child like me. 
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1078. PRAYERS OF CHILDREN. 

2 I cannot feel thee touch my hand, 

With pressure light and mild, 
To check me as my mother did, 
When I was but a child. 

3 But I have felt thee in my thoughts, 

Rebuking sin for me ; 
And, when my heart loves God, I know 
The sweetness is from thee. 

4 And when, dear Saviour, I kneel down, 

Morning and night, to prayer, 
Something there is within my heart 
Which tells me thou art there. 

5 Yes ! when I pray, thou prayest too — 

Thy prayer is all for me ; 
But when I sleep, thou sleepest not, 
But watchest patiently. 

6 To God the Father glory be, 

And to his only Son ; 
The same, O Holy Ghost, to thee, 
While ceaseless ages run ! 



10T8 ^ Child's Gratitude for Christian Birth. Q t ]\J # 

1 I thank the goodness and the grace 

That on my birth have smiled, 
And made me, in these latter days, 
A hairpy, christian child. 

2 I was not born as thousands are, 

Where God is never known, 
And taught to say a useless prayer 
To gods of wood and stone. 

3 I was not born a little slave, 

To labor in the sun, 
And wish I were but in my grave, 
And all my labor done. 
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PRAYERS OF CHILDREN. 1079, 1080. 

4 My God, I thank thee, who hast planned 
A better lot for me, 
And placed me in this happy land, 
Where I may hear of thee. 

|079 The Ransomed Band. Q. M. 

1 O happy land ! O happy land ! 

Where saints and angels dwell ; 
We long to join that glorious band, 
And all their anthems swell. 

2 But every voice in yonder throng 

On earth has breathed a prayer : 
Xo lips untaught may join that song, 
Or learn the music there. 

3 Thou heavenly Friend ! thou heavenly Friend ! 

Oh, hear us when we pray ! 
Now let thy pardoning grace descend, 
And take our sins away. 

4 Be all our fresh, our youthful days 

To thy blest service given : 
Then we shall meet to sing thy praise, 
A ransomed band in heaven. 



1080 Child's TJiaughts of God. C. M. 

1 How glorious is our heavenly King, 

Who reigns above the sky ! 
How shall a child presume to sing 
His dreadful majesty? 

2 How great his power is, none can tell, 

iSTor think how large his grace : 
Not men below, nor saints that dwell 
On high before his face. 

3 Not angels that stand round the Lord 

Can search his secret will ; 
But they perform his holy word, 
And sing his praises still. 
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1031,1082. PRAYERS OF CHILDREN. 

4 Then let me join this heavenly train, 

And my first offerings bring ; 
Th' eternal God will not disdain 
To hear an infant sing. 

5 My heart resolves, my tongue obeys, 

And angels shall rejoice, 
To hear their mighty Maker's praise 
Sound from a feeble voice. 



1081 Child s Trust in Christ. Q % M. 

1 See the kind Shepherd, Jesus, stands, 

And calls his sheep by name ; 
Gathers the feeble in his arms, 
And feeds each tender lamb. 

2 He leads them to the gentle stream, 

Where living water flows ; 
And guides them to the verdant fields, 
Where sweetest herbage grows. 

3 When, wandering from the peaceful fold, 

We leave the narrow way, 
Our faithful Shepherd still is near, 
To seek us when we stray. 

4 The weakest lamb amid the flock 

Shall be its Shepherd's care ; 
While folded in our Saviour's arms, 
We 're safe from every snare. 



1082 Child's Trust in Christ. Q t ]\/[ # 

1 There is a little lonely fold, 

Whose flock one Shepherd keeps, 
Through summer's heat and winter's cold, 
With eye that never sleeps. 
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PARENTS AND CHILDREN. 1083. 

2 By evil beast, or burning sky, 

Or damp of midnight air, 
Not one in all that flock shall die, 
Beneath that Shepherd's care. 

3 For, if unheeding or beguiled 

In danger's path they roam, 
His pity follows through the wild, 
And guards them safely home. 

4 O gentle Shepherd, still behold 

Thy helpless charge in me ; 
And take a wanderer to thy fold, 
That trembling turns to thee. 



[ Child's Thoughts of Heaven. Q t M. 

1 There is a glorious world of light, 

Above the starry sky, 
Where saints departed, clothed in white, 
Adore the Lord most high. 

2 And hark ! amid the sacred songs 

Those heavenly voices raise, 
Ten thousand thousand infant tongues 
Unite in perfect praise. 

3 Those are the hymns that we shall know, 

If Jesus we obey ; 
That is the place where we shall go, 
If found in wisdom's way. 

4 Soon will our earthly race be run, 

Our mortal frame decay ; 
Parents and children, one by one, 
Must die and pass away. 

5 Great God ! impress this solemn thought, 

To-day, on every breast ; 
That both the teachers and the taught, 
May enter to thy rest. 
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1084, 1085. PRAYERS FOR CHILDREN". 

1084: "^ e i00 ^ ^ iem U P * n h* s arms -" 6s & 4s. 

1 Shepherd of tender youth, 
Guiding in love and truth 

Through devious ways — 
Christ, our triumphant King, 
We come thy name to sing, 
And here our children bring, 

To shout thy praise. 

2 Thou art our holy Lord, 
O all-subduing Word, 

Healer of strife : 
Thou didst thyself abase, 
That from sin's deep disgrace 
Thou mightest save our race, 

And give us life. 

3 Ever be near our side, 

Our Shepherd and our Guide, 

Our staff and song ; 
Jesus, thou Christ of God, 
By thine enduring word 
Lead us where thou hast trod ; 

Make our faith strong. 

4 So now, and till we die, 
Sound we thy praises high, 

And joyful sing : 
Let all the holy throng, 
Who to thy church belong, 
Unite and swell the song 

To Christ our King ! 



1085 " Th y little fl oclc in safetyJceep." L. M. 

1 Jestts, thou Shepherd of the sheep, 

Thy " little flock" in safety keep ; 

These lambs within thine arms now take, 

Nor let them e'er thy fold forsake. 

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THE CHRISTIAN HOME. 1086, 1087. 

2 Secure them from the scorching beam, 
And lead them to the Living stream ; 
In verdant pastures let them lie, 

And watch them with a shepherd's eye ! 

3 Oh, teach them to discern thy voice, 
And in its sacred sound rejoice ! 
From strangers may they ever flee, 
And know no other guide but thee. 

4 Lord, bring thy sheep that wander yet, 
And let their number be complete ; 
Then let the flock from earth remove, 
And reach the heavenly fold above. 

1088 Prayer for Erring Youth. L. M. 

1 Dear Saviour, if these lambs should stray 

From thy secure inclosure's bound, 
And, lured by worldly joys away, 

Among the thoughtless crowd be found, — 

2 Remember still that they are thine, 

That thy dear sacred name they bear ; 
Think that the seal of love divine, 

The sign of cov'nant grace they wear. 

3 In all their erring, sinful years, 

Oh, let them ne'er forgotten be ! 
Remember all the prayers and tears 
Which made them consecrate to thee. 

4 And when these lips no more can pray, 

These eyes can weep for them no more, 
Turn thou their feet from folly's way ; 
The wanderers to thy fold restore. 

1087 The Ha ppy Home - C. M. 

1 Happy the home, when God is there, 
And love fills every breast ; 
Where one their wish, and one their prayer, 
And one their heavenly rest. 
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1088, 1089. EARLY PIETY. 

2 Happy the home where Jesus' name 

Is sweet to every ear; 
Where children early lisp his fame, 
And parents hold him dear. 

3 Happy the home where prayer is heard, 

And praise is wont to rise ; 
Where parents love the sacred word, 
And live but for the skies. 

4 Lord ! let us in our homes agree, 

This blessed peace to gain ; 
Unite our hearts in love to thee, 
And love to all will reign. 

1088 " Qf suc ^ is the kingdom of Heaven" Q t ]\J # 

1 Around the throne of God in heaven 

Thousands of children stand, — 
Children, whose sins are all forgiven, 
A holy, happy band. 

2 What brought them to that world above, 

That heaven so bright and fair, 
Where all is peace and joy and love ? 
How came those children there ? 

3 Because the Saviour shed his blood 

To wash away their sin : 
Bathed in that pure and precious flood, 
Behold them white and clean. 

4 On earth they sought their Saviour's grace, 

On earth they loved his name : 
So now they see his blessed face, 
And stand before the Lamb. 

1089 The Godl y Child " C. M. 

1 By cool Siloam's shady rill 
How fair the lily grows ! 
How sweet the breath beneath the hill 
Of Sharon's dewy rose ! 
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PARENTAL TEACHING. 1090. 

2 Lo ! such the child, whose early feet 

The paths of peace have trod, 
Whose secret heart, with influence sweet, 
Is upward drawn to God. 

3 By cool Siloam's shady rill 

The lily must decay ; 
The rose that blooms beneath the hill, 
Must shortly fade away. 

4 And soon, too soon, the wint'ry hour 

Of man's maturer age 
Will shake the soul with sorrow's power, 
And stormy passion's rage. 

5 O thou, whose infant feet were found 

Within thy Father's shrine, 
Whose years, with changeless virtue crowned, 
Were all alike divine, — 

6 Dependent on thy bounteous breath, 

We seek thy grace alone, 
In childhood, manhood, age, and death, 
To keep us still thine own. 



1 AQA " Our Fathers have told us." Q % j\J # 

Xyjfjyj Psalm 78. 

1 Let children hear the mighty deeds, 

Which God performed of old, — 
Which in our younger years we saw, 
And which our fathers told. 

2 He bids us make his glories known, 

His works of power and grace ; 
And we '11 convey his wonders down 
Through every rising race. 

3 Our lips shall tell them to our sons, 

And they again to theirs, 
That generations yet unborn 
May teach them to their heirs. 
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M. 



1091, 1092. EXHORTATIONS TO THE YOUNG. 

4 Thus they shall learn, in God alone 
Their hope securely stands, 
That they may ne'er forget his works, 
But practice his commands. 

1 OQ1 "R ememoernow thy Creator in the days of thy youth" £J # 

1 ^^ 1 Eccl. 12:1. 

1 Remember thy Creator now, 

In these thy youthful days ; 
He will accept thine earliest vow, 
And listen to thy praise. 

2 Remember thy Creator now, 

And seek him while he 's near ; 
For evil days will come, when thou 
Shalt find no comfort near. 

3 Remember thy Creator now ; 

His willing servant be : 
Then, when thy head in death shall bow, 
He will remember thee. 

4 Almighty God ! our hearts incline 

Thy heavenly voice to hear ; 
Let all our future days be thine, 
Devoted to thy fear. 

1092 "The Saviour calls: Oh, hear his voice." H. M. 

1 From yon delusive scene, 

Where death and ruin smile, 
Beneath a treacherous mien, 

The sinner to beguile, 
The Saviour calls : Oh, hear his voice, 
And make his love your early choice ! 

2 Down from the realms of light, 

To this dark world of woe, 
He came with speedy flight, 

Redemption to bestow : 
The Saviour calls : Oh, hear his voice, 
And make his love your only choice ! 
638 



GENERAL CHARITY. 1093, 1094 



3 With pardon in his hands, 

And purity and joy, 
How sweet are his commands ! 

His bliss without alloy : 
The Saviour calls : Oh, hear his voice, 
And make his love your happy choice! 

4 Through life your guard and guide, 

In death your strength and stay, 
He '11 keep you near his side, 

Nor ever turn away : 
The Saviour calls : Oh, hear his voice, 
And make his love your lasting choice ! 

"Good tidings of great joy" g # j\J # 

Saviour ! what gracious words 

Are ever, ever thine ! 
Thy voice is music to the soul, 

And life and peace divine. 

2 Good, everlasting good — 

Glad tidings, full of joy, 
Flow from thy lips, the lips of truth, 
And flow without alloy. 

3 The broken heart, the poor, 

The bruised, the deaf, the blind, 
The dumb, the dead, the captive wretch, 
In thee compassion find. 

4 Lord Jesus ! speed the day — 

The promised day of grace — 
,To all the poor, the dumb, the deaf, 
The dead of Adam's race. 

"Brethren, be not weary in well doing" C. M. 

1 Lord, as to thy dear cross we flee, 
And pray to be forgiven, 
So let thy life our pattern be, 
And form our souls for heaven. 
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1095. GENERAL (3HARITY. 

2 Help us, through good report and ill, 

Our daily cross to bear ; 
Like thee, to do our Father's will, 
Our brother's griefs to share. 

3 Let grace our selfishness expel, 

Our earthliness refine ; 
And kindness in our bosoms dwell 
As free and true as thine. 

4 If joy shall at thy bidding fly, 

And grief's dark day come on, 
We, in our turn, would meekly cry, 
"Father, thy will be done !" 

5 Should friends misjudge, or foes defame, 

Or brethren faithless prove, 
Then, like thine own, be all our aim 
To conquer them by love. 

6 Kept peaceful in the midst of strife, 

Forgiving and forgiven, 
Oh, may we lead the pilgrim's life, 
And follow thee to heaven ! 



1095 " ^ eep w ® 1 t ^ iem l ^ at wee P" C. M. 

1 Lord, may our sympathizing breasts 

The generous pleasure know, 
Kindly to share in others' joys, 
And weep for others' woe ! 

2 Where'er the helpless sons of grief 

In low distress are laid, 
Soft be our hearts, their pains to feel, 
And swift our hands to aid. 

3 Thus may the sacred law of love 

Through all our actions shine, 
And force a scoffing world to own 
The Christian name divine. 
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GENERAL CHARITY. 1096, 1097. 

TO 96 "^ e y e P er f ec t> even as y our Father in heaven" Q t ]\J # 

1 Bright Source of everlasting love, 

To thee our souls we raise ; 
And to thy sovereign bounty rear 
A monument of praise. 

2 Thy mercy gilds the j^ath of life 

With every cheering ray, 
Kindly restrains the rising tear, 
Or wipes that tear away. 

3 To tents of woe, to beds of pain, 

Thy children, Lord, repair ; 
And, with the gifts thy hand bestows, 
Relieve the mourners there. 

4 The widow's heart shall sing for joy; 

The orphan shall be fed ; 
The hungering soul we '11 gladly point 
To Christ, the living Bread. 

5 Thus what our heavenly Father gave 

Shall we as freely give ; 
Thus copy him who lived to save, 
And died that we mi^ht live. 



109T "^° ^ heartily as to the Lord, and not unto men. 11 Q. ^J # 

1 Not only when ascends the song, 

And soundeth sweet the word, — 
Not only 'mid the Sabbath throng, 
Our souls would seek the Lord ; 

2 For, while we every yoke would break, 

And every captive free, 
And every sluggish soul awake, — 
Lord, we are seeking thee ! 

3 Oh, mean may seem the work we do, 

And vile the name we earn ; 
But thou, O Lord, dost search us through, 
Our loyal hearts discern. 
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1098, 1099. THE POOR. 

4 We lose, we lack, that men may gain, 

We suffer, and we smile ; 
But why this joy amid the pain ? 
Weseek our Lord the while ! 

5 Oh, everywhere, oh, every day, 

Thy grace is still outpoured ; 
We work, we wait, we smile, we pray — 
Behold we seek thee, Lord ! 

1 098 " ° Lord > trul y J am th y sermnt " c. M. 

1 Oh, not to fill the mouth of fame 

My longing soul is stirred ; 

Oh, give me a diviner name ! 

Call me thy servant, Lord ! 

2 No longer would my soul be known 

As uncontrolled and free ; 
Oh, not mine own, oh, not mine own, 
Lord, I belong to thee ! 

3 Thy servant, — me thy servant choose; 

Naught of thy claim abate ! 
The glorious name I would not lose, 
Nor change the sweet estate. 

4 In life, in death, on earth, in heaven, 

This is the name for me ! 
The same sweet style and title given 
Through all eternity. 

1099 "How poor a lot was Thine!" CM. 

1 O Saviour ! whom this holy morn 

Gave to our world below ; 
To mortal want and labor born, 
And more than mortal woe ; 

2 Incarnate Word ! by every grief, 

By each temptation tried ; 
Who lived to yield our ills relief, 
And, to redeem us, died ; 
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THE POOR. 1100, 1101. 

3 If richly clothed, and proudly fed, 

In dangerous wealth we dwell, 
Remind us of thy manger-bed, 
And lowly cottage-cell. 

4 If, pressed by poverty severe, 

In envious want we pine, 
Oh, may thy Spirit whisper near, 
How poor a lot was thine ! 

5 Through fickle fortune's various scene, 

From sin preserve us free : 
Like us, a mourner thou hast been ; 
May we rejoice with thee. 

100 "For ye have the poor always with you." Q 9 J^J # 

1 Lord, lead the way the Saviour went, 

By lane and cell obscure, 
And let our treasures still be spent, 
Like his, upon the poor. 

2 Like him, through scenes of deep distress, 

Who bore the world's sad weight, 
We, in their gloomy loneliness, 
Would seek the desolate. 

3 For thou hast placed us side by side 

In this wide world of ill ; 
And that thy followers may be tried, 
The poor are with us still. 

4 Small are the offerings we can make ; 

Yet thou hast taught us, Lord, 
If given for the Saviour's sake, 
They lose not their reward. 

11A1 " Ye have done it unto Me." C . M. 

iA ^- L Matt. 25: 40. 

1 Jesus, my Lord, how rich thy grace ! 
Thy bounties how complete ! 
How shall I count the matchless sum ? 
How pay the mighty debt? 
643 



1102. CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS. 

2 High on a throne of radiant light 

Dost thou exalted shine ; 
What can my poverty bestow, 
When all the worlds are thine ? 

3 But thou hast brethren here below, 

The partners of thy grace ; 
And wilt confess their humble names 
Before thy Father's face. 

4 In them thou may'st be clothed and fed 

And visited and cheered ; 
And, in their accents of distress, 
My Saviour's voice is heard. 

5 Thy face with reverence and with love, 

I, in thy poor, would see ; 
Oh, rather let me beg my bread, 
Than keep it back from thee ! 



102 "Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse. 11 8g & 7s. 

1 With my substance I will honor 

My Redeemer and my Lord ; 
Were ten thousand worlds my manor, 
All were nothing to his word. 

2 While the heralds of salvation 

His abounding grace proclaim, 
Let his friends, of every station, 
Gladly join to spread his fame. 

3 Be his kingdom now promoted, 

Let the earth her Monarch know ; 
Be my all to him devoted ; 
To my Lord my all I owe. 

4 Praise the Saviour, all ye nations ! 

Praise him, all ye hosts above ! 
Shout, with joyful acclamations, 
His divine, victorious love ! 
644 



THE OPPRESSED. 1108, 1104. 

103 . "In Thee, the fatherless findeth mercy." CM. 

1 O gracious Lord ! whose mercies rise 

Above our utmost need, 
Incline thine ear unto our cry, 
And hear the orphan plead. 

2 Bereft of all a mother's love, 

And all a father's care, 
Lord, whither shall we flee for help ? 
To whom direct our prayer ? — 

3 To thee we flee, to thee we pray ; 

Thou shalt our Father be : 
More than the fondest parent's care 
We find, O Lord, in thee ! 

4 Already thou hast heard our cry, 

And wiped away our tears : 
Thy mercy has a refuge found, 
To guard our helpless years. 

5 Oh, let thy love descend on those 

Who pity to us show ; 
Nor let their children ever taste 
The orphan's cup of woe ! 



104: " ^° ^ *^ e °PP resse d 9°f ree , an d "break every yoke." L. M. 

1 Lord, when thine ancient people cried, 

Oppressed and bound by Egypt's king, 
Thou didst Arabia's sea divide, 

And forth thy fainting Israel bring. 

2 Lo ! in these latter days, our land 

Groans with the anguish of the slave ! 
Lord God of hosts ! stretch forth thy hand, 
Not shortened that it cannot save. 

3 Roll back the swelling tide of sin, — 

The lust of gain, the lust of power ; 
The day of freedom usher in : 

How long delays the appointed hour ? 
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1105,1106. THE FALLEN. 

4 As thou of old to Miriam's hand 

The thrilling timbrel didst restore, * 
And to the joyful song her hand 
Echoed from desert to the shore, — 

5 Oh, let thy smitten ones again 

Take up the chorus of the free : 
"Praise ye the Lord! his power proclaim, 
For he hath conquered gloriously ! " 

105 "^> the Lord, will hasten it in his time." L. M. 

1 Hasten, Lord, that happy time, 

That dear, expected, blessed day ! 
When men of every race and clime 
The Saviour's precepts shall obey. 

2 In one sweet symphony of praise, 

Gentile and Jew shall then unite ; 
And all the wrongs that man has wrought 
. Sink in th' abyss of endless night. 

3 Then Afric's long enslaved sons 

Shall join with Europe's polished race, 
To celebrate, in different tongues, 
The glories of redeeming grace. 

4 From east to west, from north to south, 

Immanuel's kingdom shall extend ; 
And every man, in every face, 
Shall meet a brother and a friend. 

\0(y "Neither do I condemn thee." CM. 

1 Oh, if thy brow, serene and calm, 

From earthly stain is free, 
View not with scorn the erring one, — 
He once was pure like thee. 

2 Oh, if the smiles of love are thine, 

Its joyous ecstasy, 
Shun not the poor forsaken one, — 
He once was loved like thee ! 
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SEAMEN. 1107, 1108. 

3 And still, 'mid shame and guilt and woe, 

One being loves him still, 
Who, blessing thee, hath poured on him 
The world's extremest ill. 

4 He knows the secret lure which led 

Those youthful steps astray ; 
He knows that they who holiest are 
Might fall from him away. 

5 Then, with the love of him who said, 

" Go thou, and sin no more," 
Save, save the sinner from despair, 
And peace and hope restore ! 

1 Q7 " They that go down to the sea in ships." J^ ]\J # 

1 While o'er the deep thy servants sail, 
Send thou, O Lord, the prosperous gale ; 
And on their hearts where'er they go, 
Oh, let thy heavenly breezes blow ! 

2 If on the morning's wings they fly, 
They will not pass beyond thine eye ; 

The wanderer's prayer thou bend'st to hear, 
And faith exults to know thee near. 

3 When tempests rock the groaning bark, 
Oh, hide them safe in Jesus' ark ! 
When in the tempting port they ride, 
Oh, keep them safe at Jesus' side! 

4 If life's wide ocean smile or roar, 

Still guide them to the heavenly shore ; 
And grant their dust in Christ may sleep, 
Abroad, at home, or in the deep. 

1108 The Guidin 9 Star - 8s, 7 & 4. 

1 Star of peace ! to wanderers weary, 
Bright the beams that smile on me ; 
Cheer the pilot's vision dreary, 
Far, far at sea. 
647 



1109,1110. NATIONS IN WAR. 

2 Star of hope ! gleam on the billow, 

Bless the soul that sighs for thee ; 
Bless the sailor's lonely pillow, 
Far, far at sea. 

3 Star of faith ! when winds are mocking 

All his toil, he flies to thee ; 
Save him on the billows rocking, 
Far, far at sea. 

4 Star divine ! oh, safely guide him, — 

Bring the wanderer home to thee ! 
Sore temptations long have tried him, 
Far, far at sea. 



1 1 AQ "Lord, save us: we perish." 12s. 

""*' Matt. 8: 25. 

1 When through the torn sail the wild tempest is 

streaming, 
When o'er the dark wave the red lightning is 

gleaming, 
Nor hope lends a ray, the poor seaman to cherish, 
We fly to our Maker : help, Lord, or we perish ! 

2 Jesus, once tossed on the breast of the billow, 
Aroused by the shriek of despair from thy pillow, 
Now seated in glory, the mariner cherish, 

Who cries in his danger, "Help, Lord, or we 
perish ! " 

3 And, oh ! when the whirlwind of passion is raging, 
When hell in our hearts its wild warfare is waging, 
Arise in thy strength, thy redeemed to cherish ! 
Rebuke the destroyer, — help, Lord, or we perish! 



1110 Prayer for General Peace. L. M. 

1 Thy footsteps, Lord, with joy we trace, 
And mark the conquests of thy grace ; 
Complete the work thou hast begun, 
And let thy will on earth be done. 

648 



PRAYER FOR THE NATION. 1111, 1112. 

2 Oh, show thyself the Prince of peace ; 
Command the din of war to cease : 
Oh, bid contending nations rest, 
And love to reign in every breast ! 

3 Then peace returns with balmy wing; 
Glad plenty laughs, the valleys sing; 
Reviving commerce lifts her head, 
And want and woe and hate have fled. 

4 Thou good and wise and righteous Lord, 
All move subservient to thy word ; 

Oh, soon let every nation prove 
The perfect joy of Christian love ! 



" God save the State ! " 6s & 4s. 

God bless our native land ! 
Firm may she ever stand, 

Through storm and night ; 
When the wild tempests rave, 
Ruler of winds and wave, 
Do thou our country save 

By thy great might. 

For her our prayer shall rise . 
To God, above the skies ; 

On him we wait : 
Thou who art ever nigh, 
Guarding with watchful eye, 
To thee aloud we cry, 

God save the State ! 



JO "Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance." gg & Qs. 

1 From foes that would the land devour ; 
From guilty pride, and lust of power ; 
From wild sedition's lawless hour ; 
From yoke of slavery ; 
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1113,1114. NATIONAL BLESSINGS. 

From blinded zeal, by faction led ; 
From giddy change, by fancy bred ; 
From poisoned error's serpent head, 
Good Lord, preserve us free ! 

2 Defend, O God, with guardian hand, 
The laws and rulers of our land, 
And grant thy churches grace to stand 

In faith and unity ! 
Thy Spirit's help of thee we crave, 
That thy Messiah, sent to save, 
Returning to the world, might have 
A people serving thee ! 

mo A pillar of cloud by day, and of jire by night. T -*«. 

O Ex. 13: 21. L. M. 

1 When Israel, of the Lord beloved, 

Out from the land of bondage came, 
Her fathers' God before her moved, 
An awful guide, in smoke and flame. 

2 By day, along th' astonished lands, 

The cloudy pillar glided slow ; 
By night, Arabia's crimsoned sands 
Returned the fiery column's glow. 

3 Thus present still, though now unseen, 

O Lord, when shines the prosperous day, 
Be thoughts of thee a cloudy screen, 
To temper the deceitful ray ! 

4 And, oh ! when gathers on our path, 

In shade and storm, the frequent night, 
Be thou long suffering, slow to wrath, 
A burning and a shining light. 

1114. "Sing unto Him a new song" 7s. 

1 Swell the anthem, raise the song ; 
Praises to our God belong ; 
Saints and angels! join to sing 
Praises to the heavenly King. 
650 



NATIONAL BLESSINGS. 1115,1116. 

2 Blessings from his liberal hand 
Flow around this happy land : 
Kept by him, no foes annoy; 
Peace and freedom we enjoy. 

3 Here, beneath a virtuous sway, 
May we cheerfully obey ; 
Never feel oppression's rod, 
Ever own and worship God. 

4 Hark ! the voice of nature sings 
Praises to the King of kings ; 
Let us join the choral song, 
And the grateful notes prolong. 

1 1 1 K "So didst thou lead thy people." L. ]\J. 

1 O God, beneath thy guiding hand, 

Our exiled fathers crossed the sea ; 
And when they trod the wint'ry strand, 

With prayer and jDsalm they worshiped thee. 

2 Thou heard'st, well pleased, the song, the prayer: 

Thy blessing came ; and still its power 
Shall onward through all ages bear 
The memory of that holy hour. 

3 Laws, freedom, truth, and faith in God 

Came with those exiles o'er the waves ; 
And where their pilgrim feet have trod, 
The God they trusted guards their graves. 

4 And here thy name, O God of love, 

Their children's children shall adore, 
Till these eternal hills remove, 

And spring adorns the earth no more. 

111^ " Our fathers have told us." Q # ]\£ 

A A 1 vJ Psalm 44. 

1 O Lord, our fathers oft have told, 
In our attentive ears, 
Thy wonders in their days performed, 
And elder times than theirs. 
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1117* NATIONAL SINS. 

2 For, not their courage, nor their sword 

To them salvation gave ; 
Nor strength that from unequal force 
Their fainting troops could save. 

3 But thy right hand and powerful arm, 

Whose succor they implored ; 
Thy presence with the chosen race, 
Who thy great name adored. 

4 As thee, their God, our fathers owned, 

Thou art our sovereign King : 
Oh, therefore, as thou didst to them. 
To us deliverance bring ! 

5 To thee the triumph we ascribe, 

From whom the conquest came ; 
In God we will rejoice all day, 
And ever bless thy name. 



1 7 " Oh, spare our guilty country, spare! " L. ]\J. 

1 On thee, O Lord our God, we call, 
Before thy throne devoutly fall ; 
Oh, whither should the helpless fly ? 
To whom but thee direct their cry ? 

2 Lord, we repent, we weep, we mourn, 
To our forsaken God we turn ; 

Oh, spare our guilty country, spare 

The church thine hand hath planted here ! 

3 We plead thy grace, indulgent God ! 
We plead thy Son's atoning blood ; 
We plead thy gracious promises ; 
And are they unavailing pleas ? 

4 These pleas, presented at thy throne, 
Have brought ten thousand blessings down 
On guilty lands in helpless woe : 

Let them prevail to save us too. 
652 



NATIONAL SINS. 1118, 1119. 

118 " Turn m a 9 ain i ° Lord God °f hosts." C. M. 

1 See, gracious God ! before thy throne 

Thy mourning people bend ; 
'T is on thy sovereign grace alone 
Our humble hopes depend. 

2 Dark, frowning judgments from thy hand 

Thy dreadful power display ; 
Yet mercy spares this guilty land, 
And still we live tg pray. 

3 How changed, alas ! are truths divine, 

For error, guilt, and shame ! 
What impious numbers, bold in sin, 
Disgrace the Christian name ! 

4 Oh, turn us, turn us, mighty Lord, 

By thy resistless grace ; 
Then shall our hearts obey thy word, 
And humbly seek thy face. 

JO "Remember not against us former iniquities" 8s & 7S. 

1 Dread Jehovah ! God of nations ! 

From thy temple in the skies, 
Hear thy people's supplications; 
Now for their deliverance rise. 

2 Though our sins our hearts confounding, 

Long and loud for vengeance call, 
Thou hast mercy more abounding : 
Jesus' blood can cleanse them all. 

3 Let that love vail our transgression ; 

Let that blood our guilt efface : 

Save thy people from oppression ; 

Save from spoil thy holy place. 

4 Lo ! with deep contrition turning, 

Humbly at thy feet we bend ; 
Hear us, fasting, praying, mourning, 
Hear us, spare us, and defend ! 
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1120,1121. CONVERSION OF THE WORLD. 



120 ■^ ie V°i ce of NationalJoy. gg fa 4s. 

1 My country, 't is of thee, 
Sweet land of liberty, 

Of thee I sing : 
Land where my fathers died, 
Land of the pilgrims' pride, 
From every mountain side 

Let freedom ring ! 

2 My native country, thee — 
Land of the noble free — 

Thy name I love : 
I love thy rocks and rills, 
Thy woods and templed hills ; 
My heart with rapture thrills 

Like that above. 

3 Let music swell the breeze, 
And ring from all the trees 

Sweet freedom's song ! 
Let mortal tongues awake ; 
Let all that breathe partake ; 
Let rocks their silence break, — 

The sound prolong ! 

4 Our fathers' God ! to thee, 
Author of liberty, 

To thee we sing : 
Long may our land be bright 
With freedom's holy light ; 
Protect us by thy might, 

Great God, our King ! 



1121 The Son 9 °f Trium P h - L. M. 

1 Soon may the last glad song arise 
Through all the millions of the skies — 
That song of triumph which records 
That all the earth is now the Lord's ! , 
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CONVERSION OF THE WORLD. 1122, 1123. 

2 Let thrones and powers and kingdoms be 
Obedient, mighty God, to thee ! 

And, over land and stream and main, 
Wave thou the scepter of thy reign ! 

3 Oh, let that glorious anthem swell, 
Let host to host the triumph tell, 
That not one rebel heart remains, 
But over all the Saviour reigns! 

1^2 "Look down, God, with xntying eye." L. M. 

1 Indulgent Sovereign of the skies, 

And wilt thou bow thy gracious ear ? 
While feeble mortals raise their cries, 
Wilt thou, the great Jehovah, hear ? 

2 How shall thy servants give thee rest, 

Till Zion's mouldering walls thou raise ; 
Till thine own power shall stand confessed, 
And make Jerusalem a praise ? 

3 Look down, O God, with pitying eye, 

And view the desolation round : 
See what wide realms in darkness lie, 
And hurl their idols to the ground. 

4 Loud let the gospel trumpet blow, 

And call the nations from afar : 
Let all the isles their Saviour know, 
And earth's remotest ends draw near. 

1109 "He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass.'" J^ ]\J # 
•1J--— «-* Psalm 72. 

1 Great God, whose universal sway 
The known and unknown worlds obey, 
Now give the kingdom to thy Son ; 
Extend his power, exalt his throne. 

2 As rain on meadows newly mown, 
So shall he send his influence down ; 
His grace on fainting souls distills, 
Like heavenly dew on thirsty hills. 

655 



1124,1125. CONVERSION OF THE WORLD. 



3 The heathen lands, that lie beneath 
The shades of overspreading death, 
Revive at his first dawning light, 
And deserts blossom at the sight. 

4 The saints shall flourish in his days, 
Dressed in the robes of joy and praise; 
Peace, like a river, from his throne 
Shall flow to nations yet unknown. 



11^4: " ^ e wor ld shall hear thy voice. 9 * L # ]\f m 

1 Sovereign of worlds! display thy power; 
Be this thy Zion's favored hour ; 

Bid the bright morning Star arise, 
And point the nations to the skies. 

2 Set up thy throne where Satan reigns, — 
On Afric's shore, on India's plains, 

On wilds and continents unknown, — 
And make the nations all thine own. 

3 Speak ! and the world shall hear thy voice ; 
Speak ! and the desert shall rejoice ; 
Scatter the gloom of heathen night, 

And bid all nations hail the light. 



1 1 *)K "All Icings shall fall down before Ifim." L. M. 

1 Let the seventh angel sound on high ; 
Let shouts be heard through all the sky : 
Kings of the earth, with glad accord, 
Give up your kingdoms to the Lord. 

2 Almighty God ! thy power assume, 
Who wast, and art, and art to come ; 
Jesus, the Lamb, w^ho once was slain, 
Forever live, — forever reign ! 

656 



CONVERSION OF THE WORLD. 1126, 1127. 
126 l ^ et ^ e w hole earth be filed with his glory." Q, ]\L 

1 Great God ! the nations of the earth 

Are by creation thine ; 
And in thy works, by all beheld, 
Thy power and glory shine. 

2 But, Lord, thy greater love hath sent 

Thy gospel to mankind, 
TJnvailing what rich stores of grace 
Are treasured in thy mind. 

3 Oh, when shall these glad tidings spread 

The spacious earth around, 
Till every tribe and every soul 
Shall hear the joyful sound? 

4 Smile, Lord, on each divine attempt 

To spread the gospel's rays, 
And build on sin's demolished throne 
The temples of thy praise. 

1197 " Thy Ungdom come." 8s, 7s & 4. 

X X ^ ' Matt. 6 : 10. 

1 O'er the gloomy hills of darkness 

Look, my soul ! be still, — and gaze ; 
See the promises advancing 
To a glorious day of grace : 

Blessed jubilee ! 
Let thy glorious morning dawn. 

2 Let the dark benighted pagan, 

Let the rude barbarian see 
That divine and glorious conquest, 
Once obtained on Calvary : 

Let the gospel 
Loud resound, from pole to pole ! 

3 Kingdoms wide that sit in darkness — 

Grant them, Lord, the glorious light ; 
Now from eastern coast to western 
May the morning chase the night ; 

Let redemption, 
Freely purchased, win the day. 
657 



1128, 1129. CONVERSION OF THE WORLD. 

4 Fly abroad, thou mighty gospel ! 
Win and conquer, — never cease ; 
May thy lasting, wide dominions 
Multiply and still increase : 

Sway thy scepter, 
Saviour! all the world around. 



1 1 28 "Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion." g # M. 

1 O Lord our God ! arise ; 

The cause of truth maintain ; 
And wide o'er all the peopled world 
Extend her blessed reign. 

2 Thou Prince of life ! arise, 

Nor let thy glory cease ; 
Far spread the conquests of thy grace, 
And bless the earth with peace. 

3 Thou Holy Ghost ! arise, — 

Extend thy healing wing, 
And o'er a dark and ruined world 
Let light and order spring. 

4 O all ye nations ! rise, — 

To God the Saviour sing ; 
From shore to shore, from earth to heaven, 
Let echoing anthems ring ! 



1 1 *?Q "^ e s ^^ ^ ave ^ om ^ on also from sea to sea" J^ JyJ # 

-llw*/ Psalm 72. 

1 Jesus shall reign where'er the sun 
Does his successive journeys run ; 

His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, 
Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 

2 People and realms of every tongue 
Dwell on his love with sweetest song ; 
And infant voices shall proclaim 
Their early blessings on his name. 

658 



CONVERSION OF THE WORLD. 1180, 1131. 

3 Blessings abound where'er he reigns ; 
The prisoner leaps to loose his chains ; 
The weary find eternal rest, 

And all the sons of want are blest. 

4 Let every creature rise and bring 
Peculiar honors to our King : 
Angels descend with songs again, 
And earth repeat the loud Amen ! 

130 "The King of kings, and Lord of lords" 7s. 

1 Wake the song of jubilee ! 
Let it echo o'er the sea : 

Now is come the promised hour ; 
Jesus reigns with sovereign power. 

2 All ye nations ! join and sing, 

" Christ, of lords and kings, is King !" 

Let it sound from shore to shore, 
" Jesus reigns for evermore ! " 

3 Now the desert lands rejoice, 
And the islands join their voice; 
Joy ! the whole creation sings, 

" Jesus is the King of kings ! " 

131 "^ ^ e trees °f the field s h a tt dup tne i r hands." ^S & 6s. 

1 When shall the voice of singing 

Flow joyfully along ? 
When hill and valley, ringing 

With one triumphant song, 
Proclaim the contest ended, 

And him who once was slain, 
Again to earth descended, 

In righteousness to reign ? 

2 Then from the craggy mountains 

The sacred shout shall fly ; 
And shady vales and fountains 
Shall echo the reply : 
659 



1132. CONVERSION OF THE WORLD. 

High tower and lowly dwelling 
Shall send the hymn around, 

All hallelujah swelling 
In one eternal sound ! 

1 132 " Wa fl> wa f l > y e winds > his stor y" 7s & 6s. 

1 From Greenland's icy mountains, 

From India's coral strand, 
Where Afric's sunny fountains 

Roll down their golden sand, — 
From many an ancient river, 

From many a palmy plain, 
They call us to deliver 

Their land from error's chain. 

2 What though the spicy breezes 

Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle ; 
Though every prospect pleases, 

And only man is vile ; 
In vain with lavish kindness 

The gifts of God are strown ; 
The heathen, in his blindness, 

Bows down to wood and stone ! 

3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted 

With wisdom from on high, — 
Shall we, to men benighted, 

The lamp of life deny ? 
Salvation, oh, salvation ! 

The joyful sound proclaim, 
Till each remotest nation 

Has learned Messiah's name. 

4 Waft, waft, ye winds, his story, 

And you, ye waters, roll, 
Till, like a sea of glory, 

It spreads from pole to pole ; 
Till o'er our ransomed nature 

The Lamb for sinners slain, 
Redeemer, King, Creator, 

In bliss returns to reign ! 
660 



CONVERSION OF THE JEWS. 1133,1134. 
■4 -j O O 0A, that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion. 7s & 6s. 

"^J Psalm 14. 

1 Oh that the Lord's salvation 

Were out of Zion come, 
To heal his ancient nation, 

To lead his outcasts home ! 
How long the holy city 

Shall heathen feet profane ? 
Return, O Lord, in pity ; 

Rebuild her walls again. 

2 Let fall thy rod of terror ; 

Thy saving grace impart ; 
Roll back the vail of error ; 

Release the fettered heart : 
Let Israel, home returning, 

Their lost Messiah see ; 
Give oil of joy for mourning, 

And bind thy church to thee. 



1 ^i jL " They come, they come — thine exiled bands." Q t ^ J # 

1 Daughter of Zion ! from the dust 

Exalt thy fallen head ; 
Again in thy Redeemer trust : 
He calls thee from the dead. 

2 Awake, awake ! put on thy strength, 

Thy beautiful array ; 
The day of freedom dawns at length, 
The Lord's appointed day. 

3 Rebuild thy walls, thy bounds enlarge, 

And send thy heralds forth ; 
Say to the south, " Give up thy charge," 
And keep not back, O north ! 

4 They come, they come! — thine exiled bands, 

Where'er they rest or roam, 
Have heard thy voice in distant lands, 
And hasten to their home. 
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1135, 1136. MISSIONARIES. 

5 Thus, though the universe shall burn, 
And God his works destroy, 
With songs thy ransomed shall return, 
And everlasting joy. 



1 1 QK "Go, preach my gospel." L. M. 

1 " Go, preach my gospel," saith the Lord ; 

" Bid the whole earth my grace receive ; 
He shall be saved who trusts my word ; 
And they condemned who disbelieve. 

2 " I '11 make your great commission known, 

And ye shall prove my gospel true 
By all the works that I have done, 
By all the wonders ye shall do. 

3 "Teach all the nations my commands; 

I 'm with you till the world shall end ; 
All power is trusted in my hands ; 
I can destroy, and I defend." 

4 He spake, and light shone round his head ; 

On a bright cloud to heaven he rode ; 
They to the farthest nations spread 
The grace of their ascended God. 

\ 136 " Go y e into ^ the wor id." l. m. 

1 Ye Christian heralds ! go, proclaim 
Salvation through Immanuel's name ; 
To distant climes the tidings bear, 
And plant the rose of Sharon there. 

2 He '11 shield you with a wall of fire, 
With flaming zeal your breasts inspire, 
Bid raging winds their fury cease, 
And hush the tempest into peace. 

662 



MISSIONARIES. 1137, 1138. 

3 And when our labors all are o'er, 

Then we shall meet to part no more, — 
Meet with the blood-bought throng, to fall, 
And crown our Jesus — Lord of all ! 

13T Departure of Missionaries. fs & 6s^ 

1 Roll on, thou mighty ocean ! 

And, as thy billows flow, 
Bear messengers of mercy 

To every land below : 
Arise, ye gales ! and waft them 

Safe to the destined shore ; 
That man may sit in darkness 

And death's black shade no more. 

2 O thou eternal Ruler ! 

Who holdest in thine arm 
The tempests of the ocean, 

Protect them from all harm ! 
Thy presence still be with them, 

Wherever they may be : 
Though far from us who love them, 

Still let them be with thee ! 

1 J 38- "Keep not silence." (Jg & 4 g# 

1 Sound, sound the truth abroad! 
Bear ye the word of God 

Through the wide world : 
Tell what our Lord hath done ; 
Tell how the day w r as won, 
And froni his lofty throne 

Satan is hurled. 

2 Far over sea and land, 

'T is our Lord's own command, 

Bear ye his name : 

Bear it to every shore ; 

Regions unknown explore ; 

Enter at every door — 

Silence is shame. 

663 



1139. MISSIONAKIES. 

3 Ye, who, forsaking all 

At your loved Master's call, 

Comforts resign ; 
Soon will the work be done ; 
Soon will the prize be won ; 
Brighter than yonder sun 

Then shall ye shine ! 

1139 The Mssionary's Farewell. 8s 7s & 4. 

1 Yes, my native land ! I love thee ; 

All thy scenes I love them well : 
Home and friends that smile around me, 
Can I bid you all farewell ? 

Can I leave you, 
Far in heathen lands to dwell ? 

2 Scenes of sacred peace and pleasure, 

Holy days and Sabbath bell, 
Richest, brightest, sweetest treasure, 
Can I — can I say "Farewell?" 

Can I leave you, 
Far in heathen lands to dwell ? 

3 Yes ! I hasten from you gladly : 

To the strangers let me tell 
How he died — the blessed Saviour — 
To redeem a world from hell : 

Let me hasten, 
Far in heathen lands to dwell. 

4 Bear me on, thou restless ocean ; 

Let the winds my canvas swell : 
Heaves my heart with warm emotion, 
While I go far hence to dwell : 

Glad I bid thee, 
Native land, farewell, farewell ! 
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BOOK XII. 

HYMNS PERTAINING TO TIMES AND OCCASIONS. 

"j _L f\ "They are no more twain, hut one flesh. 7 ' Q t M. 

1 We join to pray, with wishes kind, 

A blessing, Lord, from thee, 
On those who now the bands have twined 
Which ne'er may broken be. 

2 We know that scenes not always bright 

Must unto them be given ; 
But over all give thou the light 
Of love, and truth, and heaven. 

3 Still hand in hand, their journey through, 

Joint pilgrims may they go ; 
Mingling their joys as helpers true, 
And sharing every woe. 

4 May each in each still feed the flame 

Of pure and holy love ; 
In faith and trust and heart the same, 
The same their home above. 

1 1 A1 "It is not good that the man should be alone." Q t J^J # 

1 Not for the summer hour alone, 
When skies resplendent shine, 
And youth and pleasure fill the throne, 
Our hearts and hands we join; 
56* 665 



1142. TIIAjNTKSGIVING. 

2 But for those stern and wint'ry days 

Of sorrow, pain, and fear, 
When heaven's wise discipline doth make 
Our earthly journey drear. 

3 Not for this span of life alone, 

Which like a blast doth fly, 
And, as the transient flowers of grass, 
Just blossom, droop, and die ; 

4 But for a being without end 

This vow of love we take : 
Grant us, O Lord, one home at last, 
For thy great mercy's sake ! 



14-2 "Lord, thou hast been favorable unto thy land." 7s. 

1 Praise to God, immortal praise, 
For the love that crowns our days ! 
Bounteous source of every joy, 
Let thy praise our tongues employ ! 

2 For the blessings of the field, 
For the stores the gardens yield, 
For the joy which harvests bring, 
Grateful praises now we sing. 

3 Clouds that drop refreshing dews; 
Suns that genial heat diffuse ; 
Flocks that whiten all the plain ; 
Yellow sheaves of ripened grain ; 

4 All that Spring, with bounteous hand, 
Scatters o'er the smiling land ; 

All that liberal Autumn pours 
From her overflowing stores ; 

5 These, great God, to thee we owe, 
Source whence all our blessings flow ; 
And, for these, our souls shall raise 
Grateful vows, and solemn praise. 

666 



THANKSGIVING DAY. 1143,1144. 

143 "Sing unto the Lord, who prepareth rain for the earth.'* 7s. 

1 Praise on thee, in Zion's gates, 
Daily, O Jehovah, waits ; 
Unto thee, O God, belong 
Grateful words and holy song. 

2 Thou the hope and refuge art 
Of remotest lands apart ; 
Distant isles and tribes unknown, 
'Mid the ocean waste and lone. 

3 Thou dost visit earth, and rain 
Blessings on the thirsty plain, 
From the copious founts on high, 
From the rivers of the sky. 

4 Thus the clouds thy power confess, 
And thy paths drop fruitfulness, 
And the voice of song and mirth 
Rises from the tribes of earth ! 

144: " I will praise the name of God with a song." gg ^ gg. 

1 Let every heart rejoice and sing; 

Let choral anthems rise ; 
Ye reverend men, and children, bring 

To God your sacrifice : 
For he is good, — the Lord is good, 

And kind are all his ways : 
With songs and honors sounding loud, 

The Lord Jehovah praise ; 
While the rocks and the rills, 
While the vales and the hills, 

A glorious anthem raise, 
Let each prolong the grateful song, 

And the God of our fathers praise. 

2 He bids the sun to rise and set ; 

In heaven his power is known ; 
And earth, subdued to him, shall yet 
Bow low before his throne : 
667 



1145, 1146. THANKSGIVING DAY. 



For he is good, — the Lord is good, 

And kind are all his ways : 
With songs and honors sounding loud, 
The Lord Jehovah praise ; 
While the rocks and the rills, 
While the vales and the hills, 
A glorious anthem raise, 
Let each prolong the grateful song 
And the God of our fathers praise. 



1 1 4:0 " Thou went est forth for the salvation of thy people." L. M. 61. 

1 Like Israel's host to exile driven, 

Across the flood the pilgrims fled ; 
Their hands bore up the ark of Heaven, 

And Heaven their trusting footsteps led, 
Till on these savage shores they trod, 
And won the wilderness for God. 

2 Then, when their weary ark found rest, 

Another Zion proudly grew ; 
In more than Judah's glory dressed, 

With light that Israel never knew : 
From sea to sea her empire spread, 
Her temple heaven, and Christ her Head. 

3 Then let the grateful church, to-day, 

Its ancient rite with gladness keep ; 
And still our fathers' God display 

His kindness, though the fathers sleep: 
Oh, Mess, as thou hast blessed the past, 
While earth, and time, and heaven shall last ! 



1 4:6 Thanksgiving for a Revival of Religion. 7s. 

1 Foustt of everlasting love ! 

Rich thy streams of mercy are — 
Flowing purely from above, 
Beauty marks their course afar. 
668 



FAST DAY. 1147,1148. 

2 Lo! thy church, thy garden now 

Blooms beneath the heavenly shower; 
Sinners feel, and melt, and bow : 
Mild, yet mighty, is thy power. 

3 God of grace, before thy throne 

Here our warmest thanks we bring ; 
Thine the glory, thine alone : 
Loudest praise to thee we sing. 

4 Hear, oh, hear, our grateful song ; 

Let thy Spirit still descend ; 
Roll the tide of grace along, 

Widening, deepening, to the end. 

Fasting and Prayer for a Revival of Religion, g # JJ t 

O Lord, thy work revive, 

In Zion's gloomy hour ; 
And make her dying graces live 

By thy restoring power. 

2 Awake thy chosen few 

To fervent, earnest prayer ; 

Again their sacred vows renew ; 

Thy blessed i3resence share. 

3 Thy Spirit then will speak 

Through lips of feeble clay, 
And hearts of adamant will break, 
And rebels will obey. 

4 Lord ! lend thy gracious ear ; 

Oh, listen to our cry ! 
Oh, come and bring salvation here ! 
Our hopes on thee rely. 

> "Is it such a fast that I have chosen V £J # JJ # 

Isaiah 58 : 2—8. 

1 Do I delight in sorrow's dress 
(Saith he who reigns above) ; 
The hanging head and rueful look, 
"Will they attract my love ? 
669 



1149. COURSE OF THE SEASONS. 

2 Let such as feel oppression's load 

Thy tender pity share ; 
And let the helpless, homeless poor 
Be thy peculiar care. 

3 Go, bid the hungry orphan he 

With thy abundance blest ; 
Invite the wanderer to thy gate, 
And spread the couch of rest. 

4 Let him who pines with piercing cold 

By thee be warmed and clad ; 

Be thine the blissful task to make 

The downcast mourner glad. 

5 Then, bright as morning shall come forth, 

In peace and joy, thy days ; 

And glory from the Lord above 

Shall shine on all thy ways. 



1 1 J-Q The Seasons ordained by God. Q m J^J 

A -*- ^^ Psalm 147. 

1 With songs and honors sounding loud, 

Address the Lord on high ; 
Over the heavens he spreads his cloud, 
And waters vail the sky. 

2 He sends his showers of blessings down 

To cheer the plains below ; 
He makes the grass the mountains crown, 
And corn in valleys grow. 

3 His steady counsels change the face 

Of the declining year ; 
He bids the sun cut short his race, 
And wint'ry days appear. 

4 His hoary frost, his fleecy snow, 

Descend and clothe the ground ; 
The liquid streams forbear to flow, 
In icy fetters bound. 
670 



COURSE OF THE SEASONS. 1150, 1151. 

5 He sends his word, and melts the snow, 

The fields no longer mourn ; 
He calls the warmer gales to blow, 
And bids the spring return. 

6 The changing wind, the flying cloud, 

Obey his mighty word ; 
With songs and honors sounding loud, 
Praise ye the sovereign Lord ! 

1 1 ^0 "Thou crownest the year with thy goodness." Q t J^ 

* A *^ Psalm 65. 

1 'T is by thy strength the mountains stand, 

God of eternal power ! 
The sea grows calm at thy command, 
And tempests cease to roar. 

2 Thy morning light and evening shade 

Successive comforts bring ; 
Thy plenteous fruits make harvest glad ; 
Thy flowers adorn the spring. 

3 Seasons and times and moons and hours, 

Heaven, earth, and air are thine ; 
When clouds distill in fruitful showers, 
The author is divine ! 

4 Thy showers the thirsty furrows fill ; 

And ranks of corn appear ; 
Thy ways abound with blessings still — 
Thy goodness crowns the year. 

1 '")1 Love of God seen in the Seasons. L # ]y^ 

1 Our Helper, God ! we bless thy name, 
The same thy power, thy grace the same ; 
The tokens of thy loving care 

Open and crown and close the year. 

2 Amid ten thousand snares we stand, 
Supported by thy guardian hand ; 
And see, when we survey our ways, 
Ten thousand monuments of praise. 

671 



1152, 1153. spuing. 

3 Thus far thine arm has led us on ; 
Thus far we make thy mercy known ; 
And, while we tread this desert land, 
New mercies shall new songs demand. 

4 Our grateful souls on Jordan's shore 
Shall raise one sacred pillar more ; 
Then bear, in thy bright courts above, 
Inscriptions of immortal love. 



i i £0 "The day is thine, the night also is thine" \^ % ]\£ # gj 

- L1 * J ^ Psalm 74. 

1 Thou art, O God, the life and light 

Of all this wondrous world we see : 
Its glow by day, its smile by night, 

Are but reflections caught from thee ; 
Where'er we turn, thy glones shine, 
And all things fair and bright are thine. 

2 When day, with farewell beam, delays 

Among the opening clouds of even, 
And we can almost think we gaze 

Through golden vistas into heaven, — 
Those hues that make the sun's decline 
So soft, so radiant, Lord, are thine. 

3 When youthful spring around us breathes, 

Thy Spirit warms her fragrant sigh, 
And every flower the summer wreathes 

Is born beneath thy kindling eye : 
Where'er we turn, thy glories shine, 
And all things fair and bright are thine. 



153 "The Utile hills rejoice on every side" Q, JJ. 

1 When brighter suns and milder skies 
Proclaim the opening year, 
What various sounds of joy arise ! 
What prospects bright appear ! 
672 



SUMMER. 1154. 

2 Earth and her thousand voices give 

Their thousand notes of praise ; 
And all, that by his mercy live, 
To God their offering raise. 

3 Thus, like the morning, calm and clear, 

That saw the Saviour rise, 
The spring of heaven's eternal year 
Shall dawn on earth and skies. 

4 No winter there, no shades of night, 

Obscure those mansions blest, 
Where, in the happy fields of light, 
The weary are at rest. 



1 1 54: " The earth is full of thy riches." C. P. M. 

1 Thy mighty working, mighty God ! 
Wakes all my powers ; I look abroad, 

And can no longer rest ; 
I, too, must sing when all things sing, 
And from my heart the praises ring 

The Highest loveth best. 

2 If thou, in thy great love to us, 
Wilt scatter joy and beauty thus 

O'er this poor earth of ours ; 
What nobler glories shall be given 
Hereafter in thy shining heaven, 

Set round with golden towers ! 

3 What thrilling joy, when on our sight 
Christ's garden beams in cloudless light, 

Where all the air is sweet ; 
Still laden with th' unwearied hymn 
From all the thousand seraphim 

Who God's high praise repeat ! 

4 Oh, were I there ! oh that I now 
Before thy throne, my God, could bow, 

And bear my heavenly palm ! 
57 673 



1155, 1156. AUTUMN. 

Then, like the angels, would I raise 
My voice, and sing thine endless praise 
In many a sweet-toned psalm. 



1155 " The God of harvest praise." gg fc 4s. 

1 The God of harvest praise ; 
In loud thanksgiving raise 

Hand, heart, and voice ! 
The valleys laugh and sing ; 
Forests and mountains ring ; 
The plains their tribute bring ; 

The streams rejoice. 

2 Yea, bless his holy name. 
And joyous thanks proclaim 

Through all the earth ; 
To glory in your lot 
Is comely; but be not 
God's benefits forgot 

Amid your mirth. 

3 The God of harvest praise, 
Hands, hearts, and voices raise, 

With sweet accord ; 
From field to garner throng, 
Bearing your sheaves along, 
And in your harvest song 

Bless ye the Lord. 

lOv) " ^^ we are 9 uar dzd by our God." Xi. JI. 

1 Great God ! we sing that mighty hand, 
By which supported still we stand : 
The opening year thy mercy shows ; 
That mercy crowns it till it close. 

2 By day, by night, at home, abroad, 
Still we are guarded by our God ; 
By his incessant bounty fed, 

By his unerring counsel led. 
674 



OPENING AND CLOSING YEAR. 1157, 1158. 

3 With grateful hearts the past we own ; 
The future, all to us unknown, 

We to thy guardian care commit, 
And peaceful leave before thy feet. 

4 In scenes exalted or depressed, 

Be thou our joy, and thou our rest ; 
Thy goodness all our hopes shall raise, 
Adored through all our changing days. 

~j "| £y7 " On what a slender thread hang everlasting things ! " Q t ]\J, 

1 Thee we adore, eternal N ame ! 

And humbly own to thee 
How feeble is our mortal frame, 
What dying worms are we ! 

2 The year rolls round, and steals away 

The breath that first it gave ; 
Whate'er we do, whate'er we be, 
We 're traveling to the grave. 

3 Great God ! on what a slender thread 

Hang everlasting things ! 
Th' eternal state of all the dead 
Upon life's feeble strings ! 

4 Infinite joy, or endless woe, 

Attends on every breath ; 
And yet, how unconcerned we go 
Upon the brink of death ! 

5 Waken, O Lord, our drowsy sense, 

To walk this dangerous road ! 

And if our souls are hurried hence, 

May they be found with God. 

1r)Q " Welcome, each closing year." CM. 

1 Awake, ye saints ! and raise your eyes, 
And lift your voices high ; 
Awake, and praise the sovereign love, 
That shows salvation nigh. 
675 



1159. OPENING AND CLOSING YEAR. 

2 Swift on the wings of time it flies, 

Each moment brings it near; 
Then welcome, each declining day ! 
Welcome, each closing year ! 

3 Not many years their round shall run, 

Not many mornings rise, 
Ere all its glories stand revealed 
To our admiring eyes. 

4 Ye wheels of nature, speed your course ! 

Ye mortal powers, decay ! 
Fast as ye bring the night of death, 
Ye bring eternal day. 

i 1 59 "Spared to see another year.'" 7s. 

1 While with ceaseless course the sun 

Hasted through the former year, 
Many souls their race have run, 

Never more to meet us here : 
Fixed in an eternal state, 

They have done with all below ; 
We a little longer wait, 

But how little, none can know. 

2 As the winged arrow flies 

Speedily the mark to find, — 
As the lightning from the skies 

Darts and leaves no trace behind, — 
Swiftly thus our fleeting days 

Bear us down life's rapid stream : 
Upward, Lord, our spirits raise ! 

All below is but a dream. 

3 Thanks for mercies past receive, 

Pardon of our sins renew ; 
Teach us henceforth how to live, 

With eternity in view ; 
Bless thy word to young and old ; 

Fill us with a Saviour's love ; 
When our life's short tale is told, 

May we dwell w^ith thee above. 
676 



OPENING AND CLOSING YEAR. 1160,1161. 
1 1 60 "Our days are as an hand-breadth" g # ]\J. 

1 My few revolving years, 

How swift they glide away ! 
How short the term of life appears, 
"When past — but as a day ! — 

2 A dark and cloudy day, 

Made up of grief and sin ; 
A host of enemies without, 
Of guilty fears within. 

3 Lord, through another year, 

If thou permit my stay, 
With watchful care may I pursue 
The true and living way ! 

161 " He shall fy awa y as a dream." 10, 5s,6s, 12s. 

1 Come, let us anew our journey pursue — 

Roll round with the year, 
And never stand still till the Master appear; 
His adorable will let us gladly fulfill, 

And our talents improve 
By the patience of hope, and the labor of love. 

2 Our life is a dream; our time, as a stream, 

Glides swiftly away, 
And the fugitive moment refuses to stay : 
The arrow is flown ; the moment is gone ; 

The millennial year 
Rushes on to our view, and eternity 's near. 

3 Oh that each, in the day of his coming, may say, 

" I have fought my way through ; 
I have finished the work thou didst give me to do ; " 
Oh that each from his Lord may receive the glad 
word, 
" Well and faithfully done ! 
Enter into my joy, and sit down on my throne ! " 
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BOOK XIII. 

HYMNS PERTAINING TO THE HUMAN LOT AS MORTAL. 

11(?0 "Lord, make me to know the measure of my days." Jj # JJ^ 
1 *V £ Psalm 39. 

1 Almighty Maker of my frame, 

Teach me the measure of my days ; 
Teach me to know how frail I am, 
And spend the remnant to thy praise, 

2 My days are shorter than a span, 

A little point my life appears ; 
How frail at best is dying man ! 

How vain are all his hopes and fears ! 

3 Oh, spare me, and my strength restore, 

Ere my few hasty minutes flee ! 
And when my days on earth are o'er, 
Let me forever dwell with thee. 

4 Oh, be that noble portion mine ! 

My God, I bow before thy throne ; 
Earth's fleeting treasures I resign, 
And fix my hopes on thee alone. 



11(]Q " That I may know how frail lam." Q t J& 

ilU ^ Psalm 39. 

1 Teach me the measure of my days, 
Thou Maker of my frame ; 
I would survey life's narrow space, 
And learn how frail I am. 

678 



BREVITY OF LIFE. 1164. 

2 A span is all that we can boast, 

An inch or two of time ! 
Man is but vanity and dust, 
In all his flower and prime. 

3 What should I wish, or wait for, then, 

From creatures, earth and dust ? 
They make our expectations vain, 
And disappoint our trust. 

4 Now I forbid my carnal hope, 

My fond desire recall : 
I give my mortal interest up, 
And make my God my all. 



1 T64- "Our days on earth are as a shadow." Q t JJ # 

1 How short and hasty is our life ! 

How vast our soul's affairs ! 
Yet senseless mortals vainly strive 
To lavish out their years. 

2 Our days run thoughtlessly along, 

Without a moment's stay ; 
Just like a story, or a song, 
We pass our lives away. 

3 God from on high invites us home, 

But we march heedless on, 
And, ever hastening to the tomb, 
Stoop downward as we run. 

4 How we deserve the deepest hell, 

Who slight the joys above ! 
What chains of vengeance should we feel, 
Who break such cords of love ! 

5 Draw us, O God ! with sovereign grace, 

And lift our thoughts on high, 
That we may end this mortal race, 
And see salvation nigh. 
679 



1165, 1166. BREVITY OF LIFE. 

1 165 "^ s a fl ower °f thejield, so he jlourisheth." Q t ]\J, 

1 Let others boast how strong they be, 

Nor death nor clanger fear ; 
But we confess, O Lord ! to thee, 
What feeble things we are. 

2 Fresh as the grass our bodies stand, 

And flourish bright and gay : 
A blasting wind sweeps o'er the land, 
And fades the grass away. 

3 Our life contains a thousand springs, 

And dies, if one be gone ; 
Strange that a harp of thousand strings 
Should keep in tune so long ! 

4 But 't is our God supports our frame — 

The God who made us first ; 
Salvation to th' almighty Name 
That reared us from the dust ! 



1 1 (\(\ " Wh° se foundation is in the dust." J^ ]yj 

J-J-UU Job 4: 17— 21. 

1 Shall the vile race of flesh and blood 
Contend with their Creator, God? 
Shall mortal worms presume to be 
More holy, wise, or just, than he? 

2 Behold, he puts his trust in none 
Of all the spirits round his throne ; 
Their natures, when compared with his, 
Are neither holy, just, nor wise. 

3 But how much meaner things are they 
Who spring from dust, and dwell in clay ! 
Touched by the finger of thy wrath, 
We faint and vanish like the moth. 

680 



BREVITY OF LIFE. 1167,1168. 

4 From night to day, from clay to night, 
We die by thousands in thy sight ; 
Buried in dust whole nations lie, 
Like a forgotten vanity. 

5 Almighty Power ! to thee we bow ; 
How frail are we ! how glorious thou ! 
No more the sons of earth shall dare 
With an eternal God compare. 



\ \ 07 " We all do fade as a leaf." 7 S & g g# 

1 Time is winging us away 

To our eternal home ; 
Life is but a winter's day — 

A journey to the tomb ; 
Youth and vigor soon will flee, 

Blooming beauty lose its charms ; 
All that 's mortal soon shall be 

Enclosed in death's cold arms. 

2 Time is winging us away 

To our eternal home ; 
Life is but a winter's day — 

A journey to the tomb ; 
But the Christian shall enjoy 

Health and beauty, soon, above, 
Far beyond the world's alloy, 

Secure in Jesus' love. 



1 1 ("58 "^ * s even a va P or " L. M. 

1 How vain is all beneath the skies ! 

How transient every earthly bliss ! 
How slender all the fondest ties, 
That bind us to a w^orld like this ! 

2 The evening cloud, the morning dew, 

The withering grass, the fading flower, 
Of earthly hopes are emblems true — 
The glory of a passing hour ! 

681 



1169, 1170. MEDITATIONS ON DEATH. 

3 But though earth's fairest blossoms die, 

And all beneath the skies is vain, 
There is a land, whose confines lie 
Beyond the reach of care and pain. 

4 Then let the hope of joys to come 

Dispel our cares, and chase our fears : 
If God be ours, we 're traveling home, 
Though passing through a vale of tears. 

1 69 "Now is our salvation nearer than when we believed." g # ]\J # 

1 One sweetly solemn thought 

Comes to me o'er and o'er, 
Nearer my parting hour am I 
Than e'er I was before. 

2 Nearer my Father's house, 

Where many mansions be ; 
Nearer the throne where Jesus reigns, — 
Nearer the crystal sea ; 

3 Nearer my going home, 

Laying my burden down, 
Leaving my cross of heavy grie£ 
Wearing my starry crown; 

4 Nearer that hidden stream, 

Winding through shades of night, 
Rolling its cold, dark waves between 
Me and the world of light. 

5 Jesus! to thee I cling: 

Strengthen my arm of faith ; 
Stay near me while my way-worn feet 
Press through the stream of death. 

1 1 7A " There is laid up for me a crown of righteousness." £J, ]\f , 
J " A * ^ 2 Tim. 4 : 6-8, 18. 

1 Death may dissolve my body now, 
And bear my spirit home : 
Why do my minutes move so slow, 
Nor my salvation come ? 
682 



MEDITATIONS ON DEATH. 1171, 1172. 

2 God has laid up in heaven for me 

A crown which cannot fade ; 
The righteous Judge, at that great day, 
Shall place it on my head. 

3 Jesus, the Lord, shall guard me safe 

From every ill design, 
And to his heavenly kingdom take 
This feeble soul of mine. 

4 God is my everlasting Aid, 

My Portion and my Friend; 
To him be highest glory paid, 
Through ages without end ! 

J 4 J. <l It is appointed unto men once to die." C. i\l. 

1 If I must die, oh ! let me die 

With hope in Jesus' blood — 
The blood that saves from sin and guilt, 
And reconciles to God. 

2 If I must die, then let me die 

In peace with all mankind, 
And change these fleeting joys below 
For pleasures all refined. 

3 If I must die — and die I shall — 

Let some kind seraph come, 
And bear me on his friendly wing 
To my celestial home. 

4 Of Canaan's land, from Pisgah's top, 

May I but have a view, 
Though Jordan should o'erflow its banks, 
I'll boldly venture through. 

J72 "And after death the judgment." Q m M. 

1 Stoop down, my thoughts, that used to rise ; 
Converse a while with death ; 
Think how a gasping mortal lies, 
And pants away his breath ! 

683 



1173. MEDITATIONS ON DEATH. 

2 But, oh ! the soul, that never dies ! 

At once it leaves the clay ; 
Ye thoughts, pursue it where it flies, 
And track its wondrous way. 

3 XJp to the courts where angels dwell 

It mounts, triumphant there ; 
Or plunges guilty down to hell, 
In infinite despair. 

4 And must my body faint and die? 

And must this soul remove ? 
Oh for some guardian angel nigh, 
To bear it safe above ! 

5 Jesus ! to thy dear, faithful hand 

My naked soul I trust ; 
And my flesh waits for thy command 
To drop into my dust. 



1 1 73 " Be not disma y ed y for i am % God " C. M. 

1 Thou must go forth alone, my soul ! 

Thou must go forth alone, 
To other scenes, to other worlds, 
That mortal hath not known. 

2 Thou must go forth alone, my soul, 

To tread the narrow vale ; 
But he, whose word is sure, hath said 
His mercy shall not fail. 

3 Thou must go forth alone, my soul, 

To meet thy God above : 
But shrink not — he has said, my soul, 
He is a God of love ! 

4 His rod and staff shall comfort thee 

Across the dreary road, 
Till thou sh alt join the blessed ones 
In heaven's serene abode. 
684 



MEDITATIONS 03" DEATH. 1174, 1175. 
" I must die alone." Q t J^J[ t 

That solemn hour will come for me, 
When, though their charms I own, 

All human ties resigned must be ; 
For I must die alone. 

2 All earthly pleasures will be o'er, 

All earthly labors done, 
And I shall tread th' eternal shore, 
And I must die alone.' 

3 But, oh, I will not view with dread 

That shadowy vail unknown : 
I see a light within it shed ; 
I shall not die alone ! 

4 One will be with me there, whose voice 

I long have loved and known ; 
To die is now my wish, my choice : 
I shall not die alone ! 



" Weep not for me." 8g & zj-s. 

Whex the spark of life is waning, 

Weep not for me ; 
When the languid eye is straining, 

Weep not for me ; 
When the feeble pulse is ceasing, 
Start not at its swift decreasing ; 
5 T is the fettered soul's releasing : 

Weep not for me. 

When the pangs of death assail me, 

Weep not for me ; 
Christ is mine — he cannot fail me ; 

Weep not for me ; 
Yes, though sin and doubt endeavor 
From his love my soul to sever, 
Jesus is my Strength forever : 

Weep not for me. 
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1176, 1177. MEDITATIONS ON DEATH. 

-4 -| rjf* "I would not live alway" Us. 

11*0 Job 7: 16. 

1 I would not live alway : I ask not to stay 
Where storm after storm rises dark o'er the way ; 
The few lurid mornings that dawn on us here 
Are enough for life's woes, full enough for its cheer. 

2 I would not live alway : no, welcome the tomb ! 
Since Jesus hath lain there, I dread not its gloom; 
There sweet be my rest, till he bid me arise 

To hail him in triumph descending the skies. 

3 Who, who would live alway, away from his God, 
Away from yon heaven, that blissful abode, _ 
Where the rivers of pleasure flow o'er the bright 

plains, 
And the noontide of glory eternally reigns ; 

4 Where the saints of all ages in harmony meet, 
Their Saviour and brethren transported to greet ; 
While the anthems of rapture unceasingly roll, 
And the smile of the Lord is the feast of the soul ! 

-J i rrq « To die is gain: 9 7s & 6s. 

1 No, no, it is not dying 

To go unto our God ; 
This gloomy earth forsaking, 
Our journey homeward taking 

Along the starry road. 

2 No, no, it is not dying 

Heaven's citizen to be ; 
A crown immortal wearing, 
And rest unbroken sharing, 

From care and conflict free. 

3 No, no, it is not dying 

The Shepherd's voice to know ; 
His sheep he ever leadeth, 
His peaceful flock he feedeth, 

Where living pastures grow. 



s> 



MEDITATIONS ON DEATH. 1178. 

No, no, it is not dying 

To wear a heavenly crown ; 
Among God's people dwelling, 
The glorious triumph swelling, 

Of him whose sway we own. 

Oh, no ! this is not dying, 

Thou Saviour of mankind ! 
There, streams of love are flowing. 
ISTo hindrance ever knowing; 

Here, only drops we find. 



" Whoso believeth in Me shall never die." g t ]\J # 

It is not death to die — 

To leave this weary road, 
And, 'mid the brotherhood on high, 

To be at home with God. 

It is not death to close 

The eye long dimmed by tears, 

And wake, in glorious repose 
To spend eternal years. 

It is not death to bear 

The wrench that sets us free 
From dungeon chain, — to breathe the air 

Of boundless liberty. 

It is not death to fling 

Aside this sinful dust, 
And rise, on strong exulting wing, 

To live among the just. 

Jesus, thou Prince of life ! 

Thy chosen cannot die ; 
Like thee, they conquer in the strife, 

To reign with thee on high. 

687 



1179, 1180. PREPARATION FOR DEATH. 

1 1 7Q " The valley of the shadow of death" *7* 

^ Psalm 23. 

1 Though I walk the downward shade, 

Deepening through the vale of death, 
Yet I will not be afraid, 

But, with my departing breath, 
I will glory in my God, 

In my Saviour I will trust, 
Strengthened by his staff and rod, 

While this body falls to dust. 

2 Soon on wings, on wings of love, 

My transported soul shall rise, 
Like the home-returning dove, 

Vanishing through boundless skies ; 
Then, where death shall be no more, 

Sin nor suffering e'er molest, 
All my days of mourning o'er, 

In his presence I shall rest. 

1 "I HO " When blooming youth is snatched away." Q, t ]\J # 

1 Whe^ blooming youth is snatched away 

By death's resistless hand, 
Our hearts the mournful tribute pay, 
Which pity must demand. 

2 While pity prompts the rising sigh, 

Oh, may this truth, impressed 
With awful power, " I, too, must die," 
Sink deep in every breast ! 

3 Let this vain world engage no more : 

Behold the opening tomb ! 
It bids us seize the present hour : 
To-morrow, death may come. 

4 Oh, let us fly, — to Jesus fly ! 

Whose powerful arm can save ; 
Then shall our hopes ascend on high, 
And triumph o'er the grave. 

688 



PRAYERS IN VIEW OF DEATH. 1181, 1182. 

5 Great God ! thy sovereign grace impart, 
With cleansing, healing power ; 
This only can prepare the heart 
For death's surprising hour. 

IqJ "Help me in my hour of needy L. M. 61. 

1 When from my sight all fades away, 
And when my tongue no more can say, 
And when mine ears no more can hear, 
And when my heart is racked with fear, — 
When all my mind is darkened o'er, 

And human help can do no more, — 

2 Then come, Lord Jesus ! come with speed, 
And help me in my hour of need ; 

Then hide my sins, and let my faith 
Be brave, and conquer ev'n in death : 
Then let me, resting on thy word, 
Securely sleep in thee, my Lord. 

1 ftO 1 1 will be with him in trouble." 8s & 6. 

1 Father, when thy child is dying, 
On the bed of anguish lying, 
Then, my every want supplying, 

To me thy love disj^lay ! 

2 Ere my soul her bonds has broken, 
Grant some bright and cheering token, 
That for me the words are spoken, 

"Thy sins are washed away!" 

3 When the lips are dumb which blessed me, 
And withdrawn the hand that pressed me, 
Then let sweeter sounds arrest me, 

To call my soul away ! 

4 Guide me to that world of spirits, 
Where, through thine atoning merits, 
Ev'n thy weakest child inherits 

The joys which ne'er decay. 

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1183, 1184. prayers m view of death. 



11Q9 " Why is his chariot so long in coming f " Jj. ]\1. 

1 Gently, my Saviour, let me clown, 

To slumber in the arms of death ; 
I rest my soul on thee alone, 

Ev'n till my last, expiring breath. 

2 Soon will the storm of life be o'er, 

And I shall enter endless rest ; 
There I shall live to sin no more. 
And bless thy name, forever blest. 

3 Bid me possess sweet peace within ; 

Let childlike patience keep my heart ; 
Then shall I feel my heaven begin, 
Before my spirit hence depart. 

4 Oh, speed thy chariot, God of love, 

And take me from this world of woe ; 
I long to reach those joys above, 
And bid farewell to all below. 

5 There shall my raptured spirit raise 

Still louder notes than angels sing, — 
High glories to Immanuel's grace, 
My God, my Saviour, and my King ! 

1 1 ft 4- "Abide with us; for it is toward evening." gg fc fs. 

1 Tarry with me, O my Saviour ! 

For the day is passing by ; 
See ! the shades of evening gather, 
And the night is drawing nigh. 

2 Deeper, deeper grow the shadows, 

Paler now the glowing west, 
Swift the night of death advances ; 
Shall it be the night of rest ? 

3 Feeble, trembling, fainting, dying, 

Lord, I cast myself on thee ; 
Tarry with me through the darkness ; 
While I sleep, still watch by me. 
690 



THE DYI^a CHRISTIAN. 1185, 1186. 

4 Tarry with me, O my Saviour ! 
Lay my head upon thy breast 
Till the morning ; then awake me — 
Morning of eternal rest ! 

1 18£) "Forsake me not when my strength faileth" Q t ]\J. 

1 When bending o'er the brink of life 

My trembling soul shall stand, 
Waiting to pass death's awful flood, 
Great God ! at thy command ; 

2 O thou great Source of joy supreme! 

Whose arm alone can save, 
Dispel the darkness that surrounds 
The entrance to the grave. 

3 Lay thy supporting, gentle hand 

Beneath my sinking head, 
And, with a ray of love divine, 
Illume my dying bed. 

-4-iQf* "I have fought the good fight" T ,, 

1 1 OO 2 Tim. 4 : 6^8. L. M. 

1 The hour of my departure 's come : 
I hear the voice that calls me home ; 
Now r , O my God ! let trouble cease, 
And let thy servant die in peace. 

2 The race appointed I have run ; 
The combat 's o'er, the prize is w^on ; 
And now my witness is on high, 
And now my record 's in the sky. 

3 Not in mine innocence I trust ; 
I bow before thee in the dust ; 

And through my Saviour's blood alone 
I look for mercy at thy throne. 

4 I come, I come, at thy command; 
I give my spirit to thy hand ; 
Stretch forth thine everlasting arms, 
And shield me in the last alarms. 

691 



1187, 1188. THE DYING CHRISTIAN. 

J §7 "Alone with Tliee, in that dread strife." L. M. 

1 The moment comes, when strength shall fail, 

When, health and hope and courage flown, 
I must go down into the vale 

And shade of death, with thee alone. 

2 Alone with thee ! in that dread strife 

Uphold me in mine agony; 
And gently be this dying life 
Exchanged for immortality. 

3 Then, when th' unbodied spirit lands 

Where flesh and blood hath never trod, 
And in the unvailed presence stands 
Of thee, my Saviour and my God, — 

4 Be mine eternal portion this, 

Since thou wert always here with me, 
That I may view thy face in bliss, 
And be for evermore with thee. 

1 ~JQ ft "Having a desire to depart." gg # 

1 To Jesus, the crown of my hope, 

My soul is in haste to be gone ; 
Oh, bear me, ye cherubim, up, 
And waft me away to his throne. 

2 My Saviour, whom absent I love ; 

Whom, not having seen, I adore ; 
Whose name is exalted above 

All glory, dominion, and power ; — 

3 Dissolve thou these bands that detain 

My soul from her portion in thee, 
Ah ! strike off this adamant chain, 
And make me eternally free. 

4 When that happy era begins, 

When arrayed in thy glories I shine, 
Nor grieve any more, by my sins, 
The bosom on which I recline, — 
692 



THE DYING CHRISTIAN. 1189, 1190. 

5 Oh, then shall the vail be removed ! 

And round me thy brightness be poured; 
I shall meet him whom absent I loved, 
I shall see whom unseen I adored. 

6 And then, never more shall the fears, 

The trials, temptations, and woes, 
Which darken this valley of tears, 
Intrude on my blissful repose. 



1 1 ^Q " Grave • where is thy victory t" P M 

- L1 °'- F 1 Cor. 15: 55. 

1 Vital spark of heavenly flame ! 
Quit, oh, quit this mortal frame ; 
Trembling, hoping, lingering, flying — 
Oh the paiu, — the bliss of dying! 
Cease, fond nature, cease thy strife, 
And let me languish into life ! 

2 Hark ! they whisper ; angels say, 
" Sister spirit, come away : " 

What is this absorbs me quite ? — 
Steals my senses, shuts my sight, 
Drowns my spirits, draws my breath ? — 
Tell me, my soul, can this be death ? 

o The world recedes — it disappears ! 
Heaven opens on my eyes ! — my ears 
With sounds seraphic ring ! 
Lend, lend your wings ! I mount ! I fly ! 
"O grave ! where is thy victory! 
O death ! where is thy sting ! " 



100 "And the city had no need of the sun." Q m ]\J # 

1 Ye golden lamps of heaven ! farewell, 
With all your feeble light ; 
Farewell, thou ever-changing moon, 
Pale empress of the night ! 
693 



11 91. HAPPINESS OF DYING. 

2 And thou refulgent orb of day, 

In brighter flames arrayed, 
My soul, that springs beyond thy sphere^ 
No more demands thine aid. 

3 Ye stars are but the shining dust 

Of my divine abode ; 
The pavement of those heavenly courts, 
Where I shall reign with God. 

4 The Father of eternal light 

Shall there his beams display ; 
Nor shall one moment's darkness mix 
With that unvaried day. 

5 No more the drops of piercing grief 

Shall swell into my eyes ; 
Nor the meridian sun decline 
Amid those brighter skies. 

6 There all the millions of his saints 

Shall in one song unite, 
And each the bliss of all shall view, 
With infinite delight. 

11Q1 " Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood '." CM. 

1 There is a land of pure delight, 

Where saints immortal reign ; 
Infinite day excludes the night, 
And pleasures banish pain. 

2 There everlasting spring abides, 

And never-withering flowers : 
Death, like a narrow sea, divides 
This heavenly land from ours. 

3 Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood, 

Stand dressed in living green ; 

So to the Jews old Canaan stood, 

While Jordan rolled between. 

694 



HAPPINESS OF DYIXG. 1192. 

4 But timorous mortals start and shrink, 

To cross this narrow sea ; 
And linger, shivering, on the brink, 
And fear to launch away. 

5 Oh, could we make our doubts remove, 

Those gloomy doubts that rise, 
And see the Canaan that we love 
With unbeclouded eyes ! — 

6 Could we but climb where Moses stood, 

And view the landscape o'er, 
Not Jordan's stream, nor death's cold flood 
Should fright us from the shore. 



11QO "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord." Jj J J 

J- 1 * 7 ^ Rev. 14: 13. 

1 How blest the righteous when he dies! 

When sinks a weary soul to rest ! 
How mildly beam the closing eyes ! 
How gently heaves th' expiring breast! 

2 So fades a summer cloud away ; 

So sinks the gale when storms are o'er ; 
So gently shuts the eye of day ; 
So dies a wave along the shore. 

3 A holy quiet reigns around, 

A calm which life nor death destroys ; 
And naught disturbs that peace profound 
Which his unfettered soul enjoys. 

4 Farewell, conflicting hopes and fears, 

Where lights and shades alternate dwell ; 
How bright th' unchanging morn appears! 
Farewell, inconstant world, farewell! 

5 Life's labor done, as sinks the clay, 

Light from its load the spirit flies, 
While heaven and earth combine to say, 
" How blest the righteous when he dies ! " 
695 



1193-1195. PEACEEULNESS OF DEATH. 

i i QQ "That they may rest from their labors." J^ 1^J # 

[Another form of the preceding Hymn.] 

1 Sweet is the scene when Christians die, 

When holy souls retire to rest ; 
How mildly beams the closing eye ! 

How gently heaves th' expiring breast ! 

2 So fades a summer cloud away; 

So sinks the gale when storms are o'er ; 
So gently shuts the eye of day ; 
So dies a wave along the shore. 

3 Triumphant smiles the victor's brow, 

Fanned by some guardian angel's wing ; 
O grave ! where is thy victory now ? 

And where, O death ! where is thy sting ? 

1 1 04- "^° ^ e 9^ ve ^ h* s beloved sleep." L. M. 

1 Why should we start, and fear to die ! 

What timorous worms we mortals are! 
Death is the gate of endless joy, 
And yet we dread to enter there. 

2 The pains, the groans, and dying strife 

Fright our approaching souls away ; 
We still shrink back again to life, 
Fond of our prison and our clay. 

3 Oh, if my Lord would come and meet, 

My soul should stretch her wings in haste, 
Fly fearless through death's iron gate, 
Nor feel the terrors as she passed ! 

4 Jesus can make a dying bed 

Feel soft as downy pillows are, 
While on his breast I lean my head, 
And breathe my life out sweetly there ! 

1195 " Asleep in Jesus." L. M. 

1 Asleep in Jesus ! blessed sleep ! 
From which none ever wake to weep ; 
A calm and undisturbed repose, 
Unbroken by the last of foes. 
696 



PEACEFULNESS OF DEATH. 1196. 

2 Asleep in Jesus ! oh, how sweet 
To be for such a slumber meet ! 
With holy confidence to sing, 
That death hath lost its venomed stino; ! 



s ' 



3 Asleep in Jesus ! peaceful rest ! 
Whose waking is supremely blest ; 
No fear, no woe, shall dim that hour, 
Which manifests the Saviour's power. 

4 Asleep in Jesus ! oh, for me 
May such a blissful refuge be ! 
Securely shall my ashes lie, 

And wait the summons from on high. 



"There (he weary be at rest" Q^ JJ^ 

Job 3: 17—20. 

1 How still and peaceful is the grave ! 

Where, life's vain tumults past, 
Th' appointed house, by heaven's decree, 
Receives us all at last. 

2 The wicked there from troubling cease ; 

Their passions rage no more ; 
And there the weary pilgrim rests 
From all the toils he bore. 

3 There rest the prisoners now released 

From slavery's sad abode : 
No more they hear th' oppressor's voice, 
Or dread the tyrant's rod. 

4 There servants, masters, small and great, 

Partake the same repose ; 
And there, in peace, the ashes mix 
Of those who once were foes. 

5 All, leveled by the hand of death, 

Lie sleeping in the tomb, 
Till God in judgment calls them forth, 
To meet their final doom. 
59 697 



1197, 1198. PEACEFULNESS OF DEATH. 

^07 "In Christ shall all be made alive." Q t ]\J # 

1 Wheist downward to the darksome tomb 

I thoughtful turn my eyes, 
Frail nature trembles at the gloom, 
And anxious fears arise. 

2 Why shrinks my soul? — in death's embrace 

Once Jesus captive slept ; 
And angels, hovering o'er the place, 
His lowly pillow kept. 

3 Thus shall they guard my sleeping dust, 

And, as the Saviour rose, 
The grave again shall yield her trust, 
And end my deep repose. 

4 My Lord, before to glory gone, 

Shall bid me come away ; 
And calm and bright shall break the dawn 
Of heaven's eternal day. 

5 Then let my faith each fear dispel, 

And gild with light the grave ; 

To him my loftiest praises swell, 

Who died from death to save. 

X 1 98 " ^ iere ™ a ca ^ m f or those who weepy 8g $r 4. 

1 There is a calm for those who weep, 

A rest for weary pilgrims found ; 
They softly lie, and sweetly sleep, 
Low in the ground. 

2 The storm that racks the wint'ry sky 

No more disturbs their deep repose 
Than summer evening's latest sigh, 
That shuts the rose. 

3 I long to lay this painful head 

And aching heart beneath the soil ; 
To slumber, in that dreamless bed, 
From all my toil. 
698 



PEACEFULNESS OF DEATH. 1199. 

4 The soul, of origin divine, 

God's glorious image, freed from clay, 
In heaven's eternal sphere shall shine, 
A star of day. 

5 The sun is but a spark of fire, 

A transient meteor in the sky; 
The soul, immortal as its Sire, 
Shall never die. 



1199 "He fell asleep." C. M. 

1 Behold the western evening light ! 

It melts in evening gloom : 
So calmly Christians sink away, 
Descending to the tomb. 

2 The winds breathe low, the withering leaf 

Scarce whispers from the tree : 
So gently flows the parting breath, 
When good men cease to be. 

3 How beautiful on all the hills 

The crimson light is shed ! 
'T is like the peace the Christian gives 
To mourners round his bed. 

4 How mildly on the wandering cloud 

The sunset beam is cast ! 
'T is like the memory left behind 

When loved ones breathe their last. 

5 And now above the dews of night 

The rising star appears : 
So faith springs in the heart of those 
Whose eyes are bathed in tears. 

6 But soon the morning's happier light 

Its glory shall restore, 
And eyelids that are sealed in death 
Shall wake to close no more. 

699 



1200, 1201. BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 

1200 " Unvail thy bosom, faithful tomb." L. ^J # 

1 Unvail thy bosom, faithful tomb ; 

Take this new treasure to thy trust, 
And give these sacred relics room 
To slumber in the silent dust. 

2 Nor pain, nor grief, nor anxious fear, 

Invade thy bounds ; no mortal woes 
Can reach the peaceful sleeper here, 
While angels watch the soft repose. 

3 So Jesus slept ; God's dying Son 

Passed through the grave, and blest the bed: 
Rest here, blest saint, till from his throne 
The morning break, and pierce the shade. 

4 Break from his throne, illustrious morn ! 

Attend, O earth ! his sovereign word : 
Restore thy trust : a glorious form 
Shall then ascend to meet the Lord ! 



1201 " what {s y° ur l[ f eV * c M. 

1 Life is a span — a fleeting hour : 

How soon the vapor flies ! 
Man is a tender, transient flower, 
That ev'n in blooming — dies. 

2 The once loved form, now cold and dead, 

Each mournful thought employs ; 
And nature weeps her comforts fled, 
And withered all her joys. 

3 Hope looks beyond the bounds of time 

When what we now deplore 

Shall rise in full, immortal prime, 

And bloom to fade no more. 

4 Cease then, fond nature, cease thy tears! 

Religion points on high ; 
There everlasting spring appears, 
And joys that cannot die. 
700 






BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 1202, 1203. 

120*^ "Forsake me not ichen my strength failetli." gg & 4s. 

1 Lowly and solemn be 
Thy children's cry to thee, 

Father divine ! 
A hymn of suppliant breath, 
Owning that life and death 

Alike are thine. 

2 O Father ! in that hour 
When earth all succoring power 

Shall disavow, 
When spear and shield and crown 
In faintness are cast down, 

Sustain us thou ! 

3 By him who bowed to take 
The death-cup for our sake, 

The thorn, the rod, — 
From whom the last dismay 
Was not to pass away, — 

Aid us, O God ! 

4 Trembling beside the grave, 
We call on thee to save, 

Father divine ! 
Hear, hear our suppliant breath ; 
Keep us in life and death, 

Thine, only thine. 

1203 An ancient Burial Hymn. 6s & 8s* 

1 The pangs of death are near, 
Amid the joys of life ; 
And when, in guilty fear, 

We end our dying strife, 
To whom, most holy Lord, 
Shall we for succor flee? 
thou most mighty God! 
Our help is laid on thee : 
Lord Jesus ! by thy bloody stains, 
Save, save us from hell's bitter pains. 
59* 701 



1204. BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 

2 The bitter pains of hell 

Awaken our alarm; 
We merit only ill 

From thine avenging arm ; 
Most holy Lord our God, 

To whom but unto thee, 
Most merciful and good, 
Can we for refuge flee ? 
Suffer us not to fall away 
From Jesus, in our dying day. 

3 Our dying day will come, 

And call our crimes to mind : 
And when, in sorrow dumb, 
N"o hope on earth we find, 
To thee, O Christ, we fly, — 

To thine outflowing blood ; 
Look with thy pitying eye, 
Spare us, most holy Lord : 
Nor let us lose the joys that rise 
From thine atoning sacrifice. 



1 *?Q4- '^ e bvingeih down to the grave, and bringeth up." JJ # ]\J # 

1 Father, my spirit owns 

Thy right to mine and me ; 
Yet pardon human groans 

From human agony ; 
The eye's desire, the soul's delight, 
Thy wisdom hath seen good to blight. 

2 Alas ! the brittle reed, 

On human life to lean ! 
A solace frail indeed, 

Vanished as soon as seen ! 
Then, who shall fill the cheerless void, 
Or stay the soul 'mid hopes destroyed? 
702 



BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 1205,1206. 

3 In deep submission, aid 

The broken heart to lie, 
Nor, when the stroke is made, 

To murmur or reply ; 
Great grace for greatest need bestow, 
And strong supports for deepest woe. 

1^05 "Turn, mortal, turn ! thy danger know." Q t }._[, 

1 Bexeath our feet and o'er our head 

Is equal warning given ; 
Beneath us lie the countless dead, 
Above us is the heaven ! 

2 Death rides on every passing breeze ; 

He lurks in every flower ; 
Each season has its own disease, 
Its peril every hour ! 

3 Turn, mortal, turn ! thy danger know ; 

Where'er thy foot can tread, 
The earth rings hollow from below, 
And warns thee of her dead ! 

4 Turn, Christian, turn ! thy soul apply 

To truths divinely given ; 
The bones that underneath thee lie 
Shall live for hell or heaven ! 

1 *^0G "Sorrow not, even as others ichich have no hope.' 1 Q t J^J # 

1 Dear as thou wert, and justly dear, 

We will not weep for thee : 
One thought shall check the starting tear : 
It is, that thou art free. 

2 And thus shall faith's consoling power 

The tears of love restrain : 
Oh, who that saw thy parting hour, 
Could wish thee back again ! 

3 Triumphant in thy closing eye 

The hope of glory shone ; 
Joy breathed in thine expiring sigh, 
To think the fi o*ht was won. 
703 



1207,1208. BURIAL OE THE DEAD. 



4 Gently the passing spirit fled, 
Sustained by grace divine : 
Oh, may such grace on me be shed, 
And make my end like thine ! 

120T "^ midnight there was a cry made." g e ]^/[ # 

1 Servant of God, well done ! 

Rest from thy loved employ : 
The battle fought, the victory won, 
Enter thy Master's joy. 

2 The voice at midnight came ; 

He started up to hear : 
A mortal arrow pierced his frame ; 
He fell, but felt no fear. 

3 At midnight came the cry, 

" To meet thy God prepare ! " 
He woke, — and caught his Captain's eye ; 
Then, strong in faith and prayer, 

4 His spirit with a bound 

Left its encumbering clay : 
His tent, at sunrise, on the ground 
A darkened ruin lay. 

5 The pains of death are past ; 

Labor and sorrow cease ; 
And life's long warfare closed at last, 
His soul is found in peace. 

6 Soldier of Christ, well done ! 

Praise be thy new employ ; 
And, while eternal ages run, 
Rest in thy Saviour's joy. 

1208 UJ)ust io ***" o. m. 

1 Calm on the bosom of thy God, 
Young spirit, rest thee now ! 
Ev'n while with us thy footsteps trod, 
His seal was on thy brow. 
704 



DEATH OF CHRISTIAN FRIENDS. 1209, 1210. 

2 Dust, to its narrow house beneath ! 

Soul, to its place on high ! 
They that have seen thy look in death 
Xo more may fear to die. 

3 Lone are the paths, and sad the bowers, 

"Whence thy meek smile is gone ; 
But, oh ! a brighter home than ours, 
In heaven, is now thine own. 

" Weep not: she is not dead, but sleepeth." gg fa ^g^ 

Sister, thou wast mild and lovely, 

Gentle as the summer breeze, 
Pleasant as the air of evening, 

When it floats among the trees. 

Peaceful be thy silent slumber — 
Peaceful in the grave so low : 

Thou no more wilt join our number; 
Thou no more our songs shalt know. 

Dearest sister ! thou hast left us, 

Here thy loss we deeply feel ; 
But 't is God that hath bereft us, 

He can all our sorrows heal. 
Yet again we hope to meet thee, 

When the day of life is fled; 
Then in heaven with joy to greet thee, 

Where no farewell tear is shed ! 



^*) 1 A " Having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ." Q t JJ # 

1 Why do we mourn departing friends, 

Or shake at death's alarms ? 
5 T is but the voice that Jesus sends 
To call them to his arms. 

2 Are we not tending upward, too, 

As fast as time can move ? 
Xor would we wish the hours more slow 
To keep us from our love. 
705 



1211. DEATH OE CHRISTIAN FRIENDS. 

3 Why should we tremble to convey 

Their bodies to the tomb ? 
There the dear flesh of Jesus lay, 
There hoj3es unfading bloom. 

4 The graves of all his saints he blessed, 

And softened every bed ; 
Where should the dying members rest, 
But with the dying head ? 

5 Thence he arose, ascending high, 

And showed our feet the way ; 
Up to the Lord our souls shall fly, 
At the great rising day. 

6 Then let the last loud trumpet sound, 

And bid our kindred rise ; 
Awake ! ye nations under ground ; 
Ye saints ! ascend the skies. 



1011 "Let me die the death of the righteous." S. M. 

■*-^ Num. 23:10. 

1 Oh for the death of those 

Who slumber in the Lord ! 
Oh, be like theirs my last repose, 
Like theirs my last reward ! 

2 Their bodies in the ground 

In silent hope may lie, 
Till the last trumpet's joyful sound 
Shall call them to the sky. 

3 Their ransomed spirits soar, 

On wings of faith and love, 

To meet the Saviour they adore, 

And reign with him above. 

4 With us their names shall live 

Through long, succeeding years, 
Embalmed with all our hearts can give, 
Our praises and our tears. 
706 



DEATH OF CHRISTIAN FRIEXDS. 1212, 1213. 

5 Oh for the death of those 
Who slumber in the Lord ! 
Oh, be like theirs my last repose, 
Like theirs my last reward ! 

1 *?1 *) "And their works do follow them.'' 1 Q ]^f 

lwlw Rev.l4:13. 

1 Hear what the voice from heaven proclaims 

For all the pious dead ; 
Sweet is the savor of their names, 
And soft their sleeping bed. 

2 They die in Jesus, and are blest ; 

How kind their slumbers are ! 
From sufferings and from sin released, 
And freed from every snare. 

3 Far from this world of toil and strife, 

They 're present with the Lord ; 
The labors of their mortal life 
End in a large reward. 

1213 "And there shall be no more death." 8g & 7s. 

1 Cease, ye mourners, cease to languish 

O'er the grave of those you love ; 
Pain and death and night and anguish 
Enter not the world above. 

2 While our silent steps are straying 

Lonely through night's deepening shade, 
Glory's brightest beams are playing 
Round the happy Christian's head. 

3 Light and peace at once deriving 

From the hand of God most high, 
In his glorious presence living, 
They shall never, never die. 

4 Now, ye mourners, cease to languish 

O'er the grave of those you love ; 
Far removed from pain and anguish, 
They are chanting hymns above. 

707 



1214, 1215. DEATH OE CHRISTIAN FRIENDS. 

1214 "Neither shall there be any more pain." £v Jj # ]\J # 

1 Friend after friend departs : 

Who hath not lost a friend? 
There is no union here of hearts 

That finds not here an end : 
Were this frail world our final rest, 
Living or dying, none were blest. 

2 Beyond the flight of time, 

Beyond this vale of death, 
There surely is some blessed clime 

Where life is not a breath, — 
Nor life's affections transient fire, 
Whose sparks fly upward to expire. 

3 There is a world above, 

Where parting is unknown , 
A whole eternity of love, 

Formed for the good alone ; 
And faith beholds the dying here 
Translated to that happier sphere. 

4 Thus star by star declines, 

Till all are passed away, 
As morning high and higher shines, 

To pure and perfect day : 
Nor sink those stars in empty night — 
They hide themselves in heaven's own light. 

1^1*) " Why should we weep for those ivho die ? " Xj. M. 

1 Why should we weep for those who die, 

Those blessed ones who weep no more ? 
Jesus hath called them to the sky, 
And gladly have they gone before. 

2 A few short days they lingered here, 

Th' appointed span of trial knew ; 
Dropped — early dropped the parting tear, 
And early now have parted too. 

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DEATH OF CHRISTIAN FRIENDS. 1216, 1217. 

3 Up, up, in swift ascent, they rise, 

Star after star of living light ! 
Why should we mourn that midnight skies 
Become with added glories bright ? 

4 Far in the distant heavens they shine, 

But still with borrowed luster glow : 
Saviour, the beams are only thine, 
Of saints above, or saints below. 

5 For them no bitter tear we shed, — 

Their night of pain and grief is o'er, — 
But weep our lonely path to tread, 
And see the forms we loved, no more. 

1 21 G "They are not lost, but gone before." E. JyJ # 

1 Dear is the spot where Christians sleep, 

And sweet the strains their spirits pour ; 
Oh, why should Ave in anguish weep ? — 
They are not lost, but gone before. 

2 Secure from every mortal care, 

By sin and sorrow vexed no more, 
Eternal happiness they share 

Who are not lost, but gone before. 

3 To Zion's peaceful courts above 

In faith triumphant may we soar, 
Embracing, in the arms of love, 

The friends not lost, but gone before. 

4 To Jordan's bank whene'er we come, 

And hear the swelling waters roar ; 
Jesus ! convey us safely home, 

To friends not lost, but gone before. 

121 f' " And entered into rest." C. M. 

1 Why should our tears in sorrow flow, 
When God recalls his own ; 
And bids them leave a world of woe 
For an immortal crown ? 

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1218. DEATH OF CHRISTIAN FRIENDS. 

2 Is not ev'n death a gain to those 

Whose life to God is given ? 
Gladly to earth their eyes they close, 
To open them in heaven. 

3 Their toils are past, their work is done, 

And they are fully blest : 
They fought the fight, the victory won, 
And entered into rest. 

4 Then let our sorrows cease to flow ; 

God has recalled his own : 
And let our hearts, in every woe, 
Still say — " Thy will be done ! " 



J 21 8 " We wiU not deplore ihee." 12s. 

1 Thou art gone to the grave! but we will not de- 

plore thee, 
Though sorrows and darkness encompass the 

tomb; 
The Saviour hath passed through its portals before 

fore thee, 
And the lamp of his love is thy guide through 

the gloom. 

2 Thou art gone to the grave ! we no longer behold 

thee, 
Nor tread the rough paths of the world by thy 

side; 
But the wide arms of mercy are spread to enfold 

thee, 
And sinners may hope, for the Sinless hath died. 

3 Thou art gone to the grave ! and, its mansion for- 

saking, 
Perchance thy weak spirit in doubt lingered 
long: 
But the sunshine of glory beamed bright on thy 
waking, 
And full on thine ear burst the seraphim's song. 
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DEATH OF CHRISTIAN FRIEXDS. 1219. 

4 Thou art gone to the grave ! but we will not de- 
plore thee, 
Since God was thy Ransom, thy Guardian, and 
Guide : 
He gave thee, he took thee, and he will restore 
thee; 
And death has no sting, for the Saviour hath 
died. 



1 01 Q (l A name better than of sons and of daughters." C. M. 
1 * A ** Isaiah 56 : 4, 5. 

1 Ye mourning saints, whose streaming tears 

Flow o'er your children dead, 
Say not, in transports of despair, 
That all your hopes are fled. 

2 While, cleaving to that darling dust, 

In fond distress ye lie, 
Rise, and with joy and reverence view 
A heavenly Parent nigh ! 

3 Though, your young branches torn away, 

Like withered trunks ye stand ; — 
With fairer verdure shall ye bloom, 
Touched by th' Almighty's hand. 

4 "I '11 give the mourner," saith the Lord, 

" In my own house a place ; 
No names of daughters and of sons 
Could yield so high a grace. 

5 " Transient and vain is every hope 

A rising race can give ; 
In endless honor and delight 
My children all shall live." 

6 We welcome, Lord, those rising tears, 

Through which thy face we see ; 
And bless those wounds which through our hearts 
Prepare a w^ay for thee. 
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BOOK XIV. 

HYMNS PERTAINING TO THE HUMAN LOT AS IMMORTAL. 
1 220 The Pil 9™* s Song. g. M. 81. 

1 A few more years shall roll, 

A few more seasons come ; 
And we shall be with those that rest, 

Asleep within the tomb : 
Then, O my Lord, prepare 

My soul for that great day ; 
Oh, wash me in thy precious blood, 

And take my sins away ! 

2 A few more storms shall beat 

On this wild rocky shore ; 
And we- shall be where tempests cease, 

And surges swell no more : 
Then, O my Lord, prepare 

My soul for that calm day ; 
Oh, wash me in thy precious blood, 

And take my sins away ! 

3 A few more struggles here, 

A few more partings o'er, 
A few more toils, a few more tears, 

And we shall weep no more : 
Then, O my Lord, prepare 

My soul for that blest day ; 
Oh, wash me in thy precious blood, 

And take my sins away ! 
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THE CHRISTIAN PILGRIMAGE. 1221. 

: A few more Sabbaths here 

Shall cheer us on our way ; 
And we shall reach the endless rest, 

TV eternal Sabbath-day : 
Then, O my Lord, prepare 

My soul for that sw^eet day ; 
Oh, wash me in thy precious blood, 

And take my sins away ! 

'T is but a little while 

And he shall come again, 
Who died that we might live, who lives 

That we with him may reign : 
Then, O my Lord, prepare 

My soul for that glad day; 
Oh, wash me in thy precious blood, 

And take my sins away ! 

[ The Pilgrim's Prayer. 8s, 7s & 4. 

Guide me, O thou great Jehovah, 
Pilgrim through this barren land ; 

I am weak, but thou art mighty ; 
Hold me with thy powerful hand : 

Bread of heaven ! 
Feed me till I want no more. 

Open thou the crystal fountain, 

Whence the healing streams do flow ; 

Let the fiery, cloudy pillar 

Lead me all my journey through : 

Strong Deliverer ! 
Be thou still my strength and shield. 

When I tread the verge of Jordan, 

Bid my anxious fears subside ; 
Death of death ! and hell's Destruction ! 
Land me safe on Canaan's side : 

Songs of praises 
I will ever give to thee. 
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1222, 1223. THE CHRISTIAN PILGRIMAGE. 

1992 The Pilgrim's Prayer. g s 7 S & ^ 

X — — — (Another form of the preceding Hymn.) 

1 Shepherd of thine Israel ! lead us, 

Pilgrims o'er this barren sand ; 
Thou who hast from bondage freed us, 
Guard us by thine outstretched hand : 

Guide thy chosen 
Safely to the promised land. 

2 Feed us with the heavenly manna ; 

Fainting, may we feel thy might ; 
Go before us as our banner, 

Cloud by day, and fire by night : 

Great Redeemer, 
Shine around us; — thou art light. 

3 When we come to death's dark river, 

Bid the swelling stream divide ; 
Thou who canst our life deliver, 
Bear us through the sundered tide : 

Praises, praises 
Will we sing on Canaan's side ! 

1 OOQ "Here have toe no continuing city." T 1 T" 

1 ^^° Heb. 13:14. 

1 " We 've no abiding city here : " 

Sad truth, were this to be our home ; 
But let this thought our spirits cheer, 
" We seek a city yet to come." 

2 "We've no abiding city here;" 

We seek a city out of sight : 
Zion its name — the Lord is there, 
It shines with everlasting light. 

3 O sweet abode of peace and love, 

Where pilgrims freed from toil are blest ! 
Had I the pinions of the dove, 
I 'd fly to thee, and be at rest. 

4 But hush, my soul ! nor dare repine ; 

The time my God appoints is best : 
While here, to do his will be mine, 
And his to fix my time of rest. 
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THE CHRISTIAN PILGRIMAGE. 1224,1225. 

"Strangers and pilgrims on the earth.' gg fc 4s. 

I 'm but a stranger here, 

Heaven is my home ; 
Earth is a desert drear, 

Heaven is my home : 
Danger and sorrow stand 
Round me on every hand ; 
Heaven is my fatherland — 

Heaven is my home. 

What though the tempest rage, 

Heaven is my home ; 
Short is my pilgrimage, 

Heaven is my home : 
Time's cold and wint'ry blast 
Soon will be overpast ; 
I shall reach home at last — 

Heaven is my home. 

There, at my Saviour's side, 

Heaven is my home ; 
I shall be glorified — 

Heaven is my home : 
There are the good and blest, 
Those I loved most and best, 
And there I, too, shall rest; — 

Heaven is my home ! 



) "The former things are passed aivay." S. M. 

1 The people of the Lord 

Are on their way to heaven ; 
There they obtain their great reward, 
The prize will there be given. 

2 'T is conflict here below ; 

'T is triumph there, and peace : 
On earth we wrestle with the foe ; 
In heaven our conflicts cease. 
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1226,1227. THE CHRISTIAN PILGRIMAGE. 

3 'T is gloom and darkness here ; 

'T is light and joy above : 
There all is pure, and all is clear ; 
There all is peace and love. 

4 There rest shall follow toil, 

And ease succeed to care : 
The victors there divide the spoil ; 
They sing and triumph there. 

5 Then, let us joyful sing! 

The conflict is not long : 
We hope in heaven to praise our King 
In one eternal song. 

1226 Rest Yonder - 8s & 7s. 

1 This is not my place of resting, — 

Mine 's a city yet to come ; 
Onward to it I am hasting — 
On to my eternal home. 

2 In it all is light and glory ; 

O'er it shines a nightless day : 
Every trace of sin's sad story, 
All the curse, hath passed away. 

3 There the Lamb, our Shepherd, leads us, 

By the streams of life along, — 
On the freshest pastures feeds us, 
Turns our sighing into song. 

4 Soon we pass this desert dreary, 

Soon we bid farewell to pain; 
Never more are sad or weary, 
Never, never sin again ! 

1 997 " M y sou U ollowei ^ hard after Thee" L # JJ # 

A^— * Psalm 63. 

1 We go with the redeemed to taste 
Of joy supreme, that never dies ; 
Our feet still press the weary waste, 
Our hearts, our home, are in the skies. 
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THE CHRISTIAN PILGRIMAGE. 1228, 1229 



2 And, oh ! while on to Zion's hill 

The toilsome path of life we tread, 
Around us, loving Father, still 

Thy circling wings of mercy spread. 

3 From day to day, from hour to hour, 

Oh let our rising spirits prove 
The strength of thine almighty power, 
The sweetness of thy saving love ! 

l228 " Thou art to pass over Jordan this day" OS & Ts. 

1 My days are gliding swiftly by, 

And I, a pilgrim stranger, 
Would not detain them as they fly, — 
Those hours of toil and danger : 

For now we stand on Jordan's strand, 

Our friends are passing over; 
And, just before, the shining shore 
We may almost discover. 

2 Our absent king the watchword gave, — 

" Let every lamp be burning ; " 
We look afar, across the wave, 

Our distant home discerning: For now, etc. 

3 Should coming days be dark and cold, 

We will not yield to sorrow, 
For hope will sing, with courage bold, 

" There 's glory on the morrow : " For now, etc. 

4 Let storms of woe in whirlwinds rise, 

Each cord on earth to sever, — 
There — bright and joyous in the skies — 

There — is our home forever : For now, etc. 



121.V' " Our journey is a thorny maze" 0. JV1. 

Lord ! what a wretched land is this, 

That yields us no supply ; 
No cheering fruits, no wholesome trees, 

Nor streams of living joy ! 

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1230. THE CHRISTIAN PILGRIMAGE. 

2 Our journey is a thorny maze, 

But we press upward still, — 
Forget these troubles of the ways, 
And march to Zion's hill. 

3 There, on a green and flowery mount, 

Our weary souls shall sit; 
And, with transporting joys, recount 
The labors of our feet. 

4 Eternal glory to the King, 

That brought us safely through ! 
Our tongues shall never cease to sing, 
And endless praise renew. 

i OQ A Contrast of Heaven with Earth, fg fc gg^ 

■'- - ' 1 '" (An ancient Hymn.) 

1 Brief life is here our portion, 

Brief sorrow, short-lived care ; 
The life that knows no ending, 

The tearless life is there : 
Reward of grace how wondrous ! 

Short toil, — eternal rest ! 
Oh ! miracle of mercy, 

That rebels should be blest ! — 

2 That we with sin polluted 

Should have our home on high ! 
That we should dwell in mansions 

Beyond the starry sky ! 
And now we fight the battle, 

And then we wear the crown 
Of full and everlasting 

And ever bright renown ! 

3 I know not, oh ! I know not 

What social joys are there; 
What pure, unfading glory, 

What light beyond compare ; — 
And when I fain would sing them, 

My spirit fails and faints, — 
And vainly strives to image 

Th 5 assembly of the saints. 
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LODGING- FOR HEAVEN. 1231,1232. 

4 There is the throne of David, 
And there from toil released, 

The shout of them that triumph, 
The song of them that feast : 

O Garden free from sorrow ! 
O Plains that fear no strife ! 

princely Bowers, all blooming ! 
O Realm and Home of life ! 

1231 The New Jerusalem - c. m. 

1 Jerusalem ! my happy home ! 

Xame ever dear to me ! 
When shall my labors have an end, 
In joy, and peace, in thee ? 

2 Oh ! when, thou city of my God, 

Shall I thy courts ascend, 
Where evermore the angels sing, 
Where Sabbaths have no end ? 

3 There happier bowers, than Eden's, bloom, 

Nor sin nor sorrow know : 
Blest seats ! through rude and stormy scenes, 

1 onward press to you. 

4 Why should I shrink at J3ain and woe ? 

Or feel at death dismay ? 
I 've Canaan's goodly land in view, 
And realms of endless day. 

5 Jerusalem, my glorious home ! 

My soul still pants for thee ; 
Then shall my labors have an end, 
When I thy joys shall see. 

1 *?^5*? "How shall we sing the LoraVs song in a strange land? " g^ ]yj # 
1 — O+d Psalm 137. 

1 Far from my heavenly home, 
Far from my Father's breast, 
Fainting, I cry, " Blest Spirit, come, 
And speed me to my rest ! " 
719 



1233. LONGIXG FOR HEAVEX. 

2 Upon the willows long 

My harp has silent hung ; 
How should I sing a cheerful song, 
Till thou inspire my tongue ? 

3 My spirit homeward turns, 

And fain would thither flee ; 
My heart, O Zion, droops and yearns, 
When I remember thee. 

4 To thee, to thee I press — 

A dark and toilsome road : 
When shall I pass the wilderness,. 
And reach the saints' abode ? 

5 God of my life, be near ; 

On thee my hopes I cast : 
Oh, guide me through the desert here, 
And bring me home at last ! 



u Earnestly desiring to be clothed upon." Q m ~fy[. 

1 Father ! I long, I faint, to see 

The place of thine abode ; 
I 'd leave thine earthly courts, and flee 
Up to thy seat, my God ! 

2 There all the heavenly hosts are seen; 

In shining ranks they move ; 
And drink immortal vigor in, 
With wonder and with love. 

3 Then at thy feet, with awful fear, 

Th' adoring armies fall ; 
With joy they shrink to nothing there, 
Before th' eternal All. 

4 The more thy glories strike my eyes, 

The humbler I shall lie ; 
Thus while I sink, my joys shall rise 
Immeasurably high. 
720 



LODGING FOR HEAVEN. 1234, 1235. 
" When shall I see my Father's face ? " C. M. 

Ox Jordan's stormy banks I stand, 

And cast a wishful eye 
To Canaan's fair and happy land, 

Where my possessions lie. 

2 Oh the transporting, rapturous scene, 

That rises to my sight ! 
Sweet fields arrayed in living green, 
And rivers of delight ! 

3 O'er all those wide extended plains 

Shines one eternal day ; 
There God, the Sun, forever reigns, 
And scatters night away. 

4 No chilling winds, no poisonous breath, 

Can reach that healthful shore ; 
Sickness and sorrow, pain and death, 
Are felt and feared no more. 

5 When shall I reach that happy place, 

And be forever blest ? 
When shall I see my Father's face, 
And in his bosom rest ? 

6 Filled with delight, my raptured soul 

Can here no longer stay ; 
Though Jordan's waves around me roll, 
Fearless I 'd launch aAvay. 



"Willing rather to be absent jrom the body.'" Jj m ]\J # 

Descend from heaven, immortal Dove ! 

Stoop down and take us on thy wings ; 
And mount, and bear us far above 

The reach of these inferior things, — 

Beyond, beyond this lower sky, 

lip w T here eternal ages roll, 
Where solid pleasures never die, 

And fruits immortal feast the soul. 

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1236. LONGING FOR HEAVEN. 

3 Oh for a sight, a pleasing sight, 

Of our almighty Father's throne ! 
There sits our Saviour, crowned with light, 
Clothed in a body like our own. 

4 Adoring saints around him stand, 

And thrones and powers before him fall : 
The God shines gracious through the Man, 
And sheds sweet glories on them all. 

5 Oh ! what amazing joys they feel, 

While to their golden harps they sing, 
And sit on every heavenly hill, 

And spread the triumj^h of their king ! 

6 When shall the day, dear Lord, appear, 

That I shall mount to dwell above ; 
And stand, and bow, among them there, 
And view thy face, and sing, and love ! 



1236 No sin in Hemm ' c. iv 

1 Far from these narrow scenes of night, 

Unbounded glories rise, 
And realms of infinite delight, 
Unknown to mortal eyes. 

2 Fair, distant land ! could mortal eyes 

But half its charms explore, 
How w r ould our spirits long to rise, 
And dwell on earth no more ! 

3 No cloud those blissful regions know — 

Realms ever bright and fair ! 
For sin, the source of mortal woe, 
Can never enter there. 

4 Oh, may the heavenly prospect fire 

Our hearts with ardent love ! 
Till w r ings of faith, and strong desire, 
Bear every thought above. 

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LONGING FOR HEAVEN. 1237,1238. 

5 Prepare us, Lord, by grace divine, 
For thy bright courts on high ; 
Then bid our spirits rise and join 
The chorus of the sky. 

-J 9^7 "Fwever iciih the Lord:' g # ]\J # 

-*■—*-'• IThess. 4:17. 

1 « Forever with the Lord ! " 

Amen ! so let it be : 
Life from the dead is in that word ; 
'T is immortality ! 

2 My Father's house on high, 

Home of my soul ! how near, 
At times, to faith's aspiring eye, 
Thy golden gates appear ! 

3 "Forever with the Lord!" 

Father, if 't is thy will, 
The promise of thy gracious word, 
Ev'n here to me fulfill. 

4 Be thou at my right hand ; 

So shall I never fail : 
Uphold thou me and I shall stand ; 
Help, and I shall prevail. 

5 So, when my latest breath 

Shall rend the vail in twain, 
By death I shall escape from death, 
And life eternal gain. 

6 Knowing " as I am known," 

How shall I love that word, 
And oft repeat before the throne, 
" Forever with the Lord ! " 

1238 "I press toward the mark for the prize." ^3 ^ (3g % 

1 Rise, my soul ! and stretch thy wings, 
Thy better portion trace ; 
Rise, from transitory things, 

Toward heaven, thy native place : 
723 



1239. LONGING FOR HEAVEN. 

Sun, and moon, and stars decay, 
Time shall soon this earth remove : 

Rise, my soul, and haste away 
To seats prepared above ! 

2 Rivers to the ocean run, 

Nor stay in all their course ; 
Fire ascending seeks the sun, — 

Both speed them to their source : 
So a soul that 's born of God, 

Pants to view his glorious face, 
Upward tends to his abode, 

To rest in his embrace. 

3 Cease, ye pilgrims ! cease to mourn, - 

Press onward to the prize ; 
Soon your Saviour will return 

Triumphant in the skies : 
Yet a season, and you know 

Happy entrance will be given, 
All your sorrows left below, 

And earth exchanged for heaven. 



1239 JDeath is Gain ' C. M. 

1 When musing sorrow weeps the past, 

And mourns the present pain, 
5 T is sweet to think of peace at last, 
And feel that death is gain. 

2 'T is not that murmuring thoughts arise, 

And dread a Father's will ; 
5 T is not that meek submission flies, 
And would not suffer still : 

3 It is that heaven-born faith surveys 

The path that leads to light, 
And longs her eagle plumes to raise, 
And lose herself in sight. 
724 



LONGING FOR HEAVEN. 1240,1241. 

4 Oh, let me wing my hallowed flight 
From earth-born woe and care, 
And soar above these clouds of night, 
My Saviour's bliss to share ! 

1*?4-0 "Caught up together with them in the clouds." C. M. 

1 Hope of our hearts ! O Lord, appear, 

Thou glorious Star of day ! 
Shine forth, and chase the dreary night, 
With all our tears, away. 

2 Strangers on earth, we wait for thee : 

Oh, leave the Father's throne ! 
Come with a shout of victory, Lord, 
And claim us as thine own ! 

3 Oh, bid the bright archangel then 

The trump of God prepare, 
To call thy saints, the quick, the dead, 
To meet thee in the air ! 

4 No resting-place we seek on earth, 

No loveliness we see ; 
Our eye is on the royal crown 
Prepared for us and thee. 

5 But, oh ! the thought of sharing, Lord, 

Thy glorious throne above, 
What is it to the brighter hope 
Of dwelling in thy love ? 

1 *?41_ u C° me "> crown and throne; come, robe and palm" Q m j^J. 

1 These are the crowns that we shall wear, 

When all thy saints are crowned ; 
These are the paims that we shall bear 
On yonder holy ground. 

2 These are the robes, unsoiled and white, 

Which we shall then put on, 
When, foremost 'mong the sons of light, 
We sit on yonder throne. 
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1242. LONGING FOE HEAVEN. 

3 That is the city of the saints, 

Where we so soon shall stand, 
When we shall strike these desert-tents, 
And quit this desert-land. 

4 Then welcome toil and care and pain ! 

And welcome sorrow too ! 

All toil is rest, all grief is gain, 

With such a prize in view. 

5 Come, crown and throne ; come, robe and palm; 

Burst forth, glad stream of peace ! 
Come, holy city of the Lamb ! 
Rise, Sun of righteousness ! 



1242 "And dying is but going home." 1^ ]\J # 

1 Now let our souls on wings sublime, 
Rise from the vanities of time, 
Draw back the parting vail, and see 
The glories of eternity. 

2 Born by a new, celestial birth, 

Why should we grovel here on earth ? 
Why grasp at vain and fleeting toys, 
So near to heaven's eternal joys ? 

3 Shall aught beguile us on the road, 
While we are walking back to God ? 
For strangers into life we come, 
And dying is but going home. 

4 Welcome sweet hour of full discharge, 
That sets our longing souls at large, 
Unbinds our chains, breaks up our cell, 
And gives us with our God to dwell. 

5 To dwell with God, to feel his love, 
Is the full heaven enjoyed above; 
And the sweet expectation now 

Is the young dawn of heaven below. 

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SAINTS IN HEAVEN. 1243,1244. 

1243 "I shall go to Mm." C. M. 

1 Blest hour, when righteous souls shall meet, 

Shall meet to part no more ; 
And with celestial welcome greet 
On an immortal shore ! 

2 The parent finds his long lost child ; 

Brothers on brothers gaze : 
The tear of resignation mild 
Is changed to joy and praise. 

3 Each tender tie, dissolved with pain, 

With endless bliss is crowned : 
All that was dead revives again, 
All that was lost is found. 

4 Congenial minds, arrayed in light, 

High thoughts shall interchange ; 
Nor cease, with ever-new delight, 
On wings of love to range. 

5 Their Father marks their generous flame, 

And looks complacent down : 
The smile that owns their filial claim 
Is their immortal crown. 



1244 l< ® ne ™ our ^ i °p e °f resi aoove '" L, m. 

1 Still one in life and one in death, 

One in our hope of rest above ; 
One in our joy, our trust, our faith, 
One in each other's faithful love. 

2 Yet must we part, and, parting, weep ; 

What else has earth for us in store ? 
Our farewell pangs, how sharp and deep ! 
Our farewell words, how sad and sore ! 

3 Yet shall we meet again in peace, 

To sing the song of festal joy, 
Where none shall bid our gladness cease, 
And none our fellowship destroy. 

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1245,1246. saints in heaven. 

4 Where none shall beckon us away, 

Nor bid our festival be done ; 
Our meeting-time th' eternal day, 
Our meeting-place th' eternal throne. 

5 There, hand in hand, firm-linked at last, 

And, heart to heart, enfolded all, 
We '11 smile upon the troubled past, 
And wonder why we wept at all. 

1245 The C hudo f Witnesses. Q m M. 

1 Give me the wings of faith, to rise 

Within the vail, and see 
The saints above — how great their joys, 
How bright their glories be ! 

2 Once they were mourning here below, 

And wet their couch with tears ; 
They wrestled hard, as we do now, 
With sins and doubts and fears. 

3 I ask them whence their victory came ; 

They, with united breath, 
Ascribe their conquest to the Lamb, 
Their triumph to his death. 

4 They marked the footsteps that he trod ; 

His zeal inspired their breast ; 
And, following their incarnate God, 
Possess the promised rest. 

5 Our glorious Leader claims our praise 

For his own pattern given, 
While the long cloud of witnesses 
Show the same path to heaven. 

1 9 A(\ "Hz, being dead, yet speaketh." Q ]\J 

- l ^' ±U Heb.ll. 

1 Rise, O my soul, pursue the path 
By ancient worthies trod ; 
Aspiring, view those holy men, 
Who lived and walked with God. 

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SAINTS IN HEAVEN. 1247,1248, 

2 Though dead, they speak in reason's ear, 

And in example live ; 
Their faith, and hope, and mighty deeds, 
Still fresh instruction give. 

3 'T was through the Lamb's most precious blood, 

They conquered every foe ; 
And to his power and matchless grace 
Their crowns of life they owe. 

4 Lord ! may I ever keep in view 

The patterns thou hast given, 

And ne'er forsake the blessed road 

That led them safe to heaven. 

2247 Thanks for all Saints. g. M. 

1 For all thy saints, O God, 

Who strove in Christ to live, 
Who followed him, obeyed, adored, 
Our grateful hymn receive. 

2 For all thy saints, O God, 

Accept our thankful cry, 
Who counted Christ their great reward, 
And yearned for him to die. 

3 They all, in life and death, 

With him, their Lord, in view, 
Learned from thy Holy Spirit's breath 
To suffer and to do. 

4 For this, thy name we bless, 

And humbly pray that we 
May follow them in holiness, 
And live and die in thee. 

1 O J_Q The Song of the Hundred and forty and four thousand. 7g # 

I"*® Rev. 7:11-17. 

1 What are these in bright array, 

This innumerable throng, 

Round the altar night and day, 

Hymning one triumphant song ? — 
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1249. SAINTS IN HEAVEN. 

" Worthy is the Lamb once slain, 
Blessing, honor, glory, power, 
Wisdom, riches, to obtain, 
New dominion every hour ! " 

2 These through fiery trials trod ; 

These from great affliction came ; 
Now before the throne of God, 

Sealed with his almighty name : 
Clad in raiment pure and white, 

Victor-palms in every hand, 
Through their dear Redeemer's might, 

More than conquerors they stand. 

3 Hunger, thirst, disease unknown, 

On immortal fruits they feed ; 
Them the Lamb amid the throne 

Shall to living fountains lead : 
Joy and gladness banish sighs ; 

Perfect love dispels all fear ; 
And forever from their eyes 

God shall wipe away the tear. 

1 24- / "God shall loipe away all tears from their eyes" 7g # 

1 High in yonder realms of light, 

Dwell the raptured saints above ; 
Far beyond our feeble sight, 

Happy in Immanuers love : 
Pilgrims in this vale of tears, 

Once they knew, like us below, 
Gloomy doubts, distressing fears, 

Torturing pain and heavy woe. 

2 But these days of weeping o'er, 

Passed this scene of toil and pain, 
They shall feel distress no more — 

Never, never weep again : 
'Mid the chorus of the skies, 

'Mid th' angelic lyres above, 
Hark, their songs melodious rise, 

Songs of praise to Jesus' love ! 
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SAINTS IN HEAVEN. 1250. 

All is tranquil and serene, 

Calm and undisturbed repose : 
There no cloud can intervene, 

There no angry tempest blows : 
Every tear is wiped away, 

Sighs no more shall heave the breast, 
Night is lost in endless day, 

Sorrow — in eternal rest. 



1 *? lO l ^ e ^ iai s ^ ei ^ on the throne shall dwell among them." Q ~\ J # 

1 How bright these glorious spirits shine ! 

Whence all their white array ? 
How came they to the blissful seats 
Of everlasting day? 

2 Lo ! these are they from sufferings great 

Who came to realms of light, 
And in the blood of Christ have washed 
These robes which shine so bright. 

3 Now, with triumphal palms, they stand 

Before the throne on high, 
And serve the God they love, amid 
The glories of the sky. 

4 His presence fills each heart with joy, 

Tunes every voice to sing ; 
By day, by night, the sacred courts 
With glad hosannas ring. 

5 The Lamb, that dwells amid the throne, 

Shall o'er them still preside, 
Feed them with nourishment divine, 
And all their footsteps guide. 

6 In pastures green he '11 lead his flock, 

Where living streams appear ; 
And God, the Lord, from every eye 
Shall wipe off every tear. 
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1251,1252. BLESSEDNESS OF HEAVEN. 

1^51 "There the wicked cease from troubling." Q, M. 

1 Our sins, alas ! how strong they are ! 

And, like a raging flood, 
They break our duty, Lord, to thee, 
And force us from our God. 

2 The waves of trouble — how they rise ! 

How loud the tempests roar ! 
But death shall land our weary souls 
Safe on the heavenly shore. 

3 There to fulfill his sweet commands 

Our speedy feet shall move ; 
No sin shall clog our winged zeal, 
Or cool our burning love. 

4 There shall we sit, and sing, and tell 

The wonders of his grace, 
Till heavenly raptures fire our hearts, 
And smile in every face. 

5 Forever his dear, sacred name 

Shall dwell upon our tongue, 
And Jesus and salvation be 
The close of every song. 



1252 The Eternit y °f Heaven - C. M. 

1 From thee, my God, my joys shall rise, 

And run eternal rounds, 
Beyond the limits of the skies, 
And all created bounds. 

2 The holy triumphs of my soul 

Shall death itself outbrave, 
Leave dull mortality behind, 
And fly beyond the grave. 

3 There, where my blessed Jesus reigns, 

In heaven's unmeasured space, 
I '11 spend a long eternity 
In pleasure and in praise. 
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BLESSEDNESS OF HEAVEN 1253. 

4 Millions of years my wondering eyes 

Shall o'er thy beauties rove, 
And endless ages I '11 adore 
The glories of thy love. 

5 My Saviour ! every smile of thine 

Shall fresh endearments bring, 
And thousand tastes of new delight 
From all thy graces spring. 

6 Haste, my Beloved ! raise my soul * 

Up to thy blest abode ; 
Fly ! for my spirit longs to see 
My Saviour and my God ! 



The Heavenly Rest. L # ^J # 

[Original Form.] 

1 Lord of the Sabbath, hear our vows, 
On this thy day, in this thy house ; 
And own, as grateful sacrifice, 

The songs which from the desert rise. 

2 Thine earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we love, — 
But there 's a nobler rest above : 

To that our laboring souls aspire, 
With ardent pangs of strong desire. 

3 No more fatigue, no more distress, 
Nor sin nor hell shall reach the place ; 
No groans to mingle with the songs 
Which warble from immortal tongues. 

4 No rude alarms of raging foes ; 
No cares to break the long repose ; 
No midnight shade, no clouded sun, — 
But sacred, high, eternal noon ! 

5 O long-expected day, begin ! 

Dawn on these realms of woe and sin ; 
Fain would we leave this weary road, 
And sleep in death, to rest with God. 
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1254,1255. BLESSEDNESS OF HEAVEN. 



i *} KA The Heavenly Rest. L # ^ 

LZjO^l j Abridged Form.] 

1 Thine early Sabbaths, Lord, we love, — 
But there 's a nobler rest above : 

To that our longing souls aspire, 
With cheerful hope, and strong desire. 

2 No more fatigue, no more distress, 
Nor sin nor death shall reach the place; 
No groans shall mingle with the songs 
Which warble from immortal tongues. 

3 No rude alarms of raging foes ; 
No cares to break the long repose, 
No midnight shade, no clouded sun ; 
But sacred, high, eternal noon ! 

4 Thine earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we love, — 
But there 's a nobler rest above : 

To that our longing souls aspire, 
With cheerful hope and strong desire. 

1255 Home for the Weary. g s & 6s. 

1 There is an hour of peaceful rest, 

To mourning wanderers given ; 
There is a tear for souls distressed, 
A balm for every wounded breast : 

'T is found above — in heaven. 

2 There is a home for weary souls, 

By sin and sorrow driven, — 
When tossed on life's tempestuous shoals, 
Where storms arise, and ocean rolls, 

And all is drear — but heaven. 

3 There faith lifts up her cheerful eye 

To brighter prospects given ; 
And views the tempest passing by, 
The evening shadows quickly fly, 

And all serene — in heaven. 
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BLESSEDNESS OF HEAVEX. 1256, 1257. 

4 There fragrant flowers immortal bloom, 
And joys supreme are given ; 

There rays divine disperse the gloom ; 

Beyond the confines of the tomb 
Appears the dawn of heaven ! 

12o6 "Lord, I believe a rest remains." C. ]\J, 

1 Lord, I believe a rest remains, 

To all thy people known ; 
A rest where pure enjoyment reigns 
And thou art loved alone ; — 

2 A rest where all our souls' desire 

Is fixed on things above ; 
Where fear and sin and grief expire, 
Cast out by perfect love. 

3 Oh that I now the rest might know, 

Believe and enter in ! 
Now, Saviour ! now the power bestow, 
And let me cease from sin. 

4 Remove the hardness of my heart, 

The unbelief remove ; 
To me the rest of faith impart — 
The Sabbath of thy love. 

"| 0X7" Holiness of Heaven, Q^ JJ^ 

A ^^ • 1 Cor. 2: 9,10. 

1 Nor eye hath seen, nor ear hath heard, 

Nor sense nor reason known, 
What joys the Father has prepared 
For those that love his Son. 

2 But the good Spirit of the Lord 

Reveals a heaven to come ; 

The beams of glory in his word 

Allure and guide us home. 

3 Pure are the joys above the sky, 

And all the region peace ; 
No wanton lips, nor envious eye 
Can see or taste the bliss. 
735 



1258, 1259. BLESSEDNESS OE HEAVEN. 

4 Those holy gates forever bar 
Pollution, sin, and shame ; 
None shall obtain admittance there, 
But followers of the Lamb. 

1258 "Tlie Lamb is the light thereof." L.M. 

1 Oh for a sweet, inspiring ray, 

To animate our feeble strains, 
From the bright realms of endless day — 
The blissful realms where Jesus reigns ! 

2 There, low before his glorious throne, 

Adoring saints and angels fall ; 
And, with delightful worship, own 

His smile their bliss, their heaven, their all. 

o Immortal glories crown his head, 
While tuneful hallelujahs rise. 
And love and joy and triumph spread 
Through all th' assemblies of the skies. 

4 He smiles, — and seraphs tune their songs 

To boundless rapture, while they gaze ; 
Ten thousand thousand joyful tongues 
Resound his everlasting praise. 

5 There all the followers of the Lamb 

Shall join at last the heavenly choir: 
Oh, may the joy-inspiring theme 
Awake our faith and warm desire ! 

1*?'^0 Children's Song of the Happy Land. gg 4s & 7. 

1 There is a happy land, 
Far, far away, 
Where saints in glory stand, 

Bright, bright as day ; 
Oh, how they sweetly sing, 
Worthy is our Saviour King ! 
Loud let his praises ring, 
Praise, praise for aye. 
736 



BLESSEDNESS OF HEAVEN". 1260. 

Come to that happy land, — 

Come, come away; 
Why will ye doubting stand, 

Why still delay? 
Oh ! we shall happy be, 
When from sin and sorrow free; 
Lord, we shall live with thee, 

Blest, blest for aye ! 

Bright, in that happy land, 

Beams every eye; 
Kept by a Father's hand, 

Love cannot die : 
Oh, then to glory run ! 
Be a crown and kingdom won; 
And bright, above the sun, 

We reign for aye ! 



l^GO l ^ n m y -Father's house are many mansions" Q /t ]\L 

1 Whex I can read my title clear 

To mansions in the skies, 
I bid farewell to every fear, 
And wipe my weeping eyes. 

2 Should earth against my soul engage, 

And hellish darts be hurled, 

Then I can smile at Satan's rage, 

And face a frowning world. 

3 Let cares like a wild deluge come, 

And storms of sorrow fall ; 
May I but safely reach my home, 
My God, my heaven, my all, — 

4 There shall I bathe my weary soul 

In seas of heavenly rest, 
And not a wave of trouble roll 
Across my peaceful breast. 
62* 737 



1261, 1262. BLESSEDNESS OF EEAVEX. 

\ 26 1 " what must il be to he there ' " 8s. 

1 We speak of the realms of the blest, 

That country so bright and so fair, 
And oft are its glories confessed ; 
But what must it be to be there ! 

2 We speak of its pathways of gold, 

Its walls decked with jewels so rare, 
Its wonders and pleasures untold ; 
But what must it be to be there ! 

3 We speak of its freedom from sin, 

From sorrow, temptation and care, 
From trials without and within ; 
But what must it be to be there ! 

4 We speak of its service of love, 

The robes which the glorified wear, 
The church of the first-born above ; 
But what must it be to be there ! 

5 Do thou, Lord, 'mid sorrow and woe, 

Still for heaven my spirit prepare, 
And shortly I also shall know, 
And feel, what it is to be there. 

1 ^62 "Everlasting joy shall be upon their heads." Qq fc fs. 

1 Will that not joyful be, 
When we walk by faith no more, 
When the Lord we loved before, 

As Brother-man we see ; 
When he welcomes us above, 
When we share his smile of love, 

Will that not joyful be ? 

2 Will that not joyful be, 
When to meet us rise and come 
All our buried treasures home, 

A gladsome company ! 
When our arms embrace again 
Those we mourned so long in vain, 

Will that not joyful be ? 
738 



BLESSEDNESS OF HEAVEN. 1263. 

3 Will that not joyful be, 
When we hear what none can tell, 
And the ringing chorus swell 

Of angels' melody ! 
When we join their songs of praise, 
Hallelujahs with them raise, 

Will that not joyful be ? 

4 Yes! that will joyful be ; 
Let the world her gilts recall ; 
There is bitterness in all : 

Her joys are vanity ! 
Courage, dear ones of my heart ! 
Though it grieves us here to part, 

There we shall joyful be ! 

1^63 "There remaineth therefore a rest." g # ]\£ # 

1 And is there, Lord, a rest 

For weary souls designed, 
Where not a care shall stir the breast, 
Or sorrow entrance find ? 

2 Is there a blissful home, 

Where kindred minds shall meet, 
And live, and love, nor ever roam 
From that serene retreat ? 

3 Are there bright happy fields, 

Where nought that blooms shall die ; 
Y\ T here each new scene fresh pleasure yields, 
And healthful breezes sigh ? 

4 Are there celestial streams, 

Where living waters glide, 
With murmurs sweet as angel dreams, 
And flowery banks beside ? 

5 Forever blessed they, 

Whose joyful feet shall stand, 
While endless ages waste away, 
Amid that glorious land ! 
739 



1264,1265. BLESSEDNESS OF HEAVEN. 

6 My soul would thither tend, 

While toilsome years are given ; 
Then let rne, gracious God, ascend 
To sweet repose in heaven! 

1264- "Happy are the faithful dead." fs. 

1 Hark ! a voice divides the sky ! 

Happy are the faithful dead 
In the Lord who sweetly die ! 

They from all their toils are freed. 

2 Ready for their glorious crown, 

Sorrows past and sins forgiven, — 
Here they lay their burden down, 
Hallowed and made meet for heaven. 

3 Yes ! the Christian's course is run ! 

Ended is the glorious strife ; 
Fought the fight, the work is done ; 
Death is swallowed up in life ! 

4 Lo ! the prisoner is released — 

Lightened of his heavy load ; 
"Where the weary are at rest, 
He is gathered into God ! 

5 When from flesh the spirit freed, 

Hastens homeward to return, 
Mortals cry, " A man is dead !" 
Angels sing, "A child is born !" 

1^6^) "Now they desire abetter country " C. M. 

1 Oh ! could our thoughts and wishes fly 

Above these gloomy shades, 
To those bright worlds beyond the sky, 
Which sorrow ne'er invades ! 

2 There joys unseen by mortal eyes, 

Or reason's feeble ray, 
In ev r er-blooming prospect rise, 
Unconscious of decay. 
740 



SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. 1266. 

3 Lord ! send a beam of light divine 

To guide our upward aim ; 
With one reviving touch of thine 
Our languid hearts inflame. 

4 Then shall, on faith's sublimest wing, 

Our ardent wishes rise 
To those bright scenes where pleasures spring 
Immortal in the skies. 



IwUU Rev. 21:1-5. 

1 Lo ! what a glorious sight appears 

To our believing eyes ! 
The earth and seas are passed away, 
And the old rolling skies. 

2 From the third heaven, where God resides, 

That holy, happy place, 
The New Jerusalem comes down, 
Adorned with shining grace. 

3 Attending angels shout for joy, 

And the bright armies sing : 
" Mortals ! behold the sacred seat 
Of your descending King. 

4 "The God of glory down to men 

Removes his blest abode, — 
Men the dear objects of his grace, 
And he the loving God. 

5 "His own soft hands shall wipe the tears 

From every weeping eye ; 
And pains, and groans, and griefs, and fears, 
And death itself, shall die." 

6 How long, dear Saviour ! oh, how long 

Shall this bright hour delay ? 
Fly swifter round, ye wdieels of time, 
And bring the welcome day ! 
741 



1267,1268. second coming of christ. 

2267 '■ The Lord shaU come " l. m. 

1 The Lord shall come ! the earth shall quake ; 
The mountains to their center shake ; 

And withering from the vault of night, 
The stars withdraw their feeble light. 

2 The Lord shall come ! but not the same 
As once in lowly form he came, — 

A silent Lamb before his foes, 
A weary man, and full of woes. 

3 The Lord shall come ! a dreadful form, 
With wreath of flame, and robe of storm, 
On cherub-wings, and wings of wind, 
Anointed Judge of human kind ! 

4 Can this be he, who wont to stray 
A pilgrim on the world's highway, 

By power oppressed, and mocked by pride, — 
The Nazarene, the Crucified ? 

5 While sinners in despair shall call, 
"Rocks, hide us ! mountains, on us fall ! " 

The saints, ascending from the tomb, 
Shall sing for joy, " The Lord is come !" 

1 ^GR " "^ e -L° r d ^sus shall be revealed from heaven." ^S. 

1 Hark! that shout of rapturous joy, 

Bursting forth from yonder cloud ! 
Jesus comes, and through the sky 
Angels tell their joy aloud! 

2 Hark ! the trumpet's awful voice 

Sounds abroad, through sea and land ; 
Let his people now rejoice ! 
Their redemption is at hand. 

3 See ! the Lord appears in view ; 

Heaven and earth before him fly ! 
Rise, ye saints, he comes for you — 
Rise to meet him in the sky. 
742 



SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. 1269,1270 



4 Go, and dwell with him above, 
Where no foe can e'er molest ; 
Happy in the Saviour's love ! 
Ever blessing, ever blest. 

1 *?fJQ "E ven s0 > come, Lord Jesus." S. M. 

1 Come, Lord ! and tarry not ; 

Bring the long-looked-for day ; 
Oh ! why these years of waiting here, 
These ages of delay? 

2 Come ! for the good are few ; 

They lift the voice in vain ; 
Faith waxes fainter on the earth, 
And love is on the wane. 

3 Come ! for love waxes cold, 

Its steps are faint and slow ; 
Faith now is lost in unbelief; 
Hope's lamp burns dim and low. 

4 Come ! for creation groans, 

Impatient of thy stay, 
Worn out with these long years of ill, 
These ages of delay. 

5 Come, and make all things new, 

Build up this ruined earth; 
Restore our faded Paradise — 
Creation's second birth ! 

6 Come, and begin thy reign 

Of everlasting peace ; 
Come, take the kingdom to thyself, 
Great King of righteousness ! 

1 ^70 "How long, Lord, holy and true f " g # JJ. 

1 The Church has waited long 
Her absent Lord to see ; 
And still in loneliness she waits, 
A friendless stranger she. 
743 



1271. THE RESURRECTION. 

2 How long, O Lord our God, 

Holy and true and good, 
Wilt thou not judge thy suffering church, 
Her sighs and tears and blood ? 

3 Saint after saint on earth 

Has lived and loved and died ; 
And as they left us one by one, 
We laid them side by side. 

4 We laid them down to sleep, 

But not in hope forlorn ; 
We laid them but to ripen there, 
Till the last glorious morn. 

5 We long to hear thy voice, 

To see thee face to face, 
To share thy crown and glory then, 
As now we share thy grace. 

6 Come, Lord ! and wipe away 

The curse, the sin, the stain, 
And make this blighted world of ours 
Thine own fair world again. 



"J2T "My flesh also shall rest in hope." S. M. 

1 Rest for the toiling hand, 

Rest for the anxious brow, 
Rest for the weary, way-worn feet, 
Rest from all labor now ; — 

2 Rest for the fevered brain, 

Rest for the throbbing eye ; 
Through these parch'd lips of thine no more 
Shall pass the moan or sigh. 

3 Soon shall the trump of God 

Give out the welcome sound, 
That shakes thy silent chamber-walls, 
And breaks the turf-sealed ground. 
744 



THE RESURRECTION. 1272. 

4 Ye dwellers in the dust, 

Awake! come forth and sing; 
Sharp has your frost of winter been, 
But bright shall be your spring. 

5 'T was sown in weakness here ; 

5 T will then be raised in power: 
That which was sown an earthly seed, 
Shall rise a heavenly flower ! 



1 979 "Shall he deliver his soul f" L. P. M. 

1 w ' ^ Psalm 89. 

1 Think, mighty God, on feeble man, 
How few his hours, how short his span ! 

Short from the cradle to the grave : 
Who can secure his vital breath 
Against the bold demands of death, 

With skill to fly, or power to save ? 

2 Lord, shall it be forever said, 
The race of man was only made 

For sickness, sorrow, and the dust ? 
Are not thy servants, day by day, 
Sent to their graves, and turned to clay ? 

Lord, where 's thy kindness to the just ? 

3 Hast thou not promised to thy Son, 
And all his seed, a heavenly crown ? 

But flesh and sense indulge despair : 
Forever blessed be the Lord, 
That faith can read his holy word, 

And find a resurrection there. 

4 Forever blessed be the Lord, 
Who gives his saints a long reward 

For all their toil, reproach, and pain : 
Let all below, and all above, 
Join to proclaim thy wondrous love, 

And each repeat his loud Amen! 
63 745 



1273, 1274. THE RESURRECTION. 

197Q tl I?i my flesh shall I see God." Q y[ 

±"**J Job. 19: 25, 26. 

1 My faith shall triumph o'er the grave, 

And trample on the tomb ; 
I know that my Redeemer lives, 
And on the clouds shall come. 

2 I know that he shall soon appear 

In power and glory meet ; 
And death, the last of all his foes, 
Lie vanquished at his feet. 

3 Then, though the grave my flesh devour, 

And hoi me for its prey, 
I know my sleeping dust shall rise 
On the last judgment-day. 

4 I, in my flesh, shall see my God, 

When he on earth shall stand; 
I shall with all his saints ascend 
To dwell at his right hand. 

5 Then shall he wipe all tears away, 

And hush the rising groan ; 
And pains and sighs and griefs and fears 
Shall ever be unknown. 

"I 274- "Tliis mortal shall put on immortality." S3. M. 

1 And must this body die ? 

This mortal frame decay ? 
And must these active limbs of mine 
Lie moldering in the clay ? 

2 God, my Redeemer, lives, 

And ever from the skies 
Looks down and watches all my dust, 
Till he shall bid it rise. 

3 Arrayed in glorious grace 

Shall these vile bodies shine, 
And every shape, and every face 
Look heavenly and divine. 
746 



THE RESURRECTION. 1275, 1276, 

4 These lively hopes ^ve owe 

To Jesus' dying love ; 
We would adore his grace below, 
And sing his power above. 

5 Dear Lord ! accept the praise 

Of these our humble songs, 
Till tunes of nobler sound we raise 
With our immortal tongues. 

-\c\rjy " Them also which sleep in Jesus." p •■*■ 

1 Id ( O 1 Thess. 4 : 14-17. ^» ^ • 

1 As Jesus died and rose again, 

Victorious, from the dead ; 
So his disciples rise, and reign 
With their triumphant Head. 

2 The time draws nigh, when, from the clouds, 

Christ shall with shouts descend ; 
And the last trumpet's awful voice 
The heavens and earth shall rend. 

3 Then they who live shall changed be, 

And they who sleep shall wake ; 
The graves shall yield their ancient charge, 
And earth's foundation shake. 

4 The saints of God, from death set free, 

With joy shall mount on high ; 
The heavenly host with praises loud 
Shall meet them in the sky. 

5 Together to their Father's house 

With joyful hearts they go ; 
And dwell forever with the Lord, 
Beyond the reach of woe. 

12T6 "Behold, I show you a mystery." C. M. 

1 Through sorrow's night, and danger's path, 
Amid the deepening gloom, 
We, followers of our suffering Lord, 
Are marching to the tomb. 

747 



1277. THE BAY OF JUDGMENT. 

2 There, when the turmoil is no more, 

And all our powers decay, 
Our cold remains in solitude 
Shall sleep the years away. 

3 Our labors done, securely laid 

In this our last retreat, 
Unheeded, o'er our silent dust, 
The storms of earth shall beat. 

4 Yet not thus buried, or extinct, 

The vital spark shall lie ; 
For, o'er life's wreck that spark shall rise, 
To seek its kindred sky. 

5 These ashes too, this little dust, 

Our Father's care shall keep, 
Till the last angel rise and break 
The long and dreary sleep. 

6 Then love's soft dew o'er every eye 

Shall shed its mildest rays ; 
And the long silent voice awake 
With shouts of endless praise. 



1277 "IJcnow whom I have believed." L. M. 61, 

1 My Saviour ! can it ever be, 

And wilt thou deign to smile on me ? 
Yes ! thou wilt own me on that day, — 
Thou wilt not cast my soul away: 
I know in whom I have believed ; 
I know by whom I am received. 

2 'T is even so, my dying Lord ! 

Cleansed by thine all-atoning blood, 
I venture to believe, that day, 
When heaven and earth shall pass away, 
Will bring me bliss without alloy, 
And consummate and crown my joy. 
748 



THE DAY OF JUDGMENT. 1278,1279. 

1278 The Judgment-seat of Christ. Q # ]\£ 

1 That awful day will surely come, 

Th' appointed hour make haste, 
When I must stand before my Judge, 
And pass the solemn test. 

2 Thou lovely Chief of all my joys, 

Thou Sovereign of my heart ! 
How could I bear to hear thy voice 
Pronounce the sound, " Dejiart ! " 

3 Oh, wretched state of deep despair ! 

To see my God remove, — 
And fix my doleful station where 
I must not taste his love ! 

4 Jesus, I throw my arms around, 

And hang upon thy breast : 
Without a gracious smile from thee, 
My spirit cannot rest. 

5 Oh, tell me that my worthless name 

Is graven on thy hands ! 
Show me some promise in thy book, 
Where my salvation stands. 

6 Give me one kind, assuring word, 

To sink my fears again ; 
And cheerfully my soul shall wait 
Her threescore years and ten. 

1279 "Everyone of us shall give account of himself to God." g # ]\J[ t 

1 Thou Judge of quick and dead, 

Before whose bar severe, 
With holy joy, or guilty dread, 
We all shall soon appear ! — 

2 Our anxious souls prepare 

For that tremendous clay ; 
Come, fill us now with watchful care, 

And stir us up to pray ; — 
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1280. THE DAY OF JUDGMENT. 

3 To pray, and wait the hour, 

That awful hour unknown, 
When robed in majesty and power 
Thou shalt from heaven come down ! 

4 Oh, may we all be found 

Obedient to thy word, — 
Attentive to the trumpet's sound, 
And looking for our Lord ! 

5 Oh, may we all insure 

A home among the blest ; 
And watch a moment to secure 
An everlasting rest ! 



1280 " 0h > how shaI1 7 a pp ear f " c. m. 

1 When, rising from the bed of death, 

O'erwhelmed with guilt and fear, 
I see my Maker face to face — 
Oh, how shall I appear ! 

2 If now, while pardon may be found, 

And mercy may be sought, 
My heart with inward horror shrinks, 
And trembles at the thought ; — 

3 When thou, O Lord ! shall stand disclosed 

In majesty severe, 
And sit in judgment on my soul, 
Oh, how shall I appear ! 

4 Then, see my sorrows, gracious Lord I 

Let mercy set me free, 
While in the confidence of prayer 
My heart takes hold of thee. 

5 For never shall my soul despair 

Thy mercy to procure, 
Since thy beloved Son has died 
To make that mercy sure. 
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THE DAY OF JUDGMENT. 1281, 1282. 

i OQi "That great day of wratli and terror" gg fc fs. 

* ~*^ -*- (A Hymn of the Seventh Century .) 

1 That great day of wrath and terror, 

That last day of woe and doom, 

Like a thief that comes at midnight, 

On the sons of men shall come ; 

2 When the King of heavenly glory 

Shall assume his throne on high ; 
When the bands of all his angels 
Shall be near him in the sky ; 

3 When the sun shall turn to sackcloth, 

And the moon be red as blood ; 
When the stars shall fall from heaven 
As the leaves fall in a wood. 

4 Therefore, man, while yet thou mayest, 

From the tempter's malice fly ! 

Give thy bread to feed the hungry, 

If thou seek'st to win the sky. 

5 Let thy loins be straitly girded, 

Life be pure, and heart be right, 
That, whene'er the Bridegroom cometh, 
Full thy lamp may shine, and bright. 

1 9ft9 " T ^ e r iffht e oiis judgment of God." J^ Jy[ gj^ 

LAdOA (A Hymn of t he Thirteenth Century.) 

1 The last loud trumpet's wondrous sound 
Shall wake the nations under ground : 
Where, then, my God, shall I be found, — 

2 When all shall stand before thy throne, 
When thou shalt make their sentence known, 
And all thy righteous judgment own ! 

3 Thou, who for sinners felt such pain, 
Whose precious blood the Cross did stain, 
Who did for us its curse sustain, — 

4 By all that man's redemption cost, 
Let not my trembling soul be lost, 
In storms of guilty terror tossed ! 

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1283, 1284. THE DAY OF JUDGMENT. 

5 Give me in that dread day a place 
Among thy chosen, faithful race, 
The sons of God, and heirs of grace. 

6 Trembling before thy throne I bend ; 
My God, my Father, and my Friend, 
Do not forsake me in the end ! 

1283 The Day of Wraih - l. m. 

(Another version of the preceding Hymn.) 

1 That day of wrath ! that dreadful day, 
When heaven and earth shall pass away ! 
What power shall be the sinner's stay ? 
How shall he meet that dreadful day ? 

2 When, shriveling like a parched scroll, 
The naming heavens together roll ; 
When louder yet, and yet more dread, 
Swells the high trump that wakes the dead! — 

3 Oh! on that day — that wrathful day, 
When man to judgment wakes from clay, 
Be thou the trembling sinner's stay, 
Though heaven and earth shall pass away ! 

1 9^4. " Behold the Judge of man appear. 3 * g g fc fs. 

1 ~* O TT ^ A Hymn of the Reformation.) 

1 Great God! what do I see and hear? — 

The end of things created ! 
Behold the Judge of man appear, 

On clouds of glory seated! 
The trumpet sounds ; the graves restore 
The dead which they contained before ; 
Prepare, my soul, to meet him ! 

2 The dead in Christ shall first arise, 

At the last trumpet-sounding, — 
Caught up to meet him in the skies, 

With joy their Lord surrounding : 
No gloomy fears their souls dismay ; 
His presence sheds eternal day 

On those prepared to meet him. 
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THE DAY OF JUDGMENT. 1285, 1286. 

O Jesus! friend to Mien man, 

To me impart thy merit ; 
Forgive my sin, wash out its stain 

By thine Almighty Spirit : 
The trumpet sounds ; the Judge is near, 
But then my soul, devoid of fear, 

Shall spring with joy to meet him. 



1 *y Q K u Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne." J^ J^[ 
lAOO Psalm 97. 

1 He reigns ! the Lord, the Saviour reigns ! 
Sing to his name in lofty strains ; 

Let the whole earth in songs rejoice, 
And in his praise exalt their voice ! 

2 Deep are his counsels, and unknown ; 
But grace and truth support his throne : 
Though gloomy clouds his ways surround, 
Justice is their eternal ground. 

3 In robes of judgment, lo ! he comes, — 
Shakes the wide earth, and cleaves the tombs ; 
Before him burns devouring fire ! 

The mountains melt, the seas retire ! 

4 His enemies, with sore dismay, 

Fly from the sight, and shun the day : 
Then lift your heads, ye saints, on high, 
And sing, for your redemption's nigh ! 



1286 The Jud 9 ment Welcomed. 8s 7s & 4. 

1 Lo ! he cometh — countless trumpets 
Wake to life the slumbering dead ; 
'Mid ten thousand saints and angels, 
See their great, exalted Head : 

Hallelujah ! 
Welcome, welcome, Son of God I 
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1287. THE DAY OF JUDGMENT. 

2 Full of joyful expectation, 

Saints behold the Judge appear ! 
Truth and justice go before him — 

Now the joyful sentence hear : 
Hallelujah ! 
Welcome, welcome, Judge divine! 

3 " Come, ye blessed of my Father, 

Enter into life and joy ; 
Banish all your fears and sorrows ; 

Endless praise be your employ:" 
Hallelujah ! 
Welcome, welcome to the skies ! 



1 287 " ne Jud 9^ent of the great day." 8s, 7s & 4. 

1 Day of Judgment — day of wonders ! 

Hark ! — the trumpet's awful sound, 
Louder than a thousand thunders, 
Shakes the vast creation round ! 

How the summons 
Will the sinner's heart confound ! 

2 See the Judge our nature wearing, 

Clothed in majesty divine ! 
You, who long for his appearing;, 
Then shall say "This God is mine!" 

Gracious Saviour, 
Own me in that day for thine ! 

3 At his call the dead awaken, 

Rise to life from earth and sea ; 
All the powers of nature, shaken 
By his looks, prepare to flee : 

Careless sinner, 
What will then become of thee ? 
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DOOM OF THE SINNER. 1288, 1289. 

But to those who have confessed, 
Loved and served the Lord below, 

He will say, " Come near, ye blessed, 
See the kingdom I bestow ; 

You forever 
Shall my love and glory know ! " 



1288 u ^ now ^ n 9 fl ie terror of the Lord, we persuade men?' g # ]\L 

1 And will the Judge descend, 

And must the dead arise, 

And not a single soul escape 

His all-discerning eyes ? 

2 How will my heart endure 

The terrors of that day, 
When earth and heaven before his face 
Astonished shrink away? 

3 But, ere the trumpet shakes 

The mansions of the dead, 
Hark, from the Gospel's cheering sound 
What joyful tidings spread ! 

4 Ye sinners ! seek his grace 

Whose wrath ye can not bear; 
Fly to the shelter of his cross, 
And find salvation there. 



1 289 Trembling in Fear of Hell L. M. 

1 Father ! — if I may call thee so, — 

I tremble with my one desire : 
Lift up this heavy load of woe, 
Nor let me in my sins expire ! 

2 I tremble, lest the wrath divine, 

Which bruises now my sinful soul, 
Should bruise and break this soul of mine, 
Long as eternal ages roll. 



1290. ETERNITY. 

3 Thy wrath I fear, thy wrath alone, 
This endless exile, Lord, from thee ! 
Oh, save ! oh, give me to thy Son, 

Who trembled, wept, and bled for me ! 



1290 Eiernit v- l. m. 7i. 

1 Eternity — eternity! 

O bright, O blest eternity ! 
Which Jesus hath obtained for those 
Who seek in him their sure repose ; 
A little while they suffer here, 
But lo ! eternity is near : 
Eternity — eternity ! 

2 Eternity — eternity! 

Soon shall these eyes thy wonders see ; 
Oh, may I now the world despise, 
And upward raise my thankful eyes, 
And seek the joys that shall abide, 
From sin and sorrow purified : 
O bright, O blest eternity ! 

3 Eternity — eternity! 
Prepare me for eternity ; 

Now grant me, Lord, thy humble mind, 
To all my Father's will resigned : 
Now give me faith that rests on thee ; 
Lord ! in thy love, remember me, 
In time and in eternity. 
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BOOK XV. 



DOXOLOGIES. 



1. L. M. 

To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 

The God whom earth and heaven adore, 

Be glory as it was of old, 

Is now, and shall be evermore ! 

2. L. M. 

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow ! 
Praise him, all creatures here below ! 
Praise him above, ye heavenly host ! 
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost ! 

3. L. M. 

To God the Father, God the Son, 
And God the Spirit, Three in One, 
Be honor, praise, and glory given, 
By all on earth, and all in heaven! 

4. L. M. 

Glory to thee, O God, most high ! 
Father, we praise thy majesty! 
The Son, the Spirit, we adore, 
One Godhead, blest for evermore ! 

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DOXOLOGIES. 

5. L. M. 81. 

Eternal Father ! throned above, 
Thou fountain of redeeming love ! 
Eternal Word ! who left thy throne 
For man's rebellion to atone ; 
Eternal Spirit, who dost give 
That grace whereby our spirits live : 
Thou God of our salvation, be 
Eternal praises paid to thee ! 

6. a m. 

To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 

One God, whom we adore, 
Be glory as it was, is now 

And shall be evermore ! 

7. C. M. 

Let God the Father, and the Son, 

And Spirit, be adored, 
Where there are works to make him known, 

Or saints to love the Lord ! 



8. S. M. 

The Father and the Son 

And Spirit we adore ; 
We praise, we bless, we worship thee, 

Both now and evermore ! 



9. S. M. 

To God, the Father, Son, 

And Spirit, glory be, 
As was, and is, and shall remain 

Through all eternity ! 

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BOXOLOGIES. 

10. L. P. M. 

Now to the great and sacred Three, 
The Father, Son, and Spirit, be 

Eternal praise and glory given, — 
Through all the worlds where God is known, 
By all the angels near the throne, 

And all the saints in earth and heaven ! 



11. C. P. M. 

To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 

The God, whom Heaven's triumphant host 

And saints on earth adore, 
Be glory as in ages past, 
Is now, and shall forever last, 

When time shall be no more ! 



12. H. M. 

To God, the Father, Son, 

And Spirit ever blest, 
Eternal Three in One, 

All worship be addressed : 
As heretofore 
It was, is now, 
And shall be so 
For evermore ! 



13. H. M. 

To God the Father's throne 
Your highest honors raise ; 

Glory to God the Son, 
To God the Spirit praise : 

With all our powers, eternal King! 

Thy name we sing, while faith adores. 
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DOXOLOGIES. 

14. 7s. 

Sing we to our God above 
Praise eternal as his love ; 
Praise him, all ye heavenly host - 
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost ! 



15. 7s. 

Praise the name of God most high : 
Praise him, all below the sky ; 
Praise him, all ye heavenly host — 
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost ! 
As through countless ages past, 
Evermore his praise shall last. 



16. 7s. 

Blessing, honor, glory, might, 
And dominion infinite, 
To the Father of our Lord, 
To the Spirit and the Word : 
As it was all worlds before, 
Is, and shall be evermore. 



17. 8s&7s. 

Praise the God of our salvation, 

Praise the Father's boundless love ; 
Praise the Lamb, our expiation ; 

Praise the Spirit from above : 
Praise the fountain of salvation, 

Him by whom our spirits live ; 
Undivided adoration 

To the one Jehovah give ! 
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D0X0L0GIE3. 

18. 8s, 7s & 4 

Great Jehovah, we adore thee, 
God the Father, God the Son, 

God the Spirit, joined in glory 
On the same eternal throne ; 

Endless praises 
To Jehovah, Three in One! 

19, 7s & 6s. Iambic. 

To thee be praise forever, 

Thou glorious King of kings ! 
Thy wondrous love and favor 

Each ransomed spirit sings : 
We '11 celebrate thy glory 

With ail thy saints above, 
And shout the joyful story 

Of thy redeeming love. 



20. 7s & 6s. Trochaic. 

Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 

One God whom we adore, 
Join we with the heavenly host 

To praise thee evermore : 
Live, by heaven and earth adored, 

Three in One, and One in Three, 
Holy, holy, holy Lord, 

All glory be to thee ! 



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28. 10s. 

To Father, Son, and Spirit, ever blest, 
Eternal praise and worship be addressed ; 
From age to age, ye saints, his name adore, 
And spread his fame, till time shall be no more ! 
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DOXOLOGIES. 

22. lis. 

O Father Almighty, to thee be addressed, 
With Christ and the Spirit, one God ever blest, 
All glory and worship, from earth and from heaven, 
As was, and is now, and shall ever be given ! 

23. 6s & 4s. 

To God, the Father, Son, 
And Spirit, Three in One, 

All praise be given ! 
Crown him in every song ; 
To him your hearts belong ; 
Let all his praise prolong 

On earth, in heaven ! 

24L. Missionary Doxology. 6s & 4s. 

We praise, we worship thee, 
Blessed and holy Three, 

Wisdom, Love, Might ! 
Boundless as ocean's tide, 
Rolling in fullest pride, 
O'er the world far and wide, 

" Let there be light ! " 
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BOOK XVI. 



SELECTIONS FOR CHANTING. 



1, Psalm 1. 

1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the coun- 

sel | of the • un- | godly, 
Nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth 
in the | seat — | of the | scornful. 

2 But his delight is in the | law • of the | Lord ; 

And in his law doth he | medi - tate | day and | 
night. 

3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the | rivers • 

of | water, 
That bringeth forth his [ fruit — | in his | season ; 

4 His leaf also | shall not | wither ; 

And whatso- | ever he | doeth shall | prosper. 

5 The ungodly | are not | so : 

But are like the chaff which the | wind — | 
driveth • a- | way. 

6 Therefore the ungodly shall not ] stand • in the j 

judgment, 
Nor sinners in the congre- | gation | of the | 
righteous : 
1 For the Lord knoweth the | way • of the | right- 
eous : 
But the way of the un- | godly | shall — | perish. 
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2, 3. PSALM 19. 

2. Psalm 8, 

1 O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in 

all the | earth ! 
Who hast set thy | glory a- | bove the | heavens, 

2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou 

ordained strength be- | cause of • thine 
enemies, 
That thou mightest still the | ene - my | and 
the a- | venger. 

3 When I consider thy heavens, the | work of • thy 

fingers, 
The moon and the stars | which thou | hast or- 
dained ; 

4 What is man, that thou art | mindful • of | him ? 

And the son of man | that thou | visi - test 
him? 

5 For thou hast made him a little lower | than the 

angels, 
And hast crowned him with | glory | and — 
honor. 

6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the 

works of • thy | hands ; 
Thou hast put | all things | under • his | feet : 

7 All | sheep and | oxen, 

Yea, and the | beasts — | of the | field ; 

8 The fowl of the air, and the | fish • of the | sea, 
And whatsoever passeth through the | paths — 



of the 
9 O I Lord our 



seas. 
Lord, 



How excellent is thy | name in | all the | earth 



3. Psalm 19 

1 The heavens declare the | glory • of | God ; 

And the firmament | showeth • his | handy 
work. 

2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto 

night showeth | knowledge. 
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PSALM 19. 3. 

There is no speech nor language, where their | 
voice — | is not | heard. 

3 Their line is gone out through | all the | earth, 

And their words to the | end — | of the | world. 

4 In them hath he set a tabernacle | for the | sun, 

Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his 
chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong | man 
to | run a | race. 

5 His going forth is from the end of the heaven, 

and his circuit unto the | ends — | of it : 
And there is nothing | hid • from the | heat 
there- j of. 

6 The law of the Lord is perfect, con- | verting • 

the | soul : 
The testimony of the Lord is sure, | making | 
wise the | simple. 

7 The statutes of the Lord are right, re- | joicing • 

the | heart: 
The commandment of the Lord is | pure, en- | 
lightening • the | eyes. 

8 The fear of the Lord is clean, en- | during • for | 

ever : 
The judgments of the Lord are true and | right- 
eous | alto- | gether. 

9 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than j 

much fine | gold : 
Sweeter also than honey | and the | honey- | 
comb. 

10 Moreover by them is thy | servant | warned : 

And in keeping of them | there is | great re- | 
ward. 

11 Who can under- | stand his | errors ? 

Cleanse thou | me from | secret | faults. 

12 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous 

sins; let them not have do- | minion | over 
me: 
Then shall I be upright, and I shall be inno- 
cent | from the | great trans- | gression. 
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4, 5. PSALMS 23 AND 24. 

13 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation 
of my heart, be acceptable | in thy | sight, 

Lord, my | Strength, and | my Re- | deemer. 

4. Psalm 23. 

1 The Lord | is my | shepherd; 

1 | shall — | not — | want. 

2 He maketh me to lie down in | green — | past- 

ures : 



He leadeth me be- 
He re- I storeth • mv 



side the | still — | waters, 
soul: 



He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness | 
for his I name's — | sake. 

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the 

shadow of death, I will | fear no | evil : 
For thou art with me ; thy rod and thy | staff 
they | comfort | me. 

5 Thou preparest a table before me in the pres- 

ence | of mine | enemies : 
Thou anointest my head with oil; my | cup — | 
runneth | over. 

6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all 

the | days of • my | life ; 
And I will dwell in the | house • of the | Lord 
for- | ever. 

5. Psalm 24. 

1 The earth is the Lord's, and the | fullness • 

there- | of; 
The world, and | they that | dwell there- ) in. 

2 For he hath founded it up- | on the | seas, 

And established | it up- | on the | floods. 

3 Who shall ascend into the | hill • of the | Lord ? 

Or who shall stand | in his | holy | place ? 

4 He that hath clean hands, and a | pure— | heart; 

Who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, | 
nor — | sworn de- | ceitfully. 
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PSALM 25: 1-14. 6. 

5 He shall receive the blessing | from the j Lord, 

And righteousness from the | God of | his sal- | 
vation. 

6 This is the generation of | them that | seek him, 

That | seek thy | face, O | Jacob. 

7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; and be ye lift up, 

ye ever- | lasting | doors ; 
And the King of | glory | shall come | in. 

8 Who is this | King of | glory ? 

The Lord, strong and mighty, the ] Lord — | 
mighty • in | battle. 

9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; even lift them 

up, ye ever- | lasting | doors ; 
And the King of | glory | shall come | in. 
10 Who is this | King of | glory? 

The Lord of hosts, | he • is the | King of | glory. 

6. Psalm 25: 1-14. 

1 Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift [ up my | soul. 

O my | God, I | trust in | thee : 

2 Let me | not • be a- | shamed, 

Let not mine enemies | triumph | over | me. 

3 Yea, let none that wait on | thee • be a- | shamed; 

Let them be ashamed which trans- | gress 
with- | out — | cause. 

4 Shew me thy ways, O Lord ; | teach me • thy | 

paths. 
Lead me in thy | truth, and | teach — j me : 

5 For thou art the God of | my sal- | vation ; 

On thee do I I wait — | all the | day. 

6 Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies and 

thy | loving- kindnesses; 
For | they • have been | ever • of | old. 

7 Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my | 

trans | gressions; 

According to thy mercy remember thou me, for 
thy | goodness' | sake, O | Lord. 
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shall 
13 His soul sha 



i . PSALM 27 : 1-9. 

8 Good and upright | is the | Lord : 

Therefore will he teach | sinners | in the | way. 

9 The meek will he | guide in | judgment : 

And the | meek • will he | teach his | way. 

10 All the paths of the Lord are | mercy • and | 

truth 
Unto such as keep his covenant | and his | 
testi-mo- | nies. 

11 For thy name's sake, O Lord, pardon | mine 

in- | iquity; 
For | it — | is — | great. 

12 What man is he that | feareth • the | Lord? 
Him shall he teach in the | way that | he 

choose. 

1 | dwell at | ease ; 
And his | seed • shall in- | herit the | earth. 
14 The secret of the Lord is with | them that | fear 
him ; 
And he will | shew them | his — | covenant. 



7, From Psalm 27. 

1 The Lord is my light and my salvation ; | whom 

• shall I | fear ? 
The Lord is the strength of my life ; of | whom • 
shall I | be a- j fraid ? 

2 Though a host should encamp against me, my | 

heart • shall not | fear : 
Though war should rise - against me, in | this 
will | I be | confident. 

3 One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will 

I | seek — | after : 
That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all 
the | days of | my — | life, 

4 To behold the beauty | of the | Lord, 

And to in- | quire in | his — | temple. 

5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in | 

his pa- | vilion : 
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PSALM 33 : 1-12. 0. 

In the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me : 
he shall set me j up up- | on a | rock. 

6 And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine 

enemies | round a- | bout me : 
Therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices 

. of J°y ; 

I will sing, yea, I will sing | praises | unto • the | 
Lord. 

7 Hear, O Lord, when I | cry • with my | voice : 

Have mercy also up- | on — | me, and | answer 
me. 

8 When thou saidst, | Seek ye • my | face ; 

My heart said unto thee, Thy face, | Lord, will ( 
I — | seek. 

9 Hide not thy face | far — | from me ; 

Put not thy | servant a- | way in | anger : 
10 Thou hast | been my | help; 

Leave me not, neither forsake me, O | God of [ 
my sal - vation. 

8. Psalm 33: 1-12. 

1 Rejoice in the Lord, | O ye | righteous : 

For praise is | comely | for the | upright. 

2 Praise the | Lord with | harp : 

Sing unto him with the psaltery and an | instru- 
ment | of ten | strings. 

3 Sing unto him a | new — | song ; 

Play skillfully j with a | loud — | noise 

4 For the word of the | Lord is | right ; 

And all his | works are | done in | truth. 

5 He loveth | righteousness and | judgment : 

The earth is full of the | goodness j of the | 
Lord. 

6 By the word of the Lord were the | heavens — | 

made ; 
And all the host of them by the | breath of | 
his — | mouth, 
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9. FROM PSALM 34. 

7 He gathered the waters of the sea together j as 

an | heap: 
He layethupthe | depth in | store | houses. 

8 Let all the earth | fear the | Lord : 

Let all the inhabitants of the world | stand in j 
awe of | him. 

9 For he spake, and | it was | done ; 

He commanded, | and it | stood — | fast. 

10 The Lord bringeth the counsel of the | heathen • 

to | nought: 
He maketh the devices of the | people • of j 
none ef- | feet. 

11 The counsel of the Lord | standeth • for- | ever, 

The thoughts of his heart to | all — | gen- 
er- | ations. 

12 Blessed is the nation whose | God • is the | Lord ; 

And the people whom he hath chosen for his | 
own in- | her - i- | tance. 

9. From Psalm 34. 

1 I will bless the Lord at | all — | times: 

His praise shall continually | be in | my — | 
mouth. 

2 My soul shall make her | boast • in the | Lord : 

The humble shall | hear there - of, | and be | 
glad. 

3 Oh, magnify the | Lord with | me, 

And let us ex- | alt his | name to- | gether. 

4 I sought the Lord, | and he | heard me, 

I And delivered me from | all — | my — | fears. 

5 The angel of the Lord encampeth round about | 

them that | fear him, 
And de- | liver- | eth — | them. 

6 Oh, taste and see that the | Lord is | good : 

Blessed is the | man that j trusteth - in | him. 

7 Oh, fear the Lord, | ye his | saints : 

For there is no want to | them that | fear — j him. 
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PSALM 36: 5-10. 10. 

8 The young lions do lack, and | suffer | hunger : 

But they that seek the Lord shall not | want — 
| any good | thing. 

9 The righteous cry, and the | Lord — | heareth, 

And delivereth them j out of | all their | trou- 
bles. 

10 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a | bro- 

ken | heart; 
And saveth such as | be of • a | contrite | spirit. 

11 Many are the afflictions | of the | righteous : 

But the Lord delivereth him j out of | them — 
| all. 

12 The Lord redeemeth the | soul of -his | servants: 

And none of them that trust in | him — | shall 
be | desolate. 



10. Psalm 36: 5-10. 

1 Thy mercy, O Lord, is | in the | heavens : 

And thy faithfulness | reacheth | unto • the | 
clouds. 

2 Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; 

thy judgments are a | great — | deep : 
O Lord, thou pre- | servest | man and | beast. 

3 How excellent is thy loving | kindness, • O | God ! 

Therefore the children of men put their trust 
under the | shadow | of thy | wings. 

4 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fat- 

ness | of thy | house ; 
And thou shalt make them drink of the | river • 
of | thy — | pleasures. 

5 For with thee is the | fountain • of | life : 

In thy light shall | we — | see — | light. 

6 Oh, continue thy loving-kindness unto | them 

that | know thee ; 
And thy righteousness to the | upright | in — | 
heart. 

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11. FROM PSALMS 42 AND 43. 

11. From Psalms 42 & 43. 

1 As the hart panteth after the | water | brooks, 

So panteth my soul after | thee — | O - — | God. 

2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the | living | God ! 

When shall I come and ap- | pear be- | fore — | 
God? 

3 My tears have been my meat | day and | night, 

While they continually say unto me, | where 
is | thy— | God? 

4 When I re- | member • these | things, 

I pour | out my | soul — | in me ; 

5 For I had gone with the multitude, I went with 

them to the | house of | God, 
With the voice of joy and praise, with a mul- 
titude that | kept — | holy- | day. 

6 Why art thou cast down, | O my | soul ? 

And why art thou dis- | quiet- | ed in | me ? 

7 Hope j thou in | God : 

For I shall yet praise him for the | help of | 
his — | countenance. 

8 Oh, send out thy light and thy truth : | let them | 

lead me ; 
Let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and | to 
thy j taber - na- | cles. 

9 Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God 

my ex- | ceeding | joy : 
Yea, upon the harp will I praise | thee, O | 
God, my | God. 

10 Why art thou cast down, | O my | soul? 

And why art thou dis- | quiet- | ed with- | in 
me ? 

11 Hope | in— | God: 

For I shall yet praise him, who is the health of 
my | counte - nance, | and my | God. 
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PSALM 46. 12. 

12. Psalm 46. 

God is our | refuge • and | strength, 

A very | present | help in | trouble. 
Therefore will not we fear, though the | earth • 
be re- | moved, 
And though the mountains be carried into 
the | midst — | of the | sea ; 
Though the waters thereof | roar • and be | trou- 
bled, 
Though the mountains | shake • with the | 
swelling • there- | of. 

There is a river, the streams wdiereof shall make 
glad the ] city • of | God, 
The holy place of the tabernacles | of the | 
Most — | high. 
God is in the midst of her; she shall | not be | 
moved : 
God shall | help her, • and | that right | early. 
The heathen raged, the | kingdoms • were | 
moved : 
He uttered his | voice, the | earth — | melted. 
The Lord of | hosts is | with us ; 
The God of I Jacob I is our I refuse. 



8 Come, behold the | works • of the | Lord, 

What desolations he hath | made — | in the j 
earth. 

9 He maketh wars to cease unto the | end • of the | 

earth ; 
He breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in 
sunder; he burnetii the | chariot | in the | 
fire. 

10 Be still, and know that | I am | God : 

I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be 
ex- | alted | in the | earth. 

11 The Lord of | hosts is | with us; 

The God of | Jacob | is our | refuge. 
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13, 14. FROM PSALMS 48 AND 51. 

13. From Psalm 48. 

1 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in 

the city | of our | God, 
In the mountain | of his | holi- | ness. 

2 Beautiful for | situ- | ation, 

The joy of the whole | earth, is | Mount — | 
Zion, 

3 On the sides of the north, the city of the | 

great — | King. 
God is known in her | pala - ces ] for a | refuge. 

4 We have thought of thy loving — | kindness, • O | 

God, 
In the | midst of | thy — | temple. 

5 According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise 

unto the | ends • of the | earth : 
Thy right hand is | full of | righteous- | ness. 

6 Let Mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of | 

Judah • be | glad, 
Be- | cause of | thy — | judgments. 

7 Walk about Zion, and go | round a - bout | her : 

Tell the | towers — | there | of. 

8 Mark ye well her bulwarks, con- | sider • her | 

palaces ; 
That ye may tell it to the gener- | ation | fol- 
low- | ing. 

9 For this God is our God for- | ever • and | ever : 

He will be our guide [ even | unto | death. 

14, From Psalm 51. 

1 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy | 

loving- | kindness: 
According unto the multitude of thy tender 
mercies | blot out | my trans- | gressions. 

2 Wash me thoroughly from | mine in- | iquity, 

And | cleanse me | from my | sin. 
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PSALM 57. 15. 

3 For I acknowledge | my trans- | gressions : 

And my | sin is | ever • be- | fore me. 

4 Hide thy face | from my | sins, 

And blot out | all — | mine in- j iquities. 

5 Create in me a clean | heart, O | God ; 

And renew a right | spirit • with- | in — | me. 

6 Cast me not away | from thy | presence ; 

And take not thy | Holy | Spirit | from me. 

7 Restore unto me the joy of | thy sal- vation ; 

And uphold me | with thy | free — Spirit. 

8 Then will I teach trans- | gressors • thy | ways ; 

And sinners shall be con- | verted | unto | 
thee. 

9 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou 

God of | my sal- | vation : 
And my tongue shall sing aloud | of thy j right- 
eous- | ness. 

10 O Lord, open j thou my | lips ; 

And my mouth shall | shew forth | thy — | 
praise. 

11 For thou desirest not sacrifice ; | else • would I | 

give it : 
Thou delightest | not in | burnt — | offering. 

12 The sacrifices of God are a ] broken | spirit : 

A broken and a contrite heart, O God, | thou 
wilt | not de- | spise. 



15. From Psalm 57. 

1 Be thou exalted, O God, a- | bove the | heavens ; 

Let thy glory be a- | bove — | all the | earth. 

2 My heart is fixed, O God, my | heart is | fixed ; 

I will | sing and | give — | praise. 

3 Awake up, my glory; awake, | psaltery • and | 

harp : 
I my | self • will a - | wake — | early. 

4 I will praise thee, O Lord, a- | mong the | people : 

I will sing unto | thee a- | mong the | nations. 



16, 17. PSALMS 63: 1-7, AND 65. 



5 For thy mercy is great | unto • the | heavens, 

And thy | truth — | unto • the | clouds. 

6 Be thou exalted, O God, a- | bove the | heavens ; 

Let thy glory be a- | bove — | all the | earth. 

16. Psalm 63: 1-7. 

1 O God, I thou art | my God ; 

Early | will I | seek — | thee: 

2 My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh | longeth • 

for | thee 
In a dry and thirsty land, | where no | water | is ; 

3 To see thy power | and thy | glory, 

So as I have seen thee | in the | sanctu- | ary. 

4 Because thy loving-kindness is | better • than | 

life, 
My | lips shall | praise — | thee. 

5 Thus will I bless thee | while I | live : 

I will lift up my | hands in | thy — | name. 

6 My soul shall be satisfied as with | marrow • and | 

fatness ; 
And my mouth shall praise | thee with | joy- 
ful | lips : 

7 When I remember thee up- | on my | bed, 

And meditate on thee | in the | night — | 
Avatches. 

8 Because thou hast | been my | help, 

Therefore in the shadow of thy | wings will | I 
re- | joice. 

17. Psalm 65. 

1 Pkaise waiteth for thee, O | God, in | Zion : 

And unto thee shall the | vow — | be per- | 
formed. 

2 O thou that | hearest | prayer, 

Unto | thee shall | all flesh | come. 

3 Iniquities pre- | vail a- | gainst me : 

As for our transgressions, thou shalt | purge — j 
them a- | way. 

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PSALM 65. 17. 

4 Blessed is the man | whom thou | choosest, 

And causest to approach unto thee, that he 
may | dwell in | thy — | courts : 

5 We shall be satisfied with the goodness | of 

thy | house, 
Even | of thy | holy | temple. 

6 By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou 

answer us, O God of | our sal- | vation ; 
Who art the confidence of all the ends of the 
earth, and of them that are afar | off up- ) 
on the | sea : 

7 Which by his strength setteth | fast the | moun- 

tains ; 
Being | gird- | ed with | power : 

8 Which stilleth the | noise • of the | seas, 

The noise of their weaves, and the | tumult | of 
the | people. 

9 They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are 

a- | fraid at • thy | tokens : 
Thou makest the outgoings of the morning 
and | evening | to re- | joice. 

10 Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it : thou 

greatly enrichest it with the river of God, 
which is | full of | water : 
Thou preparest them corn, when thou hast | 
so pro- | vided | for it. 

11 Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: 

thou settlest the | furrows • there- | of. 
Thou makest it soft with showers : thou | 
blessest • the | springing there- | of. 

12 Thou cro wriest the year | with thy | goodness; 

And thy | paths — j drop — | fatness. 

13 They drop upon the pastures | of the | wilder- 

ness: 
And the little hills re- | joice on | every ] side. 

14 The pastures are clothed with flocks ; the valleys 

also are covered | over • with | corn ; 
They shout for | joy, they | also | sing. 
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18, 19. PSALMS (37 AND 84. 

18. Psalm 67. 

1 God be merciful unto ) us, and | bless us ; 

And cause his | face to | shine upon us. 

2 That thy way may be | known up - on | earth, 

Thy saving | health a- | mong all | nations. 

3 Let the people praise | thee, O | God ; 

Let | all the | people | praise thee. 

4 Oh let the nations be glad and | sing for | joy : 

For thou shalt judge the people righteously, 
and govern the | nations | upon | earth. 

5 Let the people praise | thee, O | God ; 

Let | all the | people | praise thee. 

6 Then shall the earth | yield her | increase ; 

And God, even | our own ] God, shall | bless us. 

7 God | shall — | bless us; 

And all the ends of the | earth shall | fear — | 
him. 



19, Psalm 84. 

1 How amiable are thy | taber - na- | cles, 

O | Lord— | of— | hosts! 

2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the | 

courts • of the | Lord : 
My heart and my flesh crieth | out • for the | 
living | God. 

3 Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the 

swallow a nest for herself, where she may | 
lay her | young, 
Even thine altars, O Lord of hosts, my | King, • 
and | my — | God. 

4 Blessed are they that | dwell in • thy | house: 

They will be | still — | praising | thee. 

5 Blessed is the man whose | strength -is in | thee; 

In whose | heart • are the | ways of | them, 
Who passing through the valley of Baca | make • 
it a | well ; 
The rain | also | filleth • the | pools. 
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PSALM 85. 20. 

7 They go from | strength to | strength, 

Every one of them in Zion ap- | peareth • be- 1 
fore — | God. 

8 O Lord God of hosts, | hear my | prayer : 

Give | ear, O | God of | Jacob. 

9 Behold, O | God our | shield, 

And look upon the | face of | thine a- | nointed. 

10 For a day in thy courts is better | than a | thou- 

sand. 
I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of 
my God, than to dwell in the | tents of | 
wicked- | ness. 

11 For the Lord God is a | sun and | shield: 

The Lord will give grace and glory: no good 
thing will he withhold from J them that | 
walk up- | rightly. 

12 O | Lord of | hosts, 

Blessed is the I man that I trusteth • in I thee. 



20. Psalm 85. 

Lord, thou hast been favorable | unto • thy | land: 
Thou hast brought back the cap- j tivi- | ty 
of | Jacob. 
Thou hast forgiven the iniquity | of thy | people, 

Thou hast | covered | all their | sin. 
Thou hast taken away | all thy | wrath : 

Thou hast turned thyself from the | fierceness | 
of thine | anger. 

Tur^" us, O God of | our sal- | vation, 

And cause thine | anger • toward | us to I 
cease. 
Wilt thou be angry with j us for- J ever ? 

Wilt thou draw out thine anger to | all— | 
gener- | ations? 
Wilt thou not re- | vive us • a- | gain : 

That thy people | may re- | joice in | thee ? 
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21. PSALM 89: 1-18. 

7 Shew us thy | mercy, • O | Lord, 

And | grant us | thy sal- | vation. 

8 I will hear what God the | Lord will | speak : 

For he will speak peace unto his people, and to 
his saints : but let them not j turn a- | gain 
to | folly. 

9 Surely his salvation is nigh | them that | fear 

him; 
That glory may | dwell — | in our | land. 

10 Mercy and truth are | met to- | gether; 

Righteousness and J peace have | kissed • each | 
other. 

11 Truth shall spring | out • of the | earth ; 

And righteousness shall | look — | down from | 
heaven. 

12 Yea, the Lord shall give ] that • which is | good ; 

And our | land shall | yield her | increase. 

13 Righteousness shall | go be- | fore him ; 

And shall set us in the | way of | his — | steps. 



21. Psalm 89: 1-18. 

1 I will sing of the mercies of the | Lord for | ever : 

With my mouth will I make known thy faith- 
fulness to | all — | gener- | ations. 

2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built | up for | 

ever : 
Thy faithfulness shalt thou establish | in the \ 
very | heavens. 

3 I have made a covenant | with my | chosen, 

I have sworn unto | David | my — | servant, 

4 Thy seed will I es- | tablish • for | ever, 

And build up thy throne to | all — | gener- ) 
ations. 

5 And the heavens shall praise thy | wonders, • O | 

Lord: 
Thy faithfulness also in the congre- | gation | 
of the saints. 

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PSALM 89: 1-18. 21. 

6 For who in the heaven can be compared | unto • 

the | Lord ? 
Who among the sons of the mighty can be | 
likened | unto • the | Lord? 

7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly | of 

the | saints, 
And to be had in reverence of all | them that | 
are a- | bout him. 

8 O Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord I 

like • unto | thee ? 
Or to thy faithfulness | round a- | bout — I 
thee ? 

9 Thou rulest the raging [ of the | sea: 

When the waves thereof a- | rise, thou | still- 
est | them. 

10 Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as | one • that 

is | slain;* 
Thou hast scattered thine enemies | with thy | 
strong — | arm. 

11 The heavens are thine, the earth | also • is | thine : 

As for the world and the fullness thereof, | 
thou hast | founded | them. 

12 The north and the south thou hast ere- | ated | 

them : 
Tabor and Hermon shall re- | joice in | thy — | 
name. 

13 Thou hast a | mighty | arm : 

Strong is thy hand, and | high is | thy right |, 
hand. 

14 Justice and judgment are the habitation | of thy | 

throne : 
Mercy and truth shall | go be- | fore thy | face.. 

15 Blessed is the people that know the | joyful I 

sound : 
They shall walk, O Lord, in the | light of | 
thy — | countenance. 

16 In thy name shall they rejoice | all the | day: 

And in thy righteousness | shall they | be ex- |' 
alted. 
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22. PSALM 90. 

17 For thou art the glory | of their | strength: 

And in thy favor our | horn shall | be ex- | 
alted. 

18 For the Lord is | our de- | fense ; 

And the Holy One of | Israel | is our j king. 

22. Psalm 90. 

1 Lord, thou hast been our | dwelling | place 

In | all — j gener- | ations. 

2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever 

thou hadst formed the | earth • and the | 
world, 
Even from everlasting to ever- | lasting, j thou 
art I God. 



Thou turnest man 
And sayest, Re- 



to de- | struction ; 

turn, ye j children • of | men. 

4 For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yes- 

terday | when • it is | past, 
And as a | watch — | in the | night. 

5 Thou carriest them away as with a flood ; they 

are | as a | sleep : 
In the morning they are like | grass which | 
groweth | up ; 

6 In the morning it flourisheth, and | groweth | up ; 

In the evening it is cut | down and | with - 
er- | eth. 

7 For we are consumed j by thine | anger, 

And by thy | wrath — | are we | troubled. 

8 Thou hast set our iniquities be- | fore — | thee, 

Our secret sins in the | light of | thy — | coun- 
tenance. 

9 For all our days are passed away | in thy | wrath : 

We spend our years as a | tale — | that is | 
told. 

10 The days of our years are threescore | years 
and | ten ; 
And if by reason of | strength • they be | four- 
score | years, 

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PSALM 91: 9-16. 23. 

11 Yet is their strength | labor • and | sorrow; 

For it is soon cut off, | and we | fly a- | way. 

12 Who knoweth the power | of thine | anger? 

Even according to thy | fear, so | is thy ; 
wrath. 

13 So teach us to | number • our | days, 

That we may apply our | hearts — ] unto ! 
wisdom. 

14 Return, O | Lord, how | long? 

And let it repent thee con- | cerning | thy — | 
servants. 

15 O satisfy us early | with thy | mercy; 

That we may rejoice and be | glad — | all our j 
days. 

16 Make us glad according to the days wherein 

thou | hast af- | flicted us, 
• And the years where- | in Ave | have seen | evil. 

17 Let thy work appear | unto • thy | servants, 

And thy | glory | unto • their | children. 

18 And let the beauty of the Lord our God | be up- 1 

on us : 
And establish thou the work of our hands upon 
us ; yea, the work of our | hands es- | tab- 
lish • thou I it. 



23. Psalm 91: 9-16. 

1 Because thou hast made the Lord which | is my j 

refuge, 
Even the Most | High, thy | habi- | tation ; 

2 There shall no | evil • be- | fall thee, 

Neither shall any | plague come | nigh thy | 
dwelling. 

3 For he shall give his angels | charge — | over 

thee, 
To keep thee in | all — | thy — | ways. 

4 They shall bear thee up | in their | hands, 

Lest thou dash thy | foot a- | gainst a | stone. 
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24, 25. PSALMS 93 AND 95, 

5 Thou shalt tread upon the | lion • and | adder : 

The young lion and the dragon shalt thou ( 
trample | under | feet. 

6 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore 

will I de- | liver | him : 
I will set him on high, because | he hath | 
known my | name. 

7 He shall call upon me, and I will | answer | him : 

I will be with him in trouble ; I will deliver | 
him, and | honor | him. 

8 With long life will I | satis • fy | him, 

And | shew him | my sal- | vation. 

24, Psalm 93. 

1 The I Lord — | reigneth, 

He is I clothed • with | majes- | ty; 

2 The Lord is clothed with strength, wherewith he 

hath | girded • him- | self: 
The world also is established, that it | cannot | 
be — | moved. • 

3 Thy throne is es- | tablished • of | old : 

Thou I art from | ever- | lasting. 

4 The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have 

lifted | up their | voice ; 
The | floods lift | up their | waves. 

5 The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of | 

many | waters, 
Yea, than the mighty | waves— | of the | sea. 

6 Thy testimonies are | very | sure : 

Holiness becometh thine I house, O | Lord, lor | 



ever. 



25 # Psalm 95. 

1 O come, let us sing un- J to the | Lord : 

Let us make a joyful noise to the | Rock ol 1 
our sal — I vation. 

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PSALM 96. 26. 

2 Let us come before his presence | with thanks- 1 

giving, 
And make a joyful noise | unto | him with | 
psalms. 

3 For the Lord is a | great — | God, 

And a great | King a- | bove all |, gods. 

4 In his hand are the deep places | of the | earth : 

The strength of the | hills is | his — | also. 

5 The sea is his, | and he | made • it : 

And his hands | formed | the dry | land. 

6 O come, let us worship and | bow — | down : 

Let us kneel be- | fore the [ Lord our | Maker. 

7 For he | is our | God ; 

And we are the people of his pasture, and the | 
sheep of | his — | hand. 

8 To-day if ye will hear his voice, harden | not 

your | heart, 
As in the provocation, and as in the day of 
temp- | tation | in the | wilderness. 

9 When your fathers | tempted | me, 

Proved | me, and | saw my | work • 

10 Forty years long was I grieved with | this • 

gener- | ation, 
And said, It is a people that do err in their 
heart, and they | have not | known my | 
ways : 

11 Unto whom I sware | in my | wrath 

That they should not | enter | into • my | rest. 



26. Psalm 96. 

1 O sing- unto the Lord a | new — | song : 

Sing unto the | Lord, — | all the | earth. 

2 Sing unto the Lord, | bless his | name ; 

Shew forth his sal- | vation • from | day to | day. 

3 Declare his glory a- | mong the heathen, 

His wonders a- | mong — | all — j people. 
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27. PSALM 98. 

4 For the Lord is great, and greatly | to be | 

praised : 
He is to be | feared • a- ] bove all | gods. 

5 For all the gods of the | nations • are | idols : 

But the | Lord — | made the | heavens. 

6 Honor and majesty | are be - fore him : 

Strength and beauty are | in his | sanctu- | ary. 

7 Give unto the Lord, O ye kindreds | of the | peo- 

ple, 
Give unto the Lord | glory | and — | strength. 

8 Give unto the Lord the glory due | unto • his | 

name: 
Bring an offering, and come | into | his — | courts. 

9 O worship the Lord in the | beauty • of | holi- 

ness: 
Fear be- | fore him, j all the | earth. 

10 Say among the heathen that the | Lord — | 

reigneth : 
The world also shall be established, that it shall 
not be moved : he shall | judge the | peo- 
ple | righteously. 

11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the | earth be | 

glad; 
Let the sea roar, and the j fullness | there — | of. 

12 Let the field be joyful, and all that | is there- | in: 

Then shall all the trees of the wood re- | joice 
be- | fore the | Lord : 

13 For he cometh, for he cometh to | judge the | 

earth : 
He shall judge the world with righteousness, 
and the | people | with his | truth. 



27. Psalm 98. 

O sing unto the Lord a new song ; for he hath 
done | marvel - ous | things : 
His right hand, and his holy arm, hath j gotten | 
him the [ victory. 

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PSALM 100. 28. 

2 The Lord hath made known | his sal- | vation : 

His righteousness hath he openly shewed in the 
sight — | of the | heathen. 

3 He hath remembered his mercy and his truth to- 

ward the | house of | Israel : 
All the ends of the earth have seen the sal- | 
vation | of our | God. 

4 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, | all the | earth: 

Make aloud noise, and re- | joice, and | sing — | 
praise. 

5 Sing unto the Lord | with the | harp ; 

With the harp, and the | voice — | of a j psalm. 

6 With trumpets and | sound of | cornet 

Make a joyful noise be- | fore the | Lord, the | 
King. 

7 Let the sea roar, and the | fullness • there- | of ; 

The world, and | they that | dwell there- | in. 

8 Let the floods | clap their | hands : 

Let the hills be joyful to- | gether • be- | fore 
the | Lord; 

9 For he cometh to | judge the | earth; 

With righteousness shall he judge the world, 
and the | people | with — | equity. 



28. Psalm 100. 

1 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord | all ye | lands. 

Serve the Lord with gladness: come before 
his | presence | with — | singing. 

2 Know ye that the Lord | he is | God : 

It is he that hath made us, and not we our- 
selves ; we are his people, and the | sheep> 
of | his — | pasture. 

3 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into 

his | courts with | praise. 
Be thankful unto him, and | bless — | his — | 
name. 

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29. PSALM 102: 16-29. 

4 For the Lord is good ; his mercy is | ever- | last- 
ing ; 
And his truth endureth to J all — | gener- | 
ations. 

29. Psalm 102: 16-28. 

1 When" the Lord shall | build up Zion, 

He shall ap- | pear in | his — | glory. 

2 He will regard the prayer | of the destitute, 

And | not de- | spise their | prayer. 

3 This shall be written for the gener- | ation • 

to | come : 
And the people which shall be ere- | ated • 
shall | praise the | Lord. 

4 For he hath looked down from the height | of 

his | sanctuary; 
From heaven did the | Lord be- | hold the | 
earth : 

5 To hear the groaning | of the | prisoner • 

To loose those that are ap- | point | ed to | 

death ; 

6 To declare the name of the | Lord in | Zion, 

And his praise | in Je- | ru - sa - | lem ; 

7 When the people are | gathered • to- | gether, 

And the | kingdoms, to | serve the | Lord. 

8 He weakened my | strength • in the | way ; 

He | shortened | my — | days. 

9 I said, O my God, take me not away in the | 

midst of • my | days : 
Thy years are throughout | all — | gener- | 
ations. 

10 Of old hast thou laid the foundation j of the | 

earth : 
And the heavens are the | work of | thy — | 
hands. 

11 They shall perish, but | thou • shalt en- | dure : 

Yea, all of them shall wax | old— | like a j gar- 
ment; 

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PSALM 103. 30. 

12 As a vesture | shalt thou | change them, 

And they | shall be | chang | ed : 

13 But thou | art the | same, 

And thy | years shall | have no | end. 

14 The children of thy servants | shall con- | tinue, 

And their seed shall be es- | tablish- | ed be- | 
fore thee. 

30. Psalm 103. 

1 Bless the Lord, | O my | soul : 

And all that is within me, | bless his | holy | name. 

2 Bless the Lord, | O my | soul, 

And for- | get not | all his | benefits : 

3 Who forgiveth all | thine in- | iquities ; 

Who | healeth • all | thy dis- | eases ; 

4 Who redeemeth thy life | from de- | struction ; 

Who crowneth thee with loving | kindness • 
and | tender | mercies; 

5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with j good — | things ; 

So that thy youth is re- | new - ed | like the | 
eagle's. 

6 The Lord executeth | righteousness • and | judg- 1 

ment 
For | all that | are op- | pressed ; 

7 He made known his ways | unto | Moses, 

His acts unto the | children • of | Isra- | el. 

8 The Lord is | merciful • and | gracious, 

Slow to anger, and | plenteous | in — | mercy. 

9 He will not | always | chide : 

Neither will he | keep his | anger • for | ever. 

10 He hath not dealt with us | after • our | sins ; 

Nor rewarded us ac- | cording • to | our in- j 
iquities. 

11 For as the heaven is high a- | bove the | earth, 

So great is his mercy toward | them that | 
fear — | him. 

12 As far as the east is | from the | west, 

So far hath he removed | our trans- | gressions | 
from us. 

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31. PSALM 111. 

13 Like as a father | pitieth his | children, 

So the Lord | pitieth | them that | fear him. 

14 For he | knoweth • our | frame; 

He remembereth that | we — | are — | dust. 

15 As for man, his | days • are as | grass : 

As a flower of the field | so he | flourish- | eth. 

16 For the wind passeth over it, | and • it is | gone; 

And the place there- | of shall | know it • no j 
more. 

17 But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to 

everlasting upon | them that | fear him, 
And his righteousness | unto | children's | chil- 
dren ; 

18 To such as | keep his | covenant, 

And to those that remember his com - [ mand- 
ments to | do — | them. 

19 The Lord hath prepared his | throne • in the | 

heavens ; 
And his kingdom | ruleth | over | all. 

20 Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that ex- | eel in | 

strength, 
That do his commandments, hearkening unto 
the | voice of | his — | word. 

21 Bless ye the Lord, all | ye his | hosts ; 

Ye ministers of | his, that | do his | pleasure. 

22 Bless the Lord, all his works, in all places of | his 

do- | minion : 
Bless the Lord, | O — | my — j soul. 



31. Psalm 111. 

1 Praise [ ye the | Lord. 

I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, in 
the assembly of the upright, and | in the | 
congre- | gation. 
2 The works of the | Lord are | great, 

Sought out of all them that have | pleasure ( 

there | in. 

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FROM PSALM 115. 32. 

3 His work is honorable and | glo | rious ; 

And his righteousness en- | dureth | for | 

ever. 

4 He hath made his wonderful works to | be re- | 

membered : 
The Lord is gracious and | full — | of com- | 
passion. 

5 He hath given meat unto | them that | fear him : 

He will ever be | mindful | of his | covenant. 

6 He hath shewed his people the | power of • his | 

works, 
That he may give them the | heri - tage | of 
the | heathen. 

7 The works of his hands are | verity • and | judg- 

ment; 
All his com- | mandments | are — | sure. 

8 They stand fast for | ever • and | ever, 

And are done in | truth and | up | light- 
ness. 

9 He sent redemption unto his people : he hath 

commanded his | covenant • for | ever : 
Holy and | rever - end | is his | name. 
10 The fear of the Lord is the be- | ginning • of | 
wisdom : 
A good understanding have all they that do 
his commandments : his | praise en- | dur- 
eth • for | ever. 

32. From Psalm 115. 

1 Not unto us, O Lord, | not • unto | us, 

But unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, 
and | for thy | truth's — | sake. 

2 Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is | 

now their | God ? 
But our God is in the heavens : he hath done 
whatso- | ever | he — | pleased. 

3 O Israel, trust thou | in the | Lord: 

He is their | help and | their — | shield. 
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33. FROM PSALM 116. 

4 O house of Aaron, | trust • in the | Lord : 

He is their | help and | their — | shield. 

5 Ye that fear the Lord, | trust • in the | Lord: 

He is their | help and | their — | shield. 

6 The Lord hath been mindful of us : | he will | 

bless us ; 
He will bless the house of Israel; he will | 
bless the | house of | Aaron. 

7 He will bless them that | fear the | Lord, 

Both | small — | and — | great. 

8 The Lord shall increase you more and more, | 

you • and your | children. 
Ye are blessed of the Lord | which made j 
heaven and | earth. 

9 The heaven, even the heavens, | are the | Lord's : 

But the earth hath he given | to the | children • 
of | men. 

10 The dead | praise • not the | Lord, 

Neither any that go | down — | into 1 silence. 

11 But we will bless the Lord from this time forth 

and for | ever- | more. 
Praise | — | the — | Lord. 

33. From Psalm 116. 

1 I | love the | Lord, 

Because he hath heard my | voice • and my i 
suppli- | cations. 

2 Because he hath inclined his ear | unto | me, 

Therefore will I call upon him as | long as | 
I— | live. 

3 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the 



pains of hell gat 



I found I trouble I and — I sorrow. 



Then called I upon the 



hold up- | on me : 



name of the | Lord ; 



O Lord, I beseech thee, de- | liver | my — 
soul. 

Gracious is the | Lord, and | righteous ; 
Yea, our | God is | merci- | ful. 
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PSALM 118: 14-29. 34. 

6 The Lord pre- | serveth • the | simple : 

I was brought low, and | he — | helped | me. 

7 Return unto thy rest, | O my | soul ; 

For the Lord hath dealt | bounti- | fully | with 
thee. 

8 For thou hast delivered my | soul from | death, 

Mine eyes from tears, and my | feet — | from — 
| falling. 

9 What shall I render | unto the | Lord 

For all his | bene • fits | toward — | me ? 

10 I will take the | cup of • sal- | vation, 

And call upon the | name — | of the | Lord. 

1 1 I will pay my vows | unto • the | Lord 

Now in the | presence • of | all his | people. 

12 Precious in the | sight • of the | Lord 

Is the | death of | his — | saints. 
L3 O Lord, truly I am thy servant ; I am thy ser- 
vant, and the | son of • thine | handmaid : 
Thou hast | loos - ed | my — | bonds. 

L4 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of | thanks | 

giving, 
And will call upon the | name — | of the | 
Lord. 
15 I will pay my vows | unto • the | Lord 

Now in the | presence • of | all his | people, 
L6 In the courts of the Lord's house, in the midst of 
thee, | O Je- | rusalem. 
Praise | ye — | the — | Lord. 

34. Psalm 118: 14-29. 

1 The Lord is my | strength and | song, 

And is be- | come — | my sal- | vation. 

2 The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tab- 

ernacles | of the | righteous : 
The right hand of the | Lord — | doeth | val- 
iantly. 

3 The right hand of the | Lord • is ex- alted : 

The right hand of the | Lord — | doeth valiantly. 
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85. PSALM 121. 

4 I shall not | die, but | live, 

And declare the | works — [ of the | Lord. 

5 The Lord hath | chastened • me | sore : 

But he hath not given me j over | unto | death. 

6 Open to me the | gates of | righteousness : 

I will go into them, and | I will | praise the | 
Lord: 

7 This | gate • of the | Lord, 

Into | which the | righteous • shall | enter. 

8 I will | praise — | thee : 

For thou hast heard me, and art be- | come — 
| my sal- | vation. 

9 The stone which the | builders • re- | fused 

Is become the head stone | of the | corner. 

10 This is the | Lord's — | doing ; 

It is | marvel - ous | in our | eyes. 

11 This is the day which the | Lord hath | made; 

We will rejoice | and be | glad in | it. 

12 Save now, I beseech thee, | O — | Lord: 

O Lord, I beseech thee, | send — | now pros- | 
perity. 

13 Blessed be he that cometh in the | name • of the | 

Lord : 
We have blessed you out of the | house — | of 
the | Lord. 

14 God is the Lord, which hath | shewed • us | light : 

Bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the | 
horns — | of the | altar. 

15 Thou art my God, and | I will | praise thee : 

Thou art my God, | I — | will ex- | alt thee. 

16 give thanks unto the Lord ; for | he is | good : 

For his | mercy • en- | dureth • for | ever. 

35. Psalm 121. 

1 I will lift up mine eyes | unto the | hills, 

From | whence — | cometh • my | help. 

2 My help cometh | from the | Lord, 

Which j made — | heaven • and | earth. 
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PSALM 122. 36. 

3 He will not suffer thy | foot • to be | moved : 

He that | keepeth • thee | will not | slumber. 

4 Behold, he that keepeth | Isra- | el 

Shall neither | slumber | nor — | sleep. 

5 The Lord | is thy | keeper : 

The Lord is thy shade up- | on thy | right — | 
hand. 

6 The sun shall not | smite thee • by | day, 

Nor the | moon — | by — | night. 

7 The Lord shall preserve thee from | all — | evil : 

He | shall pre- | serve thy | soul. 

8 The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy | 

coming | in 
From this time forth, and j even • for | ever- | 
more. 



36. Psalm 122. 

1 I was glad when they said | unto | me, 

Let us go into the | house — | oi the | Lord. 

2 Our feet shall stand with- | in thy | gates, 

— | — Je- | rusa- | lem. 

3 Jerusalem is builded | as a | city 

That | is com- | pact to- | gether: 

4 Whither the tribes go up, the tribes | of the | 

Lord, 
Unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks 
unto the | name — | of the | Lord. 

5 For there are set | thrones of | judgment, 

The thiones of the | house — | of — | David. 

6 Pray for the peace of Je- | rusa- ] lem : 

They shall | prosper • that | love — | thee. 

7 Peace be with- | in thy ] walls, 

And prosperity with- | in thy | pala- | ces. 

8 For my brethren and com- | panions' | sakes, 

1 will now say, | Peace — | be with- | in thee. 

9 Because of the house of the | Lord our | God 

I will | seek — | thy — | good. 
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37, 38. PSALMS 126 AND 130. 

37. Psalm 126. 

1 When the Lord turned again the cap- | tivity • 

of | Zion, 
We were | like — | them that | dream. 

2 Then was our mouth | filled • with | laughter, 

And our | tongue — | with — | singing : 

3 Then said they a- | mong the | heathen, 

The Lord hath done | great — | things — | for 
them. 

4 The Lord hath done great | things for | us ; 

Where- | of — | we are | glad. 

5 Turn again our captivity, | O — | Lord, 

As the | streams — | in the | south. 

6 They that | sow in | tears 

Shall | reap — | in — | joy. 

7 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing | pre- 

cious | seed, 
Shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, | 
bringing • his | sheaves — | with him. 



38. Psalm 130. 

1 Out J of the | depths 

Have I cried | unto | thee, O | Lord. 

2 Lord, | hear my | voice : 

Let thine ears be attentive to the | voice of* 
my | suppli- | cations. 

3 If thou, Lord, shouldst | mark in- | iquities; 

| Lord — | who shall | stand? 

4 But there is for- | giveness • with | thee, 

That thou | mayest | be — | feared. 

5 I wait for the Lord, my | soul doth | wait, 

And in his | word do | I — | hope. 

6 My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they 

that | watch • for the | morning: 

1 say, more than they that | watch — | for the | 

morning. 

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PROM PSALMS 132 AND 136. 39, 40. 

7 Let Israel | hope • in the | Lord : 

For with the Lord there is mercy, and with 
him is | plen | teous re- | demption. 

8 And he shall redeem | Isra- | el 

From | all — | his in- | iquities. 



39. From Psalm 132. 

1 Arise, O Lord, | into • thy | rest ; 

Thou, and the | ark — | of thy | strength. 

2 Let thy priests be clothed with | righteous- | 

ness; 
And let thy saints | shout — | for — | joy. 

3 For thy servant | David's | sake, 

Turn not away the | face of | thine a- 1 nointed. 

4 For the Lord hath | chosen | Zion ; 

He hath desired it | for his | habi- | tation. 

5 This is my | rest for | ever : 

Here will I dwell ; | for I | have cle- | sired it. 

6 I will abundantly bless j her pro- | vision : 

I will satisfy her | poor — | with — | bread. 

7 I will also clothe her priests | with sal- | vation : 

And her saints shall | shout a- | loud for | joy. 



40. From Psalm 136. 

1 Oh, give thanks unto the Lord ; for | he is j good: 

For his | mercy • en- | dureth • for- | ever. 

2 Oh, give thanks unto the | God of | gods : 



For his | mercy • en- | dureth • for- 



ever. 



3 Oh, give thanks to the | Lord of | lords : 

For his | mercy • en- | dureth • for- ever. 

4 To him who alone | doeth • great | wonders : 

For his | mercy • en- | dureth • for- | ever. 

5 To him that by wisdom | made the | heavens : 

For his | mercy • en- | dureth • for- | ever. 
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41. PSALM 138. 

6 To him that stretched out the earth a- | bove 

the [ waters : 
For his | mercy • en- | dureth • for- | ever. 

7 To him that | made great | lights : 

For his | mercy • en- | dureth • for- | ever. 

8 The sun to | rule by | day : 

For his | mercy • en- | dureth • for- | ever. 

9 The moon and stars to | rule by | night : 

For his | mercy • en- | dureth • for- | ever. 

10 Who remembered us in our | low es- | tate : 

For his J mercy • en- | dureth • for- | ever. 

11 And hath redeemed us | from our j enemies: 

For his | mercy • en- | dureth • for- [ ever. 

12 Who giveth food to | all — | flesh : 

For his | mercy • en- | dureth • for- | ever. 

13 Oh, give thanks unto the | God of | heaven : 

For his | mercy • en- j dureth • for- | ever. 

41. Psalm 138. 

1 I will praise thee with my | whole — | heart r 

Before the gods will I sing | praise — | unto | 
thee. 

2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise 

thy name for thy loving-kindness and | for 
thy | truth : 
For thou hast magnified thy word a- 1 bove all J 
thy — | name. 

3 In the day when I cried thou | answer - edst | me, 

And strengthenedst me with | strength — | 
in my | soul. 

4 All the kings of the earth shall praise | thee, O J 

Lord, 
When they hear the | words of | thy — | mouth. 

5 Yea, they shall sing in the | ways • of the | Lord : 

For great is the | glory | of the | Lord. 

6 Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect | 

unto • the | lowly : 
But the proud he | knoweth • a- ] far — | off. 
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FROM PSALM 139. 42. 

7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou | wilt 

re- | vive me : 
Thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the 
wrath of mine enemies, and | thy right | 
hand shall | save me. 

8 The Lord will perfect that which con- | cerneth | 

me : 
Thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever : forsake 
not the | works of | thine own | hands. 



42. From Psalm 139. 

1 O Lord, thou hast searched me, and | known — - | 
me. 
Thou knowest my downsitting and mine upris- 
ing, thou understandest my | thought a- | 
far — | off. 

lying | down, 
my — | ways. 



2 Thou compassest my path and my 

And art acquainted with | all — 

3 For there is not a | word • in my | tongue, 

But lo, O Lord, thou | knowest • it j alto- 1 
gether. 

4 Thou hast beset me be- | hind • and be- ] fore, 

And | laid thine | hand up- | on me. 

5 Such knowledge is too | wonder - ful | for me ; 

It is high, I cannot at- | tain — | unto | it. 

6 Whither shall I go from | thy — | Spirit? 

Or whither shall I j flee from | thy — | presence ? 

7 If I ascend up into heaven, | thou art | there : 

If I make my bed in hell, be- | hold, — | thou 
art | there. 

8 If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in 

the uttermost | parts • of the | sea ; 
Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy | 
right hand | shall — | hold me. 

9 If I say, Surely the | darkness • shall | cover 

me; 
Even the | night • shall be | light a- | bout me. 
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43. PSALM 145. 

10 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee ; but the 

night shineth | as the | day : 
The darkness and the light are | both a- j like 
to j thee. 

11 Search me, O God, and | know my | heart: 

Try me, and | know — | my — | thoughts: 

12 And see if there be any | wicked • way | in me, 

And lead me in the | way — | ever- | lasting. 



43. Psalm 145. 

1 I will extol thee, my | God, O | King ; 

And I will bless thy | name for | ever • and | 
ever. 

2 Every day will I | bless — | thee ; 

And I will praise thy | name for | ever • and | 
ever. 

3 Great is the Lord, and greatly | to be | praised ; 

And his | greatness | is un- | searchable. 

4 One generation shall praise thy | works • to an- | 

other, 
And shall de- | clare thy | mighty | acts. 

5 I will speak of the glorious honor | of thy | maj- 

esty, 
And | of thy | wondrous | works. 

6 And men shall speak of the might of thy | terri- 

ble | acts: 
And | I • will de- | clare thy | greatness. 

7 They shall abundantly utter the memory of | thy 

great | goodness, 
And shall | sing of • thy | righteous- | ness. 

8 The Lord is gracious, and | full • of com- | pas- 

sion; 
Slow to anger, | and of | great — | mercy. 

9 The Lord is | good to | all : 

And his tender mercies are | over | all his | 
works. 

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PSALM 146. 44. 

10 All thy works shall praise | thee, O | Lord ; 

And thy | saints shall | bless — | thee. 

11 They shall speak of the glory | of thy | kingdom, 

And ) talk of | thy — | power ; 

12 To make known to the sons of men his | mighty | 

acts, 
And the glorious | majes - ty | of his | king- 
dom. 

13 Thy kingdom is an ever | lasting | kingdom, 

And thy dominion endureth throughout | all — 
| gener- | ations. 

14 The Lord upholdeth | all that | fall, 

And raiseth up all | those that | be bowed j 
down. 

15 The eyes of all ] wait up - on | thee ; 

And thou givest them their | meat in | due — 
| season. 

16 Thou | openest • thine | hand, 

And satisfiest the desire of | every | living | 
thing. 

17 The Lord is righteous in | all his | ways, 

And | holy • in | all his | works. 

18 The Lord is nigh unto all them that | call up- 

on | him, 
To all that | call up - on | him in | truth. 

19 He will fulfill the desire of | them that | fear him : 

He will also hear their cry, | and will | save — 
| them. 

20 The Lord preserveth all | them that | love him : 

But all the | wicked • will | he de- | stroy. 

21 My mouth shall speak the | praise • of the | Lord : 

And let all flesh bless his holy | name for | 
ever and | ever. 



44. Psalm 146. 

Praise | ye the | Lord. 

Praise the Lord | O — | my — | soul. 
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45. PSALM 147: 12-20. 

2 While I live will I | praise the | Lord : 

I will sing praises unto my God | while 1 1 have 
any | being. 

3 Put not your | trust in | princes, 

Nor in the son of man, in | whom there | is 
no | help. 

4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth [ to his | 

earth ; 
In that very | day his | thoughts — | perish. 

5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob | for 

his | help, 
Whose hope is | in the | Lord his | God : 

6 Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all 

that | therein j is : 
Which | keepeth | truth for | ever : 

7 Which executeth judgment | for the • op- 1 pressed : 

Which giveth | food — | to the | hungry. 

8 The Lord | loose th • the | prisoners : 

The Lord openeth the j eyes — | of the | 
blind : 

9 The Lord raiseth them that are | bow - ed | 

down : 
The Lord | loveth | the — | righteous : 

10 The Lord preserveth the strangers ; he relieveth 

the | fatherless • and | widow : 
But the way of the wicked he | turneth | up- 
side | down. 

11 The Lord shall reign for ever, even thy God, O 

Zion, unto | all • gener- | ations. 
Praise | ye — | the — | Lord. 

45, Psalm 147: 12-20. 

1 Praise the Lord, O Je- | rusa- | lem ; 

Praise thy | God, — | O — | Zion. 

2 For he hath strengthened the | bars of • thy | 

gates ; 

He hath blessed thy | children | with j in 

thee. 

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PSALM 148. 46. 

He maketh peace | in thy | borders, 

And filleth thee with the | finest | of the | 
wheat. 
He sendeth forth his commandment | upon | 
earth : 
His word | runneth I very J swiftly. 
He giveth | snow like ] wool : 

He scattereth the | hoar-frost | like — | ashes. 
He casteth forth his | ice like | morsels ; 
Who can | stand be- | fore his | cold ? 
He sendeth out his | word, and | melteth them : 
He causeth his wind to blow, | and the | wa- 
ters | flow. 
He showeth his word | unto | Jacob, 

His statutes and his judgments | unto | Is - 
ra- | el. 
He hath not dealt so with any nation : and as for 
his judgments, they | have not | known 
them. 
Praise | ye — I the — | Lord. 



46. Psalm 148. 

1 Praise | ye the | Lord. 

Praise ye the Lord from the heavens : | praise 
him | in the | heights. 

2 Praise ye him, | all his I angels : 

Praise ye | him, all | his — | hosts. 

3 Praise ye him, | sun and | moon : 

Praise him, | all ye | stars of | light. 

4 Praise him, ye | heavens of | heavens, 

And ye waters that | be a- 1 bove the | heavens. 

5 Let them praise the name | of the | Lord : 

For he commanded, | and they | were ere - | 
ated. 

6 He hath also established them for- | ever • and | 

ever. 
He hath made a de - | cree which | shall not | 
pass. 

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47. PSALM 150. 

7 Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, 



and 



all — | deeps : 



Fire, and hail ; snow, and vapors ; stormy | 
wind ful - | filling • his | word : 

8 Mountains, and all hills ; fruitful trees, and | all — 

| cedars: 
Beasts, and all cattle ; creeping | things, and | 
flying | fowl : 

9 Kings of the earth, and | all — | people ; 

Princes, and all | judges | of the | earth: 

10 Both young men, and maidens ; | old • men, and | 

children : 
Let them praise the | name — | of the | Lord : 

11 For his name a- | lone is | excellent; 

His glory is a- | bove the | earth and j heaven. 

12 He also exalteth the | horn of • his | people, 

The | praise of | all his | saints ; 

13 Even of the children of Israel, a people | near • 

unto | him. 
Praise | ye — | the — | Lord. 



47. Psalm 150. 

Praise | ye the | Lord. 

Praise God in his sanctuary : praise him in the | 
firma - ment | of his J power. 
Praise him for his | mighty | acts : 

Praise him according to his | excel - lent | 

great | ness. 

Praise him with the j sound • of the | trumpet : 
Praise him with the J psalter- | y and | harp. 
Praise him with the | timbrel • and | dance : 
Praise him with stringed | in - stru- | ments 
and | organs. 
Praise him upon the | loud — | cymbals : 

Praise him upon the | high — | sounding | cym- 
bals. 

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FROM ISAIAH 12. 48, 49. 

6 Let everything that hath breath J praise the | 
Lord. 
Praise | ye — | the — | Lord. 



48. 1 Chkon. 29 : 10-13. 

Blessed be thou, Lord God of | Israel • our | 
father, 
For | ev - er | and — | ever. 
Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, | and the | power, 
And the glory, and the | victo - ry, | and the | 
majesty: 
For all that is | in ^he | heaven 

And | in the | earth is | thine ; 
Thine is the | kingdom, • O | Lord, 

And thou art exalted as | head a- | bove — | 
all. 
Both riches and honor | come of | thee, 

And thou | reignest | over | all : 
And in thine hand is | power • and | might ; 
And in thine hand it is to make great, and to 
give | strength — | unto | all. 
Now therefore, our God, we | thank — | thee, 
And | praise thy | glorious | name. 



49. From Isaiah 12. 

1 O Lord, | I will | praise thee : 

Though thou wast angry with me, thine anger 
is turned away, | and thou | comfor - 
tedst | me. 

2 Behold, God is | my sal- | vation ; 

I will | trust and | not • be a - | fraid : 

3 For the Lord JEHOVAH is my strength | and 

my J song ; 
He also is be- | come — | my sal- | vation. 

4 Therefore with joy shall ye | draw — | water 

Out of the | wells — | of sal- | vation. 
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50, 51. ISAIAH 52: 7-9. 

5 And in that day | shall ye | say, 

Praise the Lord, | call up- | on his | name, 

6 Declare his doings a- | mong the | people, 

Make mention that his | name — | is ex- 1 alted. 

7 Sing unto the Lord; for he hath done | excel - 

lent | things : 
This is | known in | all the | earth. 

8 Cry out and shout, thou in- | habitant • of | Zion : 

For great is the Holy One of Israel | in the | 
midst of j thee. 

50. Isaiah 52 : 7-9. 

1 How beautiful up- | on the | mountains 

Are the feet of him that bringeth good | ti- 
dings, -that | publish - eth | peace ; 

2 That bringeth good tidings of good, that publish- 

eth | sal — | vation; 
That saith unto | Zion, Thy | God — | reign- 
eth! 

3 Thy watchmen shall lift | up the | voice ; 

With the voice to- | gether | shall they | sing : 

4 For they shall see | eye to | eye, 

When the Lord shall | bring a- | gain — | 
Zion. 

5 Break [ forth into | joy, 

Sing together, ye waste places | of Je- | rusa- I 
lem: 

6 For the Lord hath | comforted • his | people. 

He hath re- | deem - ed • Je- | rusa- | lem. 

7 The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the 

eyes of | all the | nations ; 
And all the ends of the earth shall see the sal- 1 
vation | of our | God. 

51. From Isaiah 53. 

1 He is despised and re- | jected • of | men ; 

A man of sorrows, | and ac- | quainted • with | 
grief: 

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LUKE 1: 68-75. 52. 

2 And we hid as it were our | faces | from him ; 

He was despised, and | we es- | teemed • him j 
not. 

3 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and | carried • 

our sorrows : 
Yet we did esteem him stricken, | smitten • of | 
God, • and af- | flicted. 

4 But he was wounded for | our trans- 1 gressions, 

He was | bruised • for | our in- j iquities ; 

5 The chastisement of our peace | was up- j on 

him; 
And with | his stripes | we are | healed. 

6 All we like sheep have | gone a- | stray ; 

We have turned every | one to | his own | 
way; 

7 And the Lord hath | laid on | him 

The in- | iqui - ty | of us | all. 

8 Whe:^ thou shalt make his soul an ] offering • 

for | sin, 
He shall see his seed, he ] shall pro- | long his | 
days, 

9 And the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper | in 

his | hand. 
He shall see of the travail of his soul, and j 
shall be | satis- | fied. 



52. Luke 1 : 68-75. 

1 Blessed be the Lord | God of | Israel; 

For he hath visited and re- 1 deem - ed | his — ) 
people, 

2 And hath raised up an horn of sal- ] vation | for 

us 
In the | house • of his | servant | David ; 

3 As he spake by the mouth of his | holy | proph- 

ets, 
Which have been | since the I world be- 1 gan : 
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53, 54. FROM REVELATION 5. 

4 That we should be saved | from our j enemies, 

And from the hand of | all that | hate — | us ; 

5 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, 

and to remember his | holy | covenant ; 
The oath which he sware to our | father | A- 
bra- | ham, 

6 That he would grant unto us, that we, being de- 

livered out of the | hand of • our | enemies 
Might serve | him with- j out — I fear. 

7 In holiness and righteousness be- | lore — | him, 

All the | days of | our — | life. 



53. From Revelation 4 & 5. 

1 Holy, holy, holy, Lord | God al- | mighty. 

Which was, and | is, and | is to | come. 

2 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory, and | 

honor • and | power; 
For thou hast created all things, and for thy 
pleasure they | are and | were ere- | ated. 

3 Worthy is the Lamb | that was | slain, 

To receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and 
strength, and | honor, • and | glory, • and | 
blessing. 

4 Blessing, and honor, and | glory, • and | power, 

Be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and 
unto the | Lamb for | ever • and | ever. 



54# Te Deum Laudamus.I 

1 We praise | thee, O | God ; 

We acknowledge | thee to | be the | Lord. 

2 All the earth doth | worship | thee, 

The | Father | ever- | lasting. 

t This hymn is said to have been written by Ambrose of Milan, 
at the baptism of Augustine, about a. d. 373. 

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TE DEUM LAUDAMUS. 54. 

3 To thee all angels | cry a- | loud, 

The heavens, and | all the | powers there- | in. 

4 To thee | cherubim, • and | seraphim, 

Con- | tinu - al- | ly do | cry, 

5 Holy, | holy, | holy, 

Lord j God of | Saba- j oth ; 

6 Heaven and | earth are | full 

Of the | majes - ty | of thy | glory. 

7 The glorious company of the apostles | praise — j 

thee. 
The goodly fellowship of the ) prophets | 
praise — | thee. 

8 The noble army of martyrs | praise — | thee. 

The holy church throughout all the world | 
doth ac- | knowledge | thee, 

9 The Father, of an | infi - nite | majesty; 

Thine adorable, | true and | only | Son ; 

10 Also the | Holy | Ghost, 

The | Com — j fort | er. 

11 Thou art the King of | glory, O | Christ, 

Thou art the everlasting | Son • of the | Fa I 

ther. 

12 When thou tookest upon thee to de- 1 liver | man, 

Thou didst humble thyself to be | born — | of 
a | virgin. 

13 When thou hadst overcome the | sharpness • of | 

death, 
Thou didst open the kingdom of | heaven to | 
all be- | lievers. 

14 Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the 

glory | of the | Father. 
We believe that thou shalt | come to | be our | 
judge. 

15 We therefore pray thee, | help thy | servants, 

Whom thou hast redeemed | with thy | pre- 
cious | blood. 

16 Make them to be numbered | with thy | saints, 

In | glory | ever- | lasting. 

17 O Lord, save thy people, and | bless thine j heri- 

tage ; 
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55. GLORIA IN EXCELSIS. 

Govern them and | lift them | up for | ever. 

18 Day by day we | magni - fy | thee ; 

And we worship thy name ever, | world with- 1 
out — | end. 

19 Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day [ without 

sin ; 
O Lord, have mercy upon us, have | mer - cy 
up- | on — | us. 

20 O Lord, let thy mercy be up- | on — | us, 

As our | trust — | is in | thee. 

21 O Lord, in thee | have I | trusted ; 

Let me | never | be con- | founded. 



55. Gloria in Excelsis.! 

1 Glory be to | God on | high, 

And on earth | peace, good | will towards | 
men. 

2 We praise thee, we bless thee, we | worship | 

thee, 
We glorify thee, we give thanks to | thee, for | 
thy great | glory, 

3 O Lord God, | heavenly | King, 

God the | Father | Al | mighty. 

4 O Lord, the only begotten Son, | Jesus Christ, 

O Lord God, Lamb of God, | Son — of the | 
Father, 

5 That takest away the | sins • of the | world, 

Have | mer - cy up- | on — | us. 

6 Thou that takest away the | sins • of the | world, 

Have | mer - cy up- | on — | us. 

7 Thou that takest away the I sins • of the | world, 

Re- | ceive — | our — | prayer. 

8 Thou that sittest at the right hand of | God the | 

Father, 
Have | mer - cy up- | on — | us. 

t Ascribed to Telesphoms, Bishop of Rome, a. d. 128-139. 
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BAPTISMAL HYMN. 56 , 57. 

9 For thou | only art | holy ; 

Thou | only | art the | Lord; 

10 Thou only, O Christ, with the | Holy | Ghost, 

Art most high in the glory of God the | Father. | 
A | men. 

56. Gloria Patri. 

1 Glory be to the Father, and | to the | Son, 

And | to the | Holy | Ghost ; 

2 As it was in the beginning, is now, and | ever • 

shall | be, 
World j without | end. A- | men. 

57. Baptismal Hymn. 

Before the Administration. 

Psalm 103 : 17, 18. 

1 The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to 

everlasting upon | them that | fear him, 
And his righteousness | unto | children's | chil- 
dren. 

2 To such as | keep his | covenant ; 

And to those that remember his com- | mand- 
ments to | do — | them. 

Mark 10 : 14. 

3 Suffer little children to come unto me, and for- | 

bid them | not : 
For of | such • is the | kingdom • of heaven. 

After the Administration. 
Ez. 36 : 25, 26. 

1 The^- will I sprinkle clean | water • up- 1 on you, 

And | ye shall | be — | clean : 

2 A new neart also | will I | give you, 

And a new spirit | will I | put with- | in you, 

3 And I will take away the stony heart | out of • 

your | flesh, 
And I will | give • you a | heart of flesh. 
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58. THE lord's prayer. 

Is. 44 : 3, 4. 

4 I will pour my spirit up- | on thy | seed, 

And my | blessing • up- | on thine | offspring : 

5 And they shall spring up as a- | mong the J grass, 

As | willows • by the | water- | courses. 

Acts 2 : 39. 

6 For the promise is unto you, and | to your | chil- 

dren ; 
And to all that are afar off, even as many as 
the I Lord our I God shall I call. 



58 # The Lord's Prayer. 

Matt. 6 : 9-13. 

1 Our Father who | art in | heaven, 

Hallowed | be — | thy — | name ; 

2 Thy | kingdom | come. 

Thy will be done in earth | as it | is in | heaven. 

3 Give us this day our | daily | bread ; 

And forgive us our debts, as | we for- 1 give our | 
debtors ; 

4 And lead us not | into • temp- | tation, 

But de- | liv - er | us from | evil ; 

5 For thine is the kingdom, and the | power, and 

the | glory, 
For- | ever. | A | men. 

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CLASSIFICATION OF HYMNS. 



FIRST DIVISION. 

THE WORSHIP OF GOD ; AND THE BEING, ATTRIBUTES, 
AND WORKS OF GOD. 



BOOK I. 

GENERAL HYMNS PERTAINING TO THE WORSHIP OF GOD, OR SPECIALLY 

APPROPRIATE TO ITS PARTS OR SEASONS. 

HYMN 

Part I. —Worship in General, 1—42 

Sect. 1. The Lord's Prayer ; the Model of Worship, 1—3 

" 2. General Prayers pertaining to Worship, 4—10 

" 3. Delight in Worship, 11—42 

o. Prayers expressive of Delight in Worship, . . . 11 — 23 

b. Meditations expressive of Delight in Worship, . . 24—30 

c. Calls to Worship in the Sanctuary, 31 — 40 

" 4. Preparation for Worship, 41 

" 5. Worship acceptable everywhere, 42 

Part II.— Morning Worship, 43—61 

Sect. 1. Prayers at Morning Worship, 43 — 52 

" 2. Sabbath Morning Worship, 53—61 

Part III. — Evening Worship, 62—77 

Sect. 1. Evening Worship in General, 62 — 73 

" 2. Sabbath Evening Worship, 74—77 

Part I Y. — Opening and Closing of Worship, 78—95 

Sect. 1. Opening of Worship, 78 — 85 

" 2. Closing of Worship, 86—89 

" 3. Opening or Closing Benedictions, 90—95 

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CLASSIFICATION OF HYMNS. 



BOOK II. 

HYMNS PERTAINING TO THE BEING, ATTRIBUTES AND WORKS Or 
GOD. 

HYMN 

Part I.— General Prayer and Praise, 96—116 

Sect. 1. General Ascriptions of Praise, 96 — 102 

" 2. Calls to General Praise and Prayer, 103—116 

Part II. — The Being, Particular Attributes, and Works 

of God 117—242 

Sect. 1. The Being of God, 117 

" 2. God the Creator, 118—120 

" 3. God the Governor, 121—132 

a God the Natural and Moral Governor, .... 121 — 126 

b. God the Natural Governor, 127—132 

" 4 Omnipotence of God, 133 

" 5. Omnipresence and Omniscience of God 134 — 141 

a. Omnipresence and Omniscience, 134 — 136 

b. Omnipresence, • 137 — 140 

c. Omniscience, 141 

" 6. Self-Existence, Eternity, and Immutability of God, . 142—146 

u 7 Goodness of*God, 147—154 

" 8. Holiness and Justice of God, 155,156 

" 9. Mercy and Grace of God, 157—169 

" 10. Condescension of God, 170 — 175 

" 11. Faithfulness of God 176—181 

" 12. Wisdom of God, 182,183 

" 13. Incomprehensibleness of God, 184 — 186 

" 14. Majesty of God, 187-191 

" 15. God a Protector and Eefuge, 192—201 

" 16. Providential Mercies of God 202—232 

a General Praise to God for Providential Mercies, 202—210 

b. Praise to God for Providential Mercies during the 

various stages of Life, . 211—213 

c. Petitions for Providential Mercies in the various 

Scenes of Life, . . . • 214—216 

d. Meditations on God's Providential Mercies, . . 217—227 

e. Calls to Acknowledgment of Providential Mercies, 228—232 
" 17. Sovereignty and Decrees of God, 233 — 242 

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CLASSIFICATION OF HYMNS. 
BOOK III. 

HYMNS PERTAINING TO THE GOD-MAN. 

HYMN 

Part I. — General Adoration op Christ as God, . . . 243—254 

Part II. — Origin op the Mission op Christ, 255—262 

Sect. 1. In the Love of God, 255—258 

" 2. In the Love of Christ, 259—262 

Part III. —Ad vent op Christ, 263—278 

Sect. 1. Contrast of his Divine and Human Nature, .... 263, 264 

" 2. Song of the Angels at his Birth, 265—273 

" 3. Object of his Advent, 274—276 

U 4. Celebration of his Advent, 277, 278 

Part IY. — Life op Christ on Earth, 279—290 

Sect. 1. His Miracles, 279 

" 2. His General Example, 280 

" 3. His Mild Virtues, 281 

" 4. His Benevolence, 282—285 

11 5. His Compassion, 286 

" 6. His Condescension, 287 

" 7. His Readiness to Suffer, 288, 289 

" 8. His Patience in Suffering, 290 

Part V.— Atoning Pains and Death of Christ, . . . 291—322 

Sect. 1. Gethsemane, 291, 292 

" 2. The Cross — Calvary, 293—298 

" 3. The Sufferings and Death of Christ the Ground of 

our Pardon, . . 299—315 

" 4. Their Influence on the Heart, 316—322 

Part VI. -— Praise for Atoning Love, 323—349 

Sect. 1. Praise on Earth, , 323—336 

" 2. Praise on Earth and in Heaven, 337—349 

Part VII. — Character of God illustrated in the 

Atonement, 350 

Part VIII. — Reward op Christ for his Atonement, . . 351, 352 

Part IX. —Resurrection of Christ, 353—360 

Part X.— Ascension op Christ, 361—365 

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CLASSIFICATION OF HYMNS. 

HYMN. 

Part XI. — The Living Saviour in Heaven, 366—371 

Part XII. — Christ our Intercessor and Advocate, . . 372—376 

Part XIII. — Mediatorial Reign op Christ, 377—394 

Sect. 1. Entrance upon his Kingdom, . , 377, 378 

u 2. Coronation Hymns, 379, 380 

" 3. Christ the Victorious King, 381—383 

" 4. Adoration of Christ as King, 384—390 

" 5. Rejoicing in Christ as King, 391—394 

Part XIV. — Christ our Guardian and Refuge, . . . 395 — 424 

Sect. 1. Our Shepherd, 395—401 

2. Our Guide to Heaven, 402—404 

3. Our Refuge and Support in Trouble, 405, 406 

4. Our Friend, 407—420 

5. Our Brother, 421 

6. Sympathy of Christ, 422—424 

Part XV. — Christ the Light of the World, 425 — 428 

Part XVI. — Preciousness of Christ and his Offices, . 429—446 

BOOK IV. 

HYMNS PERTAINING TO GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT. 

Part I. — Prayers for the Presence of the Holy Spirit 

in the Sanctuary, 447 — 449 

Part II. — Prayers for his Teaching, Sanctifying, and 

Cheering Influence, 450 — 460 

Part III. — Prayers for the Continuance of his Influ- 
ence, 461 

Part IV. — Prayers for the Return of his Influence, . 462, 463 

Part V. — Prayers for his Influence on the whole 

World, 464 

Part VI. — Power of the Holy Spirit, 465 

Part VII. — Coming and Office of the Holy Spirit, . . 466 

BOOK V. 

HYMNS pertaining to the trinity. 

Part I. — Ancient Hymns to the Trinity, 467, 468 

Part II. — Hymns of Praise and Prayer to the Trinity, 469—478 

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CLASSIFICATION OF HYMNS. 
BOOK VI. 

• HYMNS PERTAINING TO THE HOLT SCRIPTURES. 

HYMX. 

Part I. — The Word compared with the Works op God, 479—481 

Part II. — Excellence op the Bible, 482, 483 

Part III. — Love to the Bible, 484 — 486 

Part IV. — The Bible in Sorrow, 487, 488 

Part Y. — The Bible por the Young, 489 

Part VI. — Influence op the Bible Dependent on Divine 

Interposition, 490, 491 



SECOND DIVISION 
THE CHARACTER, STATE, AND DESTINATION OF MAN. 



BOOK VII. 

HYMNS PERTAINING TO THE SINFULNESS AND REGENERATION OF MAN. 

Part I. — The Sinfulness of Man, 492—548 

Sect. 1. Man Sinful by Nature, 492—494 

" 2. Fearfulness of Man's Condition in Sin, 495 — 499 

" 3. Conviction of Sin under the Law, 500 

" 4. Importance of Immediate Repentance, ...... 501 

" 5. Calls to Immediate Repentance, 502 — 546 

a. Invitations, 502—533 

b. Exhortations, 534—538 

c. Expostulations, 539—546 

" 6. Grief of Christians over the Impenitent, 547 

" 7. The Almost Christian, 548 

Part II. — Regeneration and Conversion, 549—573 

Sect. 1. Need of Regeneration, 549 

" 2. Regeneration the Work of God, 550—552 

u 3. Repentance of a Sinner, 553 — 570 

a. His Surrender in view of Divine Love, .... 553 — 556 

b. His Surrender in view of Divine Patience, . . . 557 

c. His Surrender to Christ in view of Atoning Love, 558 — 569 

d. General Surrender, • . . . . 570 

Sect. 4. Joy in Heaven over a Sinner's Conversion, .... 571 — 573 

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CLASSIFICATION' OF HYMNS. 
BOOK VIII. 

HYMNS PERTAINING TO THE CHRISTIAN VIRTUES. 

HYMIT. 

Part I. — Feelings op a Christian in View op Sin, . . 574—638 

Sect. 1. Prayers for Penitence, 574—578 

" 2. Christian Mourning over Sin, 579—583 

11 3. Penitence Pleasing to God, 584 

" 4. Blessings of Penitence, 585 

u 5. Humility, 586—588 

" 6. Humble Self-examination, 589, 590 

" 7. Penitent Pleading for Pardon, 591—612 

" 8. Penitent Pleading for Peace and Joy, 613—626 

■•' 9. Mourning over Relapses into Sin, 627—633 

" 10. Watchfulness against Relapses into Sin, ..... 634 — 638 

Part II. — Feelings op a Christian in View op God, . . 639—684 

Sect. 1. Love to God, 639—651 

' ; 2. Thirsting after God, 652—655 

" 3. Depending on God, 656—661 

" 4. Resting in God, 662—665 

" 5. Trusting in God, 666—673 

" 6. Hoping in God, 674—683 

" 7. The Trusting Christian Victorious, 684 

Part III. — Feelings op a Christian towards Christ, . 685—809 

Sect. 1. Love to Christ, 685—711 

a. Supreme Love to Christ, , . . . 685—701 

b. Earnest Desire for Supreme Love to Christ, . . 702 — 711 

" 2. Sorrow for Christ's Sufferings, 712, 713 

" 3. Feelings of Indebtedness to Christ, . 714—720 

" 4. Faith in Christ's Atonement, 721—757 

a. Prayers expressive of Faith in the Atonement, . ^21 — 745 

b. Meditations expressive of Faith in the Atonement, 746 — 749 

c. Faith in Christ's Securing the Bliss of Heaven, . 750—755 

d. Nature of Faith, 756, 757 

" 5. Trust in Christ, 758—784 

a. Prayers expressive of General Trust in Christ, . 758 — 764 

b. Prayers expressive of Trust amid Sorrow, . . . 765—770 

c. Prayers expressive of Trust amid Temptation, . 771, 772 

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CLASSIFICATION OF HYMNS. 

HYM>- 

d. Prayers expressive of Trust amid Sorrow and 

Temptation, 773 — 775 

e. Prayers expressive of Trust amid Weakness, . . 776 — 781 
/. Calls to Trust in Christ, 782, 783 

Sect. 6. Communion with Christ and God, 784 — 788 

a. Communion with God as Christ, ...... 784 

b. Communion with Christ, 785 — 788 

" 7. Union with Christ, . 789—796 

" 8. Bearing Shame for Christ, 797—802 

" 9. Imitation of Christ, 803—809 

Part IY. — Choice op Spiritual rather than Earthly 

Good, 810—841 

Sect. 1. Prayers for Spiritual rather than Earthly Good, . . 810—814 

" 2. Renunciation of Self and the World for God, . . . 815—818 

" 3 Yows of Consecration to God, 819—831 

" 4. Yows of Consecration to Christ, 832—841 

Part Y. — Prayer, 842—856 

Sect. 1. Call to Prayer, 842 

" 2. Blessedness of Prayer, 843—847 

" 3. Confiding Prayer, 848, 849 

" 4. Thanks for Answers to Prayer, 850, 851 

" 5. Power of Prayer, 852—854 

" 6. Prayer through Christ's Intercession, 855 

" 7. Nature of Prayer, 856 

Part YI. — Feelings op the Christian towards his 

Fellow-men, . . , 857—875 

Sect. 1. Mutual Love and Peace of Christians, 857 — 867 

" 2. Communion of Christians with each other and with 

Christ, 868—872 

" 3. Christian Sympathy and Generosity, ...... 873—875 

Part VII. — Christian Activity, 876—881 

Sect. 1. Prayer in Toil, 876, 877 

" 2. Call to Active Labor, 878—881 

Part VIII. — The Bold Virtues, 882—904 

Sect. 1. Expressions of Confidence in God, 882—884 

" 2. Expressions of Courage amid Trials, 885—888 

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CLASSIFICATION OF HYMNS. 

HYMJf 

Sect. 3. Calls to Courage in the Christian Warfare, .... 889—903 

" 4. Despondency forbidden, 904 

Part IX. — The Mild Virtues, 905—913 

Sect. 1. Gentleness, 905 

11 2. Calmness, 906—908 

" 3. Simplicity, 909—912 

" 4. Feelings in Retirement, 913 

Part X. — Christian Faithfulness, 914—925 

Sect. 1. Prayers for Fidelity, 914—919 

" 2. Prayers for Purity of Heart, 920 

" 3. Faithfulness necessary to Peace with God, .... 921, 922 

:i 4. Calls to Fidelity, . 923—925 

Part XI. — Feelings of the Christian in Affliction, . 926—956 

Sect. 1. Acquiescence in the Divine Will, 926—928 

" 2. Submission in deep Calamity, 929—937 

" 3. Prayer for Comfort in Affliction, 938—940 

'• 4. Prayer for the Removal of Calamity, 941—943 

" 5. Blessings of Affliction, 944—949 

" 6. Comparative Influence of Prosperity and Adversity, 950 

" 7. Dependence on God in Affliction, 951—956 

Part XII. — The Blessedness of the Christian, . . . . 957—975 
Sect. 1. Description of the Character which is blessed, . . . 957, 958 

" 2. Description of the Blessedness, 959—964 

« 3. Cheerfulness and Joy of the Christian, 965—971 

" 4. Peacefulness of the Christian, 972—975 

Part XIII. — The Christian Persevering and Advanc- 
ing, 976—996 

Sect 1. Perseverance, 976—982 

" 2 Longing for Constancy of Love, 983—988 

" 3. Christian Progress, 989—996 

a. Prayer for Progress, 989 

b. Aspirations after Progress, 990, 991 

c. Assurance of Progress, 992 

d. Call to Energy in Progress, 993 

e. Prayer for Perfection, 994 — 996 

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CLASSIFICATION OF HYMNS. 
BOOK IX. 

HYMNS PERTAINING TO THE PRIVILEGES OP THE CHRISTIAN. 

HYMN 

Part I. — Indwelling of God in the Christian, .... 997, 998 

Part II. — Adoption, 999—1002 

Part III. — Justification by Faith, 1003—1006 

Part IV. — Salvation by Grace, 1007—1016 

BOOK X. 

HYMNS PERTAINING TO VISIBLE CHRISTIANS ; THE CHURCH. 

Part I —General Hymns on the Church, 1017—1042 

Sect. 1. Delight in the Church, 1017, 1018 

" 2. The Church Afflicted, 1019, 1020 

" 3. Prayers for Help to the Church in Affliction, . . . 1021,1022 

u 4. God the Strength of the Church, 1023—1029 

" 5. Assurance that God will give Peace to the Church, . 1030, 1031 

u 6. Enlargement of the Church, 1032—1042 

Part II. — Ordinances of the Church, 1043—1057 

Sect. 1. Baptism, 1043—1047 

a. Adult, . ■ 1043 

b. Infant, 1044—1047 

" 2. Lord's Supper, 1048—1057 

Part III. — The Ministry of the Church, 1058—1064 

Sect. 1. Prayer in Behalf of Ministers, 1058, 1059 

" 2. Exhortation to Ministers, 1060, 1061 

" 3. Ministers at their Ordination, ....,- » . 1062—1064 

Part IV. — Joining the Church, 1065—1070 

Part V.— The Sanctuary, 1071—1075 

Sect. 1. Dedication ; or, Laying a Corner-stone, 1071 — 1074 

" 2. Dedication, 1075 

BOOK XI. 

HYMNS PERTAINING TO OBJECTS OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO THE 
CHRISTIAN. 

Part I. — Children and Youth, 1076—1092 

Sect. 1. Prayers of the Young, 1076—1082 

" 2. Parents and Children, 1083 

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CLASSIFICATION OF HYMNS, 

HYMN 

Sect. 3. Prayers for the Young, 1084—1086 

" 4. The Christian Home, • 1087 

« 5. Early Piety, . . . . 1088,1089 

" 6. Parental Teaching, 1090 

" 7. Exhortations to the Young, 1091,1092 

Part II. — The Afflicted, 1093—1105 

Sect. 1. General Hymns of Charity, 1093—1096 

>' 2. All Charities for God's Glory, 1097 

" 3. The Poor, 1098—1102 

" 4. The Orphan, 1103 

" 5. The Oppressed, 1104,1105 

Part III. — The Fallen, 1106 

Part IV.— Seamen, 1107—1109 

Part V. — Nations in War, 1110 

Part VI. — Our Country, . 1111—1120 

Sect 1. Prayer for National Blessings, 1111 — 1113 

" 2. Thanksgiving for National Blessings, 1114, 1115 

" 3. Prayer and Thanksgiving for National Blessings, . 1116 

" 4. Confession of National Sins, 1117—1119 

" 5. Expression of National Joy, 1120 

Part VII. —The Conversion op the World, 1121—1139 

Sect. 1. Prayers for the Conversion of the World, .... 1121—1128 

u 2. Assurances of the Conversion of the World, . . . 1129 

" 3. Joy in view of the Conversion of the World, . . . 1130, 1131 

;t 4. Call to Labor for the Conversion of the World, - 1132 

•« 5. Conversion of the Jews, 1133,1134 

" 6. Missionaries of the Gospel, 1135—1139 

BOOK XII. 

hymns pertaining to times and occasions. 

Part I. — Special Religious Occasions, ...... 1140—1148 

Sect. 1. Marriage, 1140, 1141 

" 2. Thanksgiving Day, 1142—1146 

" 3. Fast Day, 1147,1148 

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CLASSIFICATION OF HYMNS. 

hymn- 
Part II. — Periods of the Year, 1149—1161 

Sect. 1. Course of the Seasons, 1149 — 1151 

" 2. Spring, 1152, 1153 

" 3. Summer, 1154 

" 4. Autumn, 1155 

" 5. Winter; Beginning and Close of Year, 1156 — 1161 



BOOK XIII. 

HYMNS PERTAINING TO THE HUMAN LOT AS MORTAL. 

Part I.— The Brevity of Life, 1162—1168 

Sect. 1. Prayers in View of the Brevity of Life, .... 1162—1166 

u 2. Reflections on the Brevity of Life, 1167, 1168 

Part II. — Meditations on Death, 1169—1179 

Part III. — Preparation for the Scenes after Death, 1180 

Part IV. — Prayers in view of Death, 1181 — 1185 

Part V.— The Dying Christian 1186—1190 

Part VI.— The Happiness of Dying, 1191,1192 

Part VII. — The Peacefulness of Death, 1193—1199 

Part VIII. — The Burial of the Dead, 1200—1209 

Part IX. — Consolation at the Death of Friends, . . 1210—1219 

BOOK XIV. 

HYMNS PERTAINING TO THE HUMAN LOT AS IMMORTAL. 

Part I. — The Christian a Pilgrim towards Heaven, 1220—1230 

Part II: — Aspirations of the Christian towards 

Heaven, 1231—1242 

Part III: — Reunion of Saints in Heaven, 1243,1244 

Part IV. — Example of Saints in Heaven, 1245—1247 

Part V. — Joys and Glories of Saints in Heaven, . . 1248—1250 

Part VI. — Blessedness of Heaven, 1251—1265 

Part VII. — Saints at the Second Coming of Christ, , 1266—1270 

Part VIII. — The Resurrection of the Saints, . . . 1271—1276 

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CLASSIFICATION OF HYMNS. 

HY1LV 

Part IX. — The Judgment Day, 1277—1288 

Sect. 1. Confident Hope of Mercy at the Judgment, ... 1277 

" 2. Prayers for Mercy at the Judgment, 1278—1280 

" 3. Ancient Hymns on the Judgment, 1281—1284 

'• 4. Description of the Judgment, 1285—1287 

" 5. Preparation for the Judgment, 1281—1288 

Part X. — The Doom op the Sinner, 1289 

Part XI. — Eternity, 1290 



BOOK XV. 

PAGE 

doxologiks 757—762 



BOOK XVI. 

SELECTIONS FOR CHANTING. 

PAGE 

Part I. — Selections from the Psalms, 763—804 

Part II. — Selections from other portions of the 

Bible, 805—808 

Part III. —Ancient Hymns of the Church, 808—811 

Part IV. — Baptismal Hymn, 811 

Part V. — The Lord's Prayer, 812 

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A. 

Abba Father, 1000—1002, = 456, 621, 999. 

Abraham. 

Covenant of God with Abraham, 1047. 
God praised as the God of Abraham, 116 

Absence from God. 

Absence from God deprecated, 616—620, 629, 644, 645, 652—655, 846. 
Absence from Christ deprecated, 68, 617, 707, 765, 1270. 
Absence of the Holy Spirit deprecated, 460 — 463. 

Accepted Time — now. 

Exhortations to repent now, 512, 515, 516, 586 — 538. 
Expostulations against delay of repentance, 542—544. 
" T\o\v is the accepted time," 516 
" To-day if ye will hear his voice," 515. 

Activity. 

Calls to activity, 878—881, = 501, 1161. 
Prayer in active labor, 876, 877. 
Labor in the Ministry, 1058—1064, 1135. 
Labor in the Missionary Service, 1132, 1135 — 1139. 
Labor vain without God's blessing, 659. 
Labor vain without love, 866. 

Adoption, 999—1002, = 456, 621. 

Adoration of Christ as God. 

Ancient hymns to Christ as God, 243, 263, 335, 336. 
Calls to worship Christ as God. 30. 251, 332, 337—343, 351. 
Christ adored as almighty, 330, 440 
Christ adored as " equal with God," 248. 
Christ adored as eternal, 252. 
Christ adored as 4i God only wise," 246. 
Christ adored as '• I am," 244. 
Christ adored as immutable, 250. 
Christ adored as " Jehovah," 249. 
Christ adored as " the First and the Last, " 245. 
Christ adored at his birth, 263—265, 273, 278. 
Christ adored at his resurrection. 356, 358. 
Christ adored in his exaltation, 389, 378. 

Christ adored in the contrast of his Deity with his Humanity, 264. 
Christ adored in view of his condescension, 287. 
Communion with Christ in worship, 21. 
Sabbath morning worship of Christ, 23. 
" Worthy is the Lamb," 337—334. 

Adoration of Christ as King. 

Ancient hvmns to Christ as King. 3-35. 336. 
Calls to worship Christ as King, 347, 349. 

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Adoration op Christ as King. — (Continued.) 

Christ adored as King for his atoning love, 325, 332, 345, 346, 348. 
Christ adored as King, with joy at his resurrection, 353—357. 
Christ adored as King, with joy in his intercession, 371. 
Christ adored as King, with joy in his reign, 345, 346,377—332, 384— 
390, 1039, 1130. 
" Hosanna to the Son of David," 390. 

Adoration op God. 

Adoring Invocations, 7, 9, 15, 18, 79, 1036. 
Adoring view of God's Attributes and Acts, viz: 
Of his Condescension, 170—175. 
Of his Eternity, 142—146. 
Of his Faithfulness, 178, 179, 181. 
Of his Goodness, 147, 148, 150, 152—154, 1144. 
Of his Government. 121—132. 
Of his Grace, 157—161, 163—168. 
Of his Holiness, 155, 156. 
Of his Incomprehensibleness, 184, 185. 
Of his Love in the gift of Christ, 254—258, 350. 791. 
Of his Majesty, 187—191. 
Of his Omnipotence, 133. 

" The Lord God Omnipotent reigneth," 125. 
Of his Omnipresence, 137, 138. 
Of his Omniscience, 135. 

Of his Providence, 204, 205, 210—214, 221, 223, 224, 227, 228, 230, 
231, 1142, 1143. 
Of his Providence in the seasons, 1154 — 1157. 
Of his Sovereignty, 233—235, 237, 238, 240, 241. 
Of his Wisdom, 182, 183. 
Of his work in Creation, 120, 129. 
Ancient Hymns in adoration of God, 31, 96. 
Child's adoration of God, 1080. 
Delight in adoration of God, 11, 12, 20, 24, 25. 
General praise of God, 96—102. 

Calls to general praise, 31—40, 79, 83, 103—116, 1035. 
« Glory to God in the Highest," 269, 271, 278. 
" Hallowed be thy Name," 98. 
« Holy, holy, holy Lord God Almighty," 7, 97. 
Morning and Evening Hymns in adoration of God, viz: 
Morning Hymns, 45, 48, 52. 

Sabbath morning Hymns, 56 — 58. 
Evening Hymns, 62, 65. 

Adoration op the Holy Spirit. 

Adoring Invocations, 447—449, 458, 462, 463. 

Adoring Supplication, 452, 456, 457, 464. 

General Ascription of praise, 465. 
Adoration op the Trinity. 

Ancient Hymns to the Trinity, 467, 468. 

Child's Adoration of the Trinity, 1076. 

General Praise to the Trinity, 469, 474, 475, 477. 
" Holy, holy, holy Lord God of Hosts," 472, 473. 
Advent op Christ at his Birth, 263—278. 

Ancient Hvmn on the Birth of Christ, 263. 

Object of Christ's Advent, 274—276, = 255, 258. 

Song of Angels at Christ's Advent, 265—273. 

Advent op Christ to the judgment op the world, 1266 — 1270, 

1277—1288. 
Afflictions. 

Bible a solace in affliction, 487, 488, 491. 
Blessings of affliction, 242, 944—949, 960, 1219, 1248—1250. 
" Blessed are they that mourn," 945. 

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Afflictions. — (Continued.) 

Christ a Refuse in affliction, 72,180, 253,402, 404—408,408, 410,412— 
419, 421— 424, 761— 764, 769, 771. 774, 795, 847, 855, 966, 959, 976. 
" As thy days, so shall thy strength be," 678, 886. 
" Cast thy burden upon the Lord," 416. 
" I am with you alway," 419. 
Christ an Example in affliction, 290, 805—807. 
Church in affliction, 420. 1019—1022. 
Courage in affliction, 222, 676, 796, 886—888, 970, 971, 973, 982. 

" It is I : be not afraid," 883, 930. 
God a Refuge in affliction, 192—201, 650, 668—677, 679, 680, 683, 766, 
951 95fj 9yj # 

In the afflictions of the Church, 1025, 1032, 1034, 1038. 
Influence of affliction and prosperity, 950. 
Prayer in affliction, viz. : 

Prayer a solace in affliction, 845—847, 655, 668. 

Prayer for comfort in affliction, 423, 667, 670, 740—742, 938—940, 
1204. 

Prayer for the removal of affliction, 668, 941—943. 
For the removal of national calamities, 1116 — 1119. 
For the removal of the afflictions of the church, 1270. 

Prayer in anticipation of affliction, 758, 759, 762, 773. 
Rest from affliction in Heaven, 1223—1232, 1234, 1239, 1248—1251, 

1253—1256, 1260. 1263—1266. 
Rest from affliction in the grave, 1195. 1196, 1198, 1200. 1220, 1271. 
Submission in affliction, 661, 682, 762, 773. 927—937, 1217. 

" Thy will be done," 929, 933, 933, 1217. 
Thanks for relief from affliction, 650, 850, 956. 
The afflicted as objects of sympathv, viz. : 

The bereaved, 873, 874, 1095, 1213, 1219. 

The oppressed, 1104, 1105. 

The orphan, 769, 1103. 

The poor, 222, 874, 1099—1102. 

The sick, 1096. 

The widowed, 769, 1096 

Aged,— see u Old Age." 
Almost a Christian, 548. 
Ancient Hymns of the Church. 

Adoration of Christ, 243. 335, 336. 

Adoration of God, 93. 

Adoration of the Trinity, 467, 438. 

Advent of Christ, 263. 

Atonement, 293, 335, 336, 752. 

Burial of the Dead, 1203. 

Condescension of God, 175. 

Courage in Conflict, 899. 

Delight in Worship, 13, 31. 

Gloria in Excelsis, (Selection for Chanting) page 810. 

God a Refuse, 200. 

Heaven, 1230, 1231. 

Imitation of Christ. 46, 809. 

Judgment Dav, 1281, 1282, 1284. 

Lord's Table, 1051. 

Love to Christ, 685—687. 706. 

Prayer, 849. 

Prayer for the church, 1022. 

Prayer in view of Death, 1181. 

Morning Worship, 46. 

Providence of God, 220. 

Resurrection of Christ, 353. 

Te Deum Laudamus, (Selection for Chanting) page 808. 

Trust in Christ, 765. 

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Angels at the advent of Christ, 265—273. 
Angels at the coronation of Christ, 379, 387, 389. 
Angels at the resurrection of Christ, 354—356, 362—366. 
Angels celebrating the atoning work of Christ, 338, 315, 346. 
Astonishment of angels at the sacrifice of Christ, 289, 323. 
Joy of Angels at one sinner's repentance, 571-573. 
Sympathy of angels, with God's work on earth, 25. 

Anger, 803—808, 906, 921. 

Anniversaries op Christian Institutions. 

A Selection of Hymns adapted to Anniversaries, viz. : 

Ancient Hymns of Praise, 13, 31, 96, 200, 243, 467, 468, 899, 1075. 
General Hymns of Charity, 1093—1105. 
Hymns on Christ, viz : 

Adoration of Christ, 243—254, 362—364, 1074. 
Advent of Christ, 263—278. 
Mediatorial Reign of Christ. 377—394. 
Second Coming of Christ, 1266, 1268—1270. 
Hymns on Christian Fellowship, 857, 859, 865, 869. 870, 872, 1247. 
Hymns on Courage in the service of Christ, 893, 895, 898—902. 
Hymns on Missionaries, 1135 — 1139. 

Hymns on Revivals of Religion, 276, 895, 1030, 1031, 1130, 1146. 
Hymns on the Christian Ministry, 1058—1062. 
Hymns on the Church, 19, 27—29, 276, 1017—1042, 1270. 
Hymns on the Holy Scriptures, 479—481, 483, 490. 
Hymns on the Trinity, 467—469, 472—474, 476, 1074. 
Hymns on the World's Conversion, 276, 1023, 1024, 1031—1042, 

1121—1132. 
Invocations of the Holy Spirit, 447, 448, 464. 
National Hymns, 1111—1120. 
Ascension op Christ, 361—366 = 353—360, 366, 377, 378, 383—385, 855. 
»* I know that my Redeemer liveth," 368, 369. 
Preparatory to the ascension of his followers, 354, 365, 366, 1197, 1210, 
1275. 
Ashamed op Christ, 797—802 = 370, 698, 699. 
" Asleep in Jesus," 1195. 

Aspiration. 

Aspiration after communion with Christ, 784—796, 1048—1057. 
Aspiration after constancy of love, 983—988 = 580—583, 627. 
Aspiration after God, 652—655, 810—814 = 639—651, 662—665. 
Aspiration after Heaven, 815, 816, 1231—1242, 1245, 1246, 1252—1256. 
Aspiration after love to Christ, 21, 411. 685—711, 832—841. 
Aspiration after progress in Christian experience, 880, 885, 889, 890, 

892, 893, 925, 989—991. 
Aspiration after sympathy with Angels in praise of Christ, 338—349, 

433, 442. 732. 
Aspiration after the joys of worship, 11—30, 44, 45, 81, 247, 979. 

Assurance. 

Assurance in prayer, 852, 854, 855 = 84S. 849. 

Assurance of a coming judgment, 497, 1278, 1281, 1282, 1284—1288. 

Assurance of faith in Christ, 368, 369, 374, 415, 750, 753, 761, 762, 882, 

1081. 
Assurance of God's protection, 176—181, 192—201, 222, 225, 228—232, 

669, 672—684, 883, 884, 887, 951, 955, 963. 
Assurance of hope in death, 1179. 
Assurance of love to Christ, 698, 700. 
Assurance of mercy at the judgment, 1277. 
Assurance of progress in the Christian life, 992. 
Assurance of rest in Heaven, 1223—1242, 1251—1265. 
Assurance of success in Christian activity, 881. 

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Assurance. — ( Continued. ) 

Assurance of the presence of the Holy Spirit, 459. 

Assurance of the Resurrection, 1271 — 1276. 

Assurance of the re-union of friends in Heaven, 1243, 1244, 1262. 

Assurance of the safety of the Church, 420, 1023—1031, 1036—1038. 

Assurance of the salvation of believers, 669, 681, 882—884, 976—983, 

1005, 1170, 1179, 1277. 
Assurance of the World's conversion, 1036, 1037, 1039, 1129. 
Exhortations to assurance, 889—904, 981. 
Prayer for assurance of salvation, 455, 779 = 754, 758. 

Atonement. 

Ancient hymns on the atonement, 293, 335, 336, 685. 

Assurance of salvation through the atonement, 253, 368, 369, 374, 566, 

744, 750, 751, 753, 761, 766, 790, 797, 897, 900, 976, 979, 980, 1003, 

1005, 1006. 1010, 1277. 
Atonement sufficient for all men, 277, 318, 521. 523, 730, 743. 

Invitations to all to accept forgiveness, 504—508, 524, 529. 532. 
Atonement the ground of pardon, 299—315, 482, 575, 1003—1016. 
Calvary — the Cross, 294—298, 317, 319, 320, 562, 566—568, 688, 693, 722, 

724, 729, 748, 838, 1049, 1050. 
Character of God illustrated in atonement, 350 = 148, 165, 255—259. 
Commemoration of the atonement at the Lord's Supper, 1048 — 1058. 
Exhortations to trust in the atonement, 261, 339, 310, 502, 504—506, 

508, 509, 511, 514—521, 523, 524, 529—534, 536—541, 543, 545, 

546; 558, 868. 
Faith in the atonement, 291—315, 721—755 = 361, 408—411, 413, 414, 

428, 559, 688, 717, 719, 768, 774—783, 995, 1003—1016. 
Faith in the atonement at the hour of death, 1183, 1184, 1186, 

1203. 
Prayer for faith in the atonement, 375, 425, 493, 561, 728, 754, 758, 

770, 771, 779. 
Gethsemane, 290—292, 1050. 
Indebtedness to Christ for the atonement, 260, 296, 313, 326, 328, 332, 

431, 438, 541, 562—564, 648, 692, 714—720. 832, 1007, 1011. 
Influence of the atonement on the heart, 316, 317, 319, 441, 490. 
Love to Christ for the atonement, 293, 295, 685—709, 832—841, 1011, 

1056. 
Nature of faith in the atonement, 756, 757. 

Necessity of the atonement, 299, 305—308, 591, 606, 721, 726, 1004. 
Origin of the atonement in the love of God, 233, 255—259, 275. 
Praise for the love of Christ in the atonement, 23, 24, 58, 243—253, 

318, 319, 323—349, 371, 377—394, 406, 407, 429—446, 648, 732 

749, 791, 1011. 
Prayer for salvation through the atonement, 293, 315, 443, 566, 570, 

593—596, 602, 605—611, 615, 622, 721—731, 733, 740, 752, 775, 

776, 995. 
Repentance in view of the atonement, 321, 323, 502, 558—568, 583, 604, 

608, 702, 705, 724, 729, 730, 735, 747, 839. 983. 
Reward of Christ for the atonement, 351, 352, 377—393, 571. 
Sorrow for Christ's sufferings in the atonement, 320, 502, 560. 562, 568, 

583, 702, 712, 713, 747, 838. 
Attributes of God, — see " God." 
Autumn, 1155 = 1150, 1151. 
Awakening, — see " Conscience." 

B. 

Backsliding — see " Relapses into Sin." 

Baptism. 

Adult baptism, 1043. 
Infant baptism, 1044 — 1047. 

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Baptism. — (Continued.) 

" Suffer them to come unto me," 1045, 1046. 
The covenant with Abraham, 1047. 

Bartimeus. 

His prayer for sight, 610. 
Bearing- shame for Christ. 

In acknowledgment of indebtedness to Christ, 720, 834, 799, 800. 

In imitation of the spirit of Christ, 697, 699, 800, 805-807. 

In proof of love to Christ, 698, 699, 724, 834, 797—802. 

In the assurance of reigning with Christ, 370, 797, 801, 802. 

With prayer for fidelity to Christ, 697, 699. 

Benedictions. 

For opening and closing of worship, 90 — 95. 

Benevolence op God. 

Ancient hymn of trust in God's benevolence, 220. 

Benevolence of God in afflictions, 931, 932. 

Benevolence of God in creation, 118, 148, 207, 226. 

Benevolence of God in his decrees, 242. 

Benevolence of God in providence, 148, 203—232. 664. 

Benevolence of God in the gift of Christ, 255—258. 

Benevolence of God in the periods of life, 211—214. 931. 

Benevolence of God in the seasons, 204, 227, 1142, 1143, 1149—1156. 

Calls to worship God for his benevolence, 34, 35. 

Delight in God's benevolence, 147, 152—154, 205, 227, 228, 977, 1142 
1144. 

God a Father, 207, 208, 212—215, 456, 661, 977, 1000—1002. 
" God is love," 149—151. 
Bereavement, — see " Afflictions. " 

Bethlehem. 

The Star of Bethlehem, 266, 428. 

Bible, — see " Holy Scriptures." 
Blessedness. 

Blessedness of a Christian birth, 1078. 
Blessedness of a Christian home, 1087. 
Blessedness of afflictions, 944—949 = 886, 937, 1219. 
Blessedness of Christian charity, 875. 

Blessedness of Christian fellowship, 857—864, 869—871, 1069, 1070. 
Blessedness of Christians. 957—975 = 140, 152, 192—202,205, 206, 217— 
221, 223—226, 230, 232, 242, 436, 439, 672—684, 753, 756, 887. 890, 
907. 
Blessedness of dying, 1191—1199 = 1177—1179, 1211—1213. 1215—1217. 
Blessedness of Heaven. 1225—1244, 1251—1265 = 1079, 1223, 1248—1250, 

1290. 
Blessedness of love to Christ, 686—694, 696. 700, 701, 703, 785, 788, 835. 
Blessedness of love to God, 642—654, 784, 832. 951. 
Blessedness of penitence, 295, 585, 614, 615, 839. 
Blessedness of the Christian Dispensation, 1062 = 264, 267—278, 378— 

393. 
Blessedness of worship, 11—30, 44, 53, 54, 56, 59, 61, 64, 75, 80, 82, 295, 
843—847. 
Boldness in Prayer, 854, 855, 986. 
Bold Virtues, — see " Virtues." 

Brevity op Life. 

Burial hymns on the brevity of life, 1201, 1205, 1220. 
Contrasted with the eternity of God, 142—149, 1166. 
Exhortations to repentance in view of the brevity of life, 516, 537, 

538. 
Meditations on the brevity of life, 1165, 1167, 1168. 

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ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 

Brevity of Life, —(Continued.) 

Nearness of Heaven in view of the brevity of life, <96, 1169, 122d, 
1224, 1226, 1230. 

New Year suggestive of the brevity of life, 1157—1161. 

Prayers in view of the brevity of life. 1162—1164. 

Trust respecting the time of death, 763. 
"Rrotttfr 

Brotherly love, 857—875, 1093-1098, 1100. 1101, 1105, 1106. 

Christ our Brother, 175, 412, 415, 418, 419, 421, 423, 424, 438, 792, 793, 
912, 1262. 
Burial of the Dead. 

Ancient burial-hymn, 1203. 

Blessings of affliction, 944—955. 

Brevity of life, 495, 497, 501, 1162—1168, 1220. 

Death of a sister, 1209. 

Death of a youth, 1180, 1208. 

Death of an infant, 933, 1204. 1276. 

Death of Christian friends, 1206—1219. 

Eternity, 1290. 

Eternity of God, 142—146. 

Exhortations to repentance. 537, 546. 

Happiness of dving, 1190, 1191. 

Heaven, 1231—1265. 

Judgment day, 1277—1288. 

Life a pilgrimage, 1220, 1223, 1226. 

Meditations on death, 1169—1179. 

Mystery of God's ways, 149, 234—236, 241. 

Peace in the grave, li92— 1199. 

Prayer for consolation, 938—943. 

Prayer in view of death, 1181—1185. 

Resurrection of Christ, 353—360. 

Resurrection of Saints, 1271—1276. 

Second Coming of Christ, 1266—1270. 

Submission to God, 927—937. 

Sudden death of a Christian, 1207. 

Sympathy of Christ, 416, 419, 423, 424. 

The dving Christian, 1186— 1190. 

Trust 'in God and in Christ, 149, 180, 192, 195—197, 242, 678, 682, 683, 
769, 969. 

C. 

Calmness of Christians. 

Calmness in death, 1192, 1193, 1195, 1198, 1199, 1207. 1211. 

Calmness in meditation and worship, 61, 64, 76, 811, 843—847, 913. 

Calmness through imitation of Christ. 283. 808. 

Calmness through submission to God, 926, 928 — 937. 
" My peace I give unto you," 907. 

Prayer for a quiet spirit, 906, 908. 
Calvary— the Cross. 294—298, 317, 319, 320, 562, 566—568, 688, 693, 
722, 724, 729, 748, 833, 1049, 1050. 

Glorying in the Cross, 316, 317, 319, 442, 688, 748. 
Captain of Salvation, 367, 889, 896, 897, 899, 900, 902, 1019, 1022. 

Care cast upon Christ. 395-424, 738, 753, 759-783, 909. 910. 1081. 1082. 
Care cast upon God. 656—661 = 192—202, 213. 217—220, 222. 225, 232, 
242, 510, 634, 662—680, 682, 683, 894, 928, 951, 959, 969, 972, 
Change of Heart. 

Need of a change of heart, 549. 550, 552. 
Prayer for a change of heart, 548, 555, 59S. 
Chants — Pages 763— S12. 

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Charity. 

Blessedness of charity, 875 

Charity for the glory of Christ, 696, 698, 699. 718, 832—836. 

Charity for the glory of God, 1097 = 821, 829, 830, 874. 876. 

Charity taught by the example of Christ, 280—286, 803, 873. 1094. 

Charity to the fallen, 1106- 

Charity to the oppressed, 1104, 1105. 

Charity to the orphan, 1103. 

Charity to the poor, 1098—1102. 

Charity to the widowed, 769, 1096. 

General hymns of charity, 1093—1096. 

Chastening, — see "Afflictions." 

Cheerfulness of Christians. 

Exhortations to cheerfulness, 222, 676, 890, 894, 967, 968, 970. 971. 
From anticipation of Heaven, 1225, 1231, 1234—1236, 1238, 1239, 1241- 

1243, 1251—1254, 1258-1262. 
From anticipation of the Resurrection, 1973. 
From delight in the Sabbath, 53, 54, 56, 58—61. 
From delight in worship, 11 — 30. 
From love to Christ, 687, 688. 
From prayer, 926. 
From the decrees of God, 242. 
From the faithfulness of God, 177, 656, 657, 669, 884, 951, 959, 953, 972, 

974 979. 
From the friendship of Christ, 415, 419, 421, 966. 
From the goodness of God, 147—154, 207, 211, 217—224, 226—232, 510, 

1144, 1154. 
From the grace of God, 169, 255—258, 585, 614. 
From the presence of God, 140, 666, 951, 965. 
From the presence of the Holy Spirit, 459. 
From the reign of Christ, 390—392. 
From trust in Christ, 388, 389, 374, 422, 431—434, 439, 673, 700, 703, 753, 

762—764, 773, 973, 1007- 
In anticipation of death, 1177—1179, 1189. 
In sickness, 969. 
Prayer for cheerfulness, 926, 975. 

Chief of Sinners. 

Conviction of being the chief of sinners, 461. 579, 592, 604, 734, 743, 

747. 

Children and Youth. 

A Selection of hymns specially adapted to children an,d youth — viz : 
Baptism of children, 1044—1047. 
Bible — its value to the young, 489, 491. 
Children in Heaven, 1088. 
Death of the voung, 1180, 1208, 1219, 1276. 
Early piety, 1088, 1089. 
Exhortations to children, 533, 1091, 1092. 

" Remember now thy Creator," 1091. 
Feelings of children towards Christ — viz : 

Consecration to Christ, 835, 836. 

Hosanna to Christ's name, 346, 393. 

Imitation of Christ, 804. 

Love to Christ, 685 687, 691. 912. 

Trust in Christ, 395—397, 400, 401, 421, 438, 551, 762, 804, 1077, 
1081, 10S2. 
Happy Home, 1087 
u Love one another," 865. 
Meeting of families in Heaven, 1243, 1944, 1262. 
Morning and Evening hymns for children, 43, 72. 
Prayers for children, 1084— 1086. 

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ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 

Children and Youth. —(Continued.) 

Prayers of children, 1—3, 43. 470, 593, 909—911, 926, 928, 1076— 

1079. 
Prayer of orphans, 1103. 
Story of Christ's birth, 268. 
Thanks for Christian birth, 1078. 
Thoughts of children about God, 162, 172, 664, 1080. 
Thoughts of children about Heaven, 1079. 1083, 1088, 1259. 
Choice. 

Choice of Christ above all things else, 832—841 = 316, 409, 411. 414, 
432, 434-442, 622, 684—688, 694, 696, 698—703, 708, 769,' 771, 
788, 809, 966, 977, 1065—1069. 
Choice of God above all things else. 815—831 = 475, 553, 554, 556, 570, 

639—654, 658, 662—665, 917, 959, 965, 989, 1001. 
Choice of Heaven above Earth, 1176—1178, 1188—1191, 1223—1242, 

1253, 1254, 1261—1266. 
Choice of spiritual above earthly good, 810—841 = 569, 963, 967—969, 

973-975. 
Choice of the Holy Scriptures as a guide, 484 — 489, 491. 
Choice of the fellowship and peace of the Church, 1017, 1020, 1034, 

1069. 
Choice of the Missionary service, 1139. 
Christ— Attributes of his Nature. 
Deity of Christ, 243—254 = 263, 264. 

Ancient hvmns to Christ, as God, 243. 335, 336. 
Humanity of Christ, 263—278, 692, 791—793, 1099 
Christ — his Character. 

Benevolence of Christ, 282—285. 

His benevolence in the atonement, 323—349 = 24, 165, 259—278, 
288, 289, 299—301, 309—323, 403—424, 429— 446, 648, 749. 
Compassion of Christ, 262, 286, 323, 326—328, 401, 40S, 410, 412, 415— 

423, 509, 530, 711, 768, 1057, 1093. 
Condescension of Christ, 263—265, 287, 401, 442, 610, 792, 793, 1057. 
Faithfulness of Christ, 284, 395, 401, 406, 407, 414—422, 761, 763, 766, 

778, 780. 
Fortitude of Christ, 288, 289, 697, 807. 
Meekness of Christ, 280—284, 808. 

Mild virtues of Christ in general, 281. 283, 389, 401, 803, 808, 1094 
Submission of Christ to the will of God, 281, 290. 
Svmmetry of Christ's character, 281. 283. 

Sympathy of Christ, 412, 416, 420, 423, 424 = 408, 410, 740, 742, 768, 
855, 873. 
Christ — Events in his History. 
Birth of Christ, 263—278. 
Miracles of Christ, 279, 610. 
Temptation of Christ, 280, 424 = 290, 291. 
Entrance of Christ into Jerusalem, 288. 289, 697. 
Conflict of Christ in Gethsemane, 290—292, 1050. 
Crucifixion of Christ, 294—298, 317, 319, 320, 562, 566—568, 688, 693, 

722, 724, 729, 748, 838, 1049, 1050. 
Resurrection of Christ, 353—360 = 23, 59, 60, 1197, 1210, 1275. 
Ascension of Christ, 361—365 = 353—360, 366, 377. 378, 383, 384, 855. 
Mediatorial Reign of Christ, 377—394. 
Second Coming of Christ, 1266—1270. 
Christ — his Example, 280—290 = 46, 389, 803—809, 1094, 1099, 1100. 
Christ — his Intercession, 372—376, 855 = 371, 421, 631. 
Christ — Living Saviour in Heaven, 366—376 = 1235—1240, 1248— 

1252, 1258, 1259, 1262, 1273, 1274. 
Christ — his Names and Emblems. 
"Advocate," 309, 372—376, 631, 855. 

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Christ— his N^mes and Emblems. — (Continued.) 
" Anointed," 269, 1039, 1075. 
" All in All," 253, 392, 439, 686, 701, 705. 
" Brightness of the Father's Glory," 265. 
" Brother," 175. 415, 421, 433, 442, 1262. 

" Captain of salvation," 367, 889, 896, 897, 899, 900, 902, 1019. 1022. 
" Chief of ten thousand," 82. 

" Conqueror," 336, 353—360, 362—367, 377, 380-384, 387. 
" Corner-stone," 1026. 1027, 1074. 
"Counsellor," 267- 
" Creator," 266, 336, 426, 435, 44a 
"Daystar," 49. 304,425. 
" Desire of all Nations," 394. 
" First and Last," 245. 
" Forerunner," 773, 786. 
44 Fountain," 686. 
" Friend," 328, 374. 407—420, 433, 438, 441, 442, 520, 541, 713, 753, 760, 

771, 798, 832, 931. 
"Friend of sinners," 295, 324, 358, 373, 438, 727, 728. 
" God," 22, 247, 249. 289, 378, 685, 741. 
" God and Man," 303, 446. 
" Guardian," 70, 395—424, 441, 931. 
"Guide," 402-404. 

" Head of the Church," 370, 410, 786, 790. 
" High Priest," 376, 424, 523. 
" I am," 244. 

" Immanuel," 244, 251, 273, 278, 297, 300, 303, 371, 442, 837. 
"Intercessor," — see " Advocate." 
"Jehovah," 249, 302, 434, 1006. 
"Judge," 1267, 1268, 1277—1288. 
"King," 30, 248, 264, 270, 271, 330, 345, 346, 349, 354, 362—365, 377— 

393, 443, 519, 1130, 1132. 
"Lamb," "Lamb of God," 260, 264, 291, 297, 299, 300, 320, 331, 333, 

334, 335, 337, 338—342, 347, 348, 446, 521. 523, 559. 710, 722. 726, 

728, 738, 741, 743, 746, 836, 1049, 1248, 1250. 
" Light of the World," 425—428. 
"Living Bread," 686, 1051, 1052. 
" Lord of All," 379, 1136. 
" Lord of Glory," 741. 
" Lord our Righteousness," 278, 344. 
" Man of Sorrows," 260, 292, 313, 321, 740—742, 747. 
" Messiah," 393, 1041. 1133. 
" Only wise God," 246. 
" Pearl of great price," 439. 
"Physician," 739. 
"Prince of Glory," 316, 615, 739. 
"Prince of Grace," 262, 276, 429. 
"Prince of Life," 381. 741, 1128. 
" Prince of Peace," 267, 270, 274. 276, 278, 344. 
"Prophet, Priest, and King," 269, 439—441. 
" Refuge," 405, 406. 408, 411, 413, 414, 422. 
" Rock," 388, 422, 719, 721, 1022, 1023. 
"Shepherd," 42, 90, 352, 395-401, 403, 441, 442, 551, 711, 1021, 1045, 

1084. 1085. 
"Son of David," 27, 390, 1039, 1075. 
" Son of God," 243, 264, 275, 276, 283, 286, 298, 315, 335, 351, 446, 710, 

741, 791. 
"Son of Man," 243, 742. 
" Sun of Righteousness," 50, 270, 425, 439. 
"Vine," 794. 

" Way, Truth, and Life," 441, 445, 918. 
" Wonderful," 267. 
" Word," 244, 254. 

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ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 

Christ — Origin of his Mission — viz. : 
Its origin in the love of Christ, 259—262. 
Its origin in the love of the Father, 233, 255—259, 275 = 159, 165, 16S. 

Christ— his Preciousness to Believers, 429 — 446, 685—711. 

Christ— his Reward for his Atoning Sufferings, 351, 352 = 377— 
393, 571. 

Christ — his Teachings, 525. 

Christians— their Experience. 

See the several Details of Christian Experience. 

Church. 

Afflictions of the Church, 1019—1022. 

Ancient Hymn of Exhortation to the Church. 899. 

Benedictions upon the Church, 13, 14, 18, 26—29, 91—95. 

Dedication of the Sanctuary of the Church, 1071 — 1075. 

Delight in the Church. 1017, 1018 = 13, 14, 16—20, 21, 24, 26—29. 

Deliverance of the Church, 1030—1032. 

Faithfulness of God to the Church, 1023—1025, 1028—1032, 1034, 1038, 

1090. 
Fellowship with the Church, 857—872 = 20, 22, 24, 26—29, 84. 
Growth of the Church, 1033—1042 = 393. 
Joining the Church, 1065—1070 = 819—841. 
Ministry of the Church, 1058 = 1064. 
Ordinances of the Church 1043—1057. 

Baptism of adults, 1043. 

Baptism of infants, 1044—1047. 

Lord's Supper, 1048—1057, 1068. 
Strength and Perpetuity of the Church, 1023—1029, 1038. 

Close of Worship. 

Selection of Hymns specially adapted to the Close of Worship. 
Benedictions, 90—95. 
Brief ascriptions of praise, 101. 102, 348. 
Brief calls to praise, 103—107, 347. 
Brief prayers of dismission, 86—89. 
Doxologies — Pages 757 — 762. 
General prayers, 926, 965, 1221, 1222, 1227. 
Lord's Prayer, 1—3, 98. 
Praise of Divine Grace, 165, 1014, 1016. 
Praise to the Trinity, 470—473, 475—477. 
Prayer for daily living with Christ, 707. • 
Prayer of Adoption, 1000. 
Prayers to the Holy Spirit, 450, 452—454. 
Vows of Consecration, 736, 829, 835, 836. 

Communion. 

Communion of Christians with each other, 857—872 = 20, 22, 24, 26— 
29, 84, 1069, 1070. 
Communion of Saints in Heaven, 1243, 1244. 
Communion with Christ, 784—788 = 21, 295, 320, 437, 438, 686—692, 
703, 706, 707, 741, 748, 765, 769, 774. 1077. 
Communion with Christ at the Lord's Table, 1048—1057, 1068. 
Communion with God, 64, 67, 85, 627, 663, 668, 684, 784, 843—856, 913, 
974. 

Comforter. 

Title of the Holy Spirit, 455, 456, 459, 466, 474. 
Compassion. 

Compassion of Christ towards sinners, 262, 286, 316, 318, 323. 326—398 
509, 524, 711, 1058, 1057. ' ' ' 

Compassion of Christ towards sufferers, 285, 401, 408, 410. 412 415— 
424, 530, 768, 1093. ' ' ' ' 

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Compassion. — (Continued.) 

Compassion of Christians towards sinners, 547. 

Compassion of Christians towards sufferers, 285, 857, 859, 873 — 875, 

1095, 1096, 1100, 1101. 
Compassion of God towards sinners, 157—163, 255, 258, 259, 350, 848. 
Compassion of God towards sufferers, 650, 668, 670, 679, 683, 952, 953. 
Condescension. 

Condescension of Christ, 263, 265, 287. 401, 442, 610, 792, 793, 1057. 
Condescension of God, 170—175 = 158, 188, 233, 240, 254, 255, 435, 460, 
563, 685. 
Ancient hymn on the condescension of God, 175. 
" What is man that thou art mindful of him? >' 170, 171, 287. 
Condescension of the Holy Spirit, 460, 466. 

Confession. 

Confession of sin in general, 492, 493, 500, 567, 579, 581, 583, 584, 591, 

592, 594—596, 598, 599, 606, 612, 627, 726, 727. 733. 
Confession of sin in view of the Cross, 560, 562, 568, 583, 604, 608, 633, 
713. 
Confession of being the Chief of sinners. 461, 579, 592, 604, 734, 
743, 747. 
Ingratitude confessed, 557, 579, 604, 608. 
National sins confessed, 1117 — 1119 
Relapses into sin confessed, 620, 621, 627—633, 638. 
Confidence — see " Trust." 
Conflict — of the Christian Life. 

Assurance of victory in the conflict, 884, 885, 889, 892, 895—900, 981, 

993 1225. 
Exhortation to courage in the conflict, 880, 889, 890, 891—903, 981, 993. 
Heaven a place of rest from conflict, 1245, 1246, 1248, 1250, 1253, 1254, 

1264. 
Prayers for aid in the conflict, 72, 199, 405, 408, 624, 625, 632, 634, 635, 
637, 638, 770. 
Conqueror. 

Christ a Conqueror, 336, 353—360, 362—367, 377, 380—384. 387. 
Christian a Conqueror, 884, 885, 889, 892, 895—900, 992, 1177, 1178, 1189, 
1240, 1241, 1248, 1250, 1273, 1275. 
Conscience. 

Blessedness of a pure conscience, 607, 609, 615, 627, 974, 975, 998. 
Conviction of sin, 492, 493, 500, 567, 579, 581, 584, 591, 592, 594—596, 
598, 599, 606, 612, 627, 726, 727, 733. 
Of being the Chief of sinners, 461, 579, 592, 604, 734, 743, 747. 
Of relapses into sin, 620, 621, 627—633, 638. 
Of sin in view of the Cross, 562, 568, 583, 604, 608, 633, 713. 
Peace of conscience found in Christ, 299—303, 305—308, 312, 314, 602, 
604—611, 622, 721, 723—735, 744, 752, 776, 778. 
Peace of conscience found in the Scriptures, 484, 489. 
Prayer for peace of conscience, 579, 581, 594, 607, 611, 616, 620— 

624, 627, 629—632, 776. 
Restoration of peace after relapses_into sin, 621, 627. 
Prayer for a tender conscience, 574 — 579, 634, 635. 
Prayer of the penitent Thief, 605. 
Prayer of the Publican, 606. 

Trembling in view of the Judgment Day, 1280, 1282, 1284, 1288, 1289. 
"Watchfulness against sin, 634—638. 
Consecration. 

Consecration of self to Christ, 832—841 = 260, 316, 326, 559, 562—564, 
688, 692, 695, 698, 698, 699, 702, 705, 707, 710, 718, 778, 1017, 
1053, 1065—1069, 1098. 
Consecration of self to God, 819—831 = 215, 553, 554, 570, 648, 658, 
876, 965. 

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ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 

Consecration. — (Continued. ) 

Consecration of self to the Holy Spirit, 450, 457, 460. 
Consecration of self to the Trinity, 475. 

Consolation —see " Afflictions," " Burial of the Dead." 

Constancy — longed for, 983—988. 

Contentment. 

Prayer for a contented spirit, 215, 773, 909. 926. 
Prayer of a contented spirit, 242, 498, 660, 928. 

Conversion. — see " Regeneration " — " Repentance." 
Conversion of the Jews, 1133. 1134. 
Conversion of the World, viz : 

Assurance of the World's conversion, 276, 1036, 1037, 1039, 1129. 
Call to labor for the World's conversion, 1132. 
Joy in view of the World's conversion, 1130, 1131 = 392, 393, 1042. 
Missionaries for the World's conversion, 1135 — 1139. 
Praver for the World's conversion. 464, 1040, 1121—1128. 
" Watchman, what of the night? " 276. 

Conviction of Sin — see " Conscience." 

Corner-stone. 

Christ a Corner-stone, 1026, 1027, 1074. 

Laying the corner-stone of the Sanctuary, 1071, 1072, 1074, 1075. 

Coronation of Christ, 379, 380, = 362—364, 381—394. 

Country — see " Our Country." 

Courage. 

Ancient hymn of exhortation to courage, 899. 
Bearing shame for Christ, 797—802, 807, 834, 966. 
Boldness in praver, 854, 855, 986. 
Courage in conflict and toil, 878—881, 885—903, 993. 

"It is I: be not afraid," 888. 
Courage in death. 1174-1179, 1194, 1207. 
Despondency forbidden, 222, 676, 904, 981. 
Energy in Christian progress, 990, 993. 

Covenant. 

Call to renewal of covenant with God, 831. 

Covenant with Christian parents in behalf of their children, 1044 — 

1047. 
Entering into covenant with God and Christ — see " Consecration." 
God faithful to his covenant. 176—181, 228—232, 686, 669—683, 831, 883, 

884, 931, 9S4, 953, 963, 978. 
Safety of the visible Church in God's covenant, 1023, 1024, 1029, 1038. 

Creation — the Work of God, 118—120, 183. 
Cross — see U Calvary." 

D. 

David, 

His prayer at the removal of the Ark, 1075 

« Daystar," 49, 304, 425. 

Death. 

Brevity of life, 1162-1168 = 495, 497, 501, 1220. 
Burial* of the dead, 1200—1209. 

An ancient burial hymn, 1203. 
Death of a sister, 1209. 
Death of a youth, 1180, 1208. 
Death of an infant, 933, 1204, 1276. 
Death of Christian friends, 1210—1219. 

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Death. — (Continued.) 

Happiness of dying, 1191— 11& = 1169, 1176—1179. 
Meditations of a dying Christian, 1186—1190. 
Meditations on death, 1169—1179 

" I would not live alway," 1176. 
Peaceful ness of the grave, 1195 — 1199. 

"Asleep in Jesus." 1195. 
Praver in view of death, 293, 1181—1185, 1202, 1203. 
Solitude in death, 1173, 1174, 1187. 
Sudden death of a Christian. 1207. 
Triumph over death, 1177—1179, 1188, 1189, 1193. 

" O Death, where is thy sting ! " 1189, 1193. 

Decrees op God — see " Sovereignty. 5 ' 

Dedication of the Sanctuary, 1071—1075. 

Other Hymns adapted to the Dedication of the Sanctuary, viz : 
Adoration of Christ, 243—254. 
Advent of Christ, 263, 265—278. 

Ancient hymns of praise to God, 13, 31, 96, 200, 243, 467, 468, 899. 
Ascension of Christ, 362—364. 
Calls to public worship, 31 — 40. 
Delight in public worship, 13—17, 26—30. 

Delight in the Church, 19, 27—29, 1017, 1023, 1025, 1028, 1029, 1038. 
Invocation of the Holy Spirit, 447,448. 
Mediatorial reign of Christ, 377—394. 
Praise to the Trinity, 467—469, 472—474. 

Deity of Christ — see " Adoration." 

Delay of Repentance. 

Exhortations to immediate repentance, 502—546. 

Dependence on God. 

Dependence on God in affliction, 194—202, 209, 222, 230, 661, 666—673, 

944, 951, 954, 955. 
Dependence on God in activity, 659. 
Dependence on God in anticipation of old age, 213. 
Dependence on God in temptation, 884, 894, 899. 
Dependence on the decrees of God, 233—242. 
Dependence on the personal friendship of God, 140, 172, 174, 208, 229, 

977. 
Dependence on the promises of God, 176 — 181. 
Dependence on the providence of God, 139, 140, 154, 203—232, 658, 660, 

972. 
" My times are in thy hand," 656, 657. 
Dependence on the Holy Spirit, 447—465, 549, 550, 552. 
Evening songs of dependence on God, 64 — 67, 71, 73. 
Morning songs of dependence on God, 48, 51. 

Depravity — see " Sinfulness of Man." 

Despondency — forbidden, 222, 676, 904, 981. 

Dignity of Man. 

Dignity of man as a redeemed being, 322, 334, 967. 

Dignity of man as an immortal being, 1172, 1273 — 1275. 

Dignity of man as an object of God ? s care, 171, 174, 222, 225, 887. 

Dignity of man as conqueror over sin and Satan, 889 — 893, 896 — 902. 

Dignity of man as one of the sons of God, 1002. 

Dignity of man as precious to the Holy Spirit, 460. 

Dignity of man as superior to angels, 614. 

Dignity of man as united with Christ in human nature, 789, 791 — 793. 

Doubt. 

" Help thou mine unbelief," 779. 
Inconstant faith, 780. 

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ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 

Dove. 

An emblem of the Holy Spirit, 63, 454, 455, 462, 463, 476, 862. 

Doxologies — Pages 757—762. 

E. 

Early Piety. 1088, 1089. 

Election — see " Sovereignty." 

Emancipation. 

Prayer for freedom of the oppressed, 1104, 1105. 

Encouragement to the Desponding, 222, 676, 904, 981. 

Estrangement from God, 627—633. 

Eternal Punishment — see " Future Punishment." 

Eternity. 

Eternity contrasted with time. 495. 

Eternity of God, 142—146 = 103, 104. 117, 121. 

Eternity of Heaven, 1252 = 1226, 1237, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1254, 1265. 

Eternity of Hell, 496. 1289. 

Eternity suggested by the Day of Judgment, 1277 — 1288. 

Eternity welcomed, i290. 

Evening. 

A Selection of Hymns specially adapted to Evening "Worship, viz: 
Benedictions,' 89 — 95. 
Daily living with Christ, 707. 

Dependence on God, 72, 131, 204, 207. 217—220, 972. 
Evening communion with God, 64, 67, 784. 
Evening confession, 66, 73. 
Evening consecration, 62. 
Evening expostulation with sinners, 544. 
Evening suggestive of God's perfections, 148, 170, 171, 182, 183, 

226, 1152. 
Evening suggestive of the death of a Christian, 1199. 1211. 
Evening suggestive of the value of the Scriptures, 479, 480. 
God a sleepless Guardian, 194, 195, 225, 232. 
Hour of praver. 4, 85, 843, 844, 913. 
Lord's Prayer, 2, 3, 98. 
Midnight in Gethsemane, 292. 
Nearer Heaven, 1169, 1228. 

Omnipresence and Omniscience of God, 134 — 137, 139. 
Prayer for protection in sleep, 63, 65, 69, 70. 
Sabbath evening worship, 74—77. 
Self-examination, 590. 
Summer evening, 226. 
Trustful devotion, 64, 67, 68, 70—72. 

Exaltation of Christ, 337—393. 
Example. 

Example of Christ, 280—290, = 46, 389, 803-809, 1094, 1099, 1100. 

Example of Christians. 923. 

Example of Saints in Heaven, 1245—1247 = 1248—1250. 

Exhortations. 

Exhortations to active labor in Christ's service. 878—881, 1132. 
Exhortations to aspiration after Heaven, 123*. 1242. 
Exhortations to assurance of salvation, 979, 981. 
Exhortations to cheerfulness in Christian life, 9"7, 968, 970, 971. 
Exhortations to comfort under bereavement, 1213, 1219. 
Exhortations to confidence in the destiny of the Church, 1C30, 1031, 
1034, 1035. 

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ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 

Exhortations. (Continued.) 

Exhortations to courage in Christian warfare, 889—904, 907. 
Exhortations to early piety, 1091, 1092. 
Exhortation to energy in Christian progress, 993. 
Exhortations to fidelity in the Christian life, 923—925, 1161. 
Exhortations to fidelity in the ministry, 1080, 1031. 
Exhortations to fidelity in the work of missions, 1135, 1136, 1138. 
Exhortations to general praise and prayer, 103—116, 842 = 8, 31 — 40, 

60. 
Exhortations to immediate repentance, 502—546, 558. 
Exhortation to imitation of Saints in Heaven, 1246. 
Exhortations to joy in the reign of Messiah, 377—380, 385, 384, 387, 

390—393, 1041, 1130, 1134,, 
Exhortations to joy in the resurrectiou of Christ, 359, 380, 382—384. 
Exhortations to national thanksgiving, 1144, 1145. 
Exhortations to praise of Christ as God, 246—249, 251, 378, 379, 382, 

387. 
Exhortations to praise of Christ as Redeemer, 261, 325, 327, 329, 331, 

332, 338-343, 345, 349, 351, 390, 434. 
Exhortations to praise of God for his Acts and Attributes, viz : — 

For his Condescension, 173, 174. 

For his Faithfulness, 177—179, 181, 201, 675—677, 679, 680. 

For his Goodness, 154. 

For his Government, 123, 125, 126 

For his Grace, 159—161, 165—168, 255—258, 309, 1158. 

For his Holiness, 155. 156. 

For his Majesty, 187, 191. 

For his Providence, 228—232. 

For his Sovereignty, 235, 236, 241. 

For his Wisdom, 182. 
Exhortation to prayer in affliction, 952. 
Exhortation to renewal of Covenant, 831. 
Exhortations to the fellowship of Christians, 889, 1170. 
Exhortations to trust in Christ, 782, 783, 897—902, 907, 981. 
Exhortations to worship in the Sanctuary, 31—40, 79, 83. 

F. 

Faith. 

Blessedness of faith, 764, 769, 937, 969. 

Faith exemplified in the life, 921—923. 

Faith exercised in extreme distress, 766, 888, 894, 933 

Faith in Christ — see " Atonement," " Trust." 

Faith in God — see " Trust." 

Faith in the Holy Scriptures, 479 — 491. 

Faith in the power of prayer, 848, 850—855. 

Faith in the prospect of the World's conversion, 1038, 1037, 1039, 1129. 

Faith in the resurrection, 1271—1276. 

Faith in the safety of the Church, 1024—1031 = 420, 1023, 1036—1038. 

Faith in the success of Christian action, 881. 

God incomprehensible to reason, 184—186, 234—238, 241. 

God present to the eye of faith, 138. 

Justification by faith, 1003—1006. 

Liberty of faith, 731. 

Living by faith, 738, 773. 

Nature of faith', 756, 757. 

Prayer for assurance of faith, 455, 626 = 179, 758. 

Prayer for cheerful faith in death, 754. 

Prayer for increase of faith, 77, 779. 

Faithfulness of ChpwIStiaivs. 

Exhortations to fidelity, 923—925, 1161. 
Fidelity necessary to peace, 921, 922. 

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ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 

Faithfulness of christians. — (Continued.) 
Prayers for fidelity, 914—919. 
Prayer for purity of heart, 920. 

Faithfulness of God. 

Faithfulness of God in general, 176—181. 

His faithfulness as a refuge in trouble, 192—201, 666—683, 927, 932, 951, 

His faithfulness in his Providence, 62, 206—232, 928. 

His faithfulness in the salvation of believers, 883, 884, 887, 890, 894, 

931, 963, 964, 977—979, 992. 
His faithfulness to his covenant with his people, 831, 931, 934, 978. 
His faithfulness to our Fathers, 1090, 1115, 1116. 
His faithfulness to the visible Church, 1023—1025, 102-8—1032, 1034, 
1038, 1090. 
Family. 

A Selection of Hymns specially adapted to Family Worship, viz : 

Affliction, 928—937, 940, 951. 

Changing place of residence. 140. 

Cheerful spirit, 951, 969, 972, 973. 

Children and youth, 1045—1047, 1076—1092. 

Christ's advent, 263, 268. 

Contented spirit, 660, 909, 926. 

Death of Christians, 1192, 1193-1196, 1198, 1199. 

Death of friends, 1206, 1209, 1211, 1214—1219. 

Faith in Christ, 300, 316, 559, 721. 722. 

Fellowship of Christians, 857, 859—865, 869—871. 

Friendship of Christ, 400, 408, 412. 415, 418, 419, 421, 431. 

Gentleness to the erring, 905. 

Going on a journey, 140. 

Happy home, 1087. 

Heaven, 755, 1191, 1223-1226, 1231, 1234, 1239, 1254—1265. 
.Reunion of friends in Heaven, 1243, 1244. 
Saints in Heaven, 1247—1250. 

Holy Spirit — invocation of, 454, 456. 

Hour of prayer, 4, 21, 811, 843—845, 913. 

Living bv faith, 773. 

Longing 'for intercourse with God, 627, 639, 648, 707, 784. 

Lord's Prayer, 1—3, 98. 

Marriage, 1140, 1141. 

Morning and Evening hymns, 48. 51, 63 — 73. 

New Year, 1156, 1161. 

Omipresence and Omniscience of God, 134 — 140. 

Our Country, 1111, 1120. 

Our Fathers, 1115, 1116. 

Prayer for likeness to Christ, 46. 

Providence of God, 211—220, 227, 234, 242, 656. 

Resurrection, 1271, 1273—1276. 

Sabbath morning and evening, 57, 59, 61, 75, 76. 

Seasons, 1149—1155. 

Submission to God, 928—937, 951. 

Thanksgiving Day, 1142. 

Fasting. 

Confession of national sins, 1117 — 1119. 

Confession of sin in general, 492, 493, 500, 567, 579, 581, 583, 584, 591, 

592, 594—596, 598, 599, 606, 612, 627, 726, 727, 733. 
Fasting and prayer for a revival of religion, 1147. 
Fasting in general, 1148. 
Remembrance of God's Omniscience, 134— 136, 141. 

God a Father. 207, 208, 212—215, 456, 661, 977, 1000—1002. 
" God of our Fathers," 1116, 1120, 1144, 1145. 
Our Fathers, 1115, 1116, 1145. 

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Fear. 

Exhortations to courage in conflict, 889—904, 907. 
Fear of Hell, 1278, 1280, 1282, 1289. 

Fellowship op Christians, 857—872 = 20, 22, 24, 26—29, 84, 1069, 1070. 

Forbearance. 

Forbearance of Christians, 282, 283, 808, 905, 1094. 
Forbearance of God, 551, 555—557, 621, 622, 630. 

Forgiveness op Sin. 

Atonement the ground of forgiveness, 299—315, 492, 575, 1003—1016. 

Joy of being forgiven, 614, 615. 

Prayers for forgiveness, 591 — 625. 

Prayer of Bartiraeus, 610. 

Prayer of the penitent Thief, 605. 

Prayer of the Publican, 606. 

Fortitude op Christ, 288, 289. 

Fountain. 

Emblem of Christ, 686. 

Freedom. 

Freedom from oppression, 1104, 1105. 

Freedom from the bondage of sin, 452, 457, 549, 575—582, 589, 602, 607, 

623, 627-633, 638. 
Joy in national freedom, 1120. 
Thanksgiving for national freedom, 1115, 1116, 1145 

Free Grace, 277, 318, 504-508, 521, 523, 524, 529, 532, 730, 743. 

Friend. 

Christ our Friend, 295, 324, 328. 358, 373, 374, 407—420, 433, 438, 441, 

442, 520, 541, 713, 727, 728, 753, 760, 771, 798, 832, 931. 
God our Friend, 62, 192—201, 206—232, 639—683, 883, 884, 894, 927, 928, 

931, 932. 953—955, 963, 977-979, 982. 
The Holy Spirit our Friend, 451, 455—457, 459, 460, 466. 

Funeral Hymns — see "Burial of the Dead." 

Future Punishment op the Wicked. 

Certainty of future punishment, 495—501, 538, 539. 
Eternity of future punishment, 498. 501, 543. 
Judgment Day, 1278—1285, 1287, 1288. 
Justice of future punishment, 592, 594. 596. 
Probation in this life only, 497, 501, 537. 
Trembling in view of Hell, 546, 1203, 1289. 

G. 

G ENTT "FNES^ 

Gentleness of Christ, 281, 283, 389, 401, 803, 808, 1094. 
Gentleness of Christians, 282, 283, 808, 855, 861—863, 905. 
Gentleness of God's commands, 510 

Glory op God — see " Majesty of God." 

Glorying in the Cross, 316, 317, 319, 442, 688, 748. 

Generosity, 858, 859, 865, 867, 873-875, 1096, 1100—1102. 

God— his Being, Attribues, and Acts. 
Being of God, 117. 

Spiritual nature of God, 141. 
Benevolence of God, 147—154 = 34, 35, 202—232, 242, 255—258, 931, 932, 
977, 1000-1002, 1142, 1144, 1149—1156. 

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God — his Being, Attributes, and Acts. — (Continued.) 

Condescension of God, 158, 170—175, 188, 233, 240, 254, 255. 435 460 

563, 685. 
Creation the work of God, 118-120, 183. 
Decrees of God — see his " Sovereignty." 

Eternity and Self-existence of God, 142—146 = 103, 104, 117, 121. 
Faithfulness and Truth of God, 176—181 = 62, 192—201, 206—232. 666— 

683, 883, 884, 887, 890, 894, 927, 928, 931, 932, 951, 953—955, 963, 

964, 977—979, 982, 992, 1023, 1024, 1038, 1116. 
Government of God, 121—132, 156, 187—190. 

" The Lord God Omnipotent reigneth," 125. 
Holiness and Justice of God, 155, 156"= 7, 97, 98, 243, 303, 305—308, 312, 

314, 470, 472, 473, 499, 500, 726. 
Immutability of God, 142-146 = 250, 667. 669, 673, 677, 883, 953 
Incomprehensibleness of God, 184-186. 234—233. 241, 1166. 
In-dwelling of God, 138, 175, 450—452, 455—457, 459, 590, 663, 911, 997, 

998. 
Majesty of God, 187—191 = 37, 40, 96, 100, 112, 116. 120, 123, 124, 158. 

172, 234—238, 241, 248, 334! 350, 472, 473, 1080, 1166. 1279—1285, 
Mercy and Grace of God, 157—169 = 24, 147, 162, 202—233, 238—240, 

255-259, 275, 309, 350, 479, 508, 509, 517. 519—521, 536, 543, 

597—604, 606, 611—613, 668, 671—674. 680, 731, 820, 827, 845— 

847, 850, 854, 1002, 1005, 1009, 1012, 1014—1016. 
Omnipotence of God, 133 = 38, 118, 119, 123, 128—130, 132, 254, 336, 

669. 
Omnipresence of God, 137—140 = 134—136. 
Omniscience of God, 141 = 134—136. 242. 
Patience of God, 160, 161, 163, 172, 551, 555—557, 621, 622, 630. 
Promises of God, 176-181. 210, 831, 883, 884, 894, 931, 934, 978. 
Providence of God, 202-232 = 72, 108, 147, 152, 156, 157, 190, 192, 242, 

659, 661, 664, 667, 759, 761, 762, 764. 
Sovereigntv of God, 232—242, = 96, 100, 121—133, 179, 717, 1005, 1008, 

1034, 1166, 1285. 
Wisdom of God, 182, 183 = 151, 234-238, 241, 242, 246, 657, 660, 661, 

664, 676, 928. 

God — his Names and Emblems. 
" Ancient of Days," 115. 
" Father," 1—3, 45, 63, 78, 98, 139. 162, 188. 189, 207, 203, 212—215, 258, 

313, 467, 468, 470, 471, 473, 477, 512, 513, 591, 616, 649, 622, 656, 

664, 674, 814, 819, 846, 843, 909, 926, 929, 931, 933. 970, 977, 

1000—1002, 1182, 1202, 1233, 1234. 
" Friend," 115, 137, 139. 172, 188, 189, 616, 651, 657, 667, 931, 954, 977. 
u God of Abraham," 116. 
" God of Bethel,' ' 216. 
" God of Glory," 133. 
" God of Hosts," 96, 472. 
" God of Israel," 111, 221, 1071. 
<k God of our Fathers," 1116, 1120, 1144, 1145. 
"God of Peace "94 95 

" Guardian." and -Defender," 62, 115, 225, 846, 913, 931. 
"Health," "Life," "Stay." "Rest," "Strength," 595, 626, 634. 645, 

647, 654, 667, 682, '684, 830, 928, 984. 
"Hidden God." 175. 
" I Am," 117. ' 
" Jehovah," 33. 35, 36, 38. 39, 57, 99, 107, 121, 126, 139, 145, 156, 187, 188, 

231, 887, 1035, 1143, 1221. 
" King," " King of Kin<rs," " King of Saints." 14—16, 43, 65. 83. 95, 

109. 124, 125, 166. 168, 171, 174, 190, 191, 210, 649, 824, 1033, 1281. 
" Living God," 142, 159, 671. 
" Love," 149—151, 661, 749. 911, 932, 997. 
"Refuge." -Rock," " ShieM," "Tower," 15. 83, 115, 187, 192— 2C1 

209, 225, 667—669, 672, 677, 823, 944, 954, 955, 9S2, 992. 

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God —his Names and Emblems. — (Continued.) 
" Saviour," 173, 913. 

" Shepherd," 109, 206, 217—220, 673. 1021. 
" Sovereign," 73, 123, 124, 137, 227, 592. 657, 1124. 
" Sun," " Sun of Righteousness," " Light," 15, 479, 640, 684, 823, 953, 

964, 1234. 
41 Thunderer," 123. 
"' Wisdom," 183. 

Goodness op God — see " Benevolence." 

Grace — see "Mercy of God." 
Salvation by Grace, 1007—1016. 

Gratitude — see "Thanksgiving." 

Grave — see "Burial of the Dead." 

Greatness op God, 120, 123, 124, 184, 187—191. 

Griep. 

Grief of Christians over impenitent men, 547. 

Grieving the Holy Spirit. 

Expostulations against delay of repentance, 533 — 544. 
Prayer for the return of the Holy Spirit, 461. 
Growth in Christian Character. 

Conflicts of Christian experience, 880, 885, 889—903. 

Perseverance of Christians, 976—996 = 257, 744, 750, 797, 882—884, 

1005. 
Prayer for fidelity, 914—920. 
Prayer for perfection, 994—996 = 402, 454, 457, 588, 707, 710, 828—830, 

917 920 997. 
Progress of Christians, 989—996 = 398, 399, 627, 634— 63S, 710, 880, 889, 

890, 896—903, 982, 986, 987. 
Relapses into sin, 627—638 = 775, 983, 984. 
Vows of consecration, 818—841. 

Guardian — Guide. 

Christ our Guardian and Guide, 70, 395, 402—404, 424, 441, 931 

God our Guardian and Guide, 62, 225, 913, 931. 

Holy Spirit our Guardian and Guide 447—449, 453, 454, 456, 461, 466. 

482. 
Scriptures our Guide, 484, 488, 489. 

H. 

Happiness. 

Happiness found in God only, 639—654, 662, 663, 665. 
Happiness found in spiritual rather than earthly good, 810 — 817. 
Happiness found in the fellowship of the Church, 1069. 
Happiness of dying, 1191—1194 = 1169, 1176—1179. 

Harvest, 1155 = 951, 1142, 1143, 1154. 

Head op the Church. 

Title of Christ, 370, 410, 786., 790. 

Heart. 

Change of heart ; its necessity, 549, 550. 552. 

Praver for a change of heart, 548, 555, 598. 

Divided heart, 623, 638, 828. 

Hardness of heart lamented. 579—582, 589, 623, 629, 630. 

Prayer for a broken heart. 574 — 579. 

Prayer for a lowly heart, 586. 

Prayer for a pureheart, 920. 

Searching the heart, 589, 590. 

Surrender of the heart, 553—556, 563, 566, 569, 570, 622. 

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Heathen — see " Conversion of the World." 

Heaven. 

Ancient Hymn on the contrast of Heaven with Earth, 1239. 
Aspirations towards Heaven, 1231—1242 = 815, 816, 1252—1266, 1269— 

1277. 
" So shall we ever be with the Lord." 1237. 
Blessedness of Heaven, 1251—1265 = JL079, 1223, 1225—1244, 1248— 

1250, 1290. 
Children in Heaven, 10S8. 
Child's thoughts of Heaven, 1079, 1083, 1259. 
Christ a living Saviour in Heaven, 366 — 371. 
Christ's intercession in Heaven, 372—376. 
Christian a pilgrim towards Heaven, 1220 — 1230. 
Example of Saints in Heaven, 1245 — 1247. 

Eternity of Heaven, 1252 = 1226, 1237, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1254. 1235. 
Faith in Christ as securing the bliss of Heaven, 750 — 755. 
Holiness of Heaven, 1226, 1236, 1253. 1254, 1257, 1261. 
Invitation from Heaven to Earth, 527 r 528. 
Joy in Heaven over one penitent sinner, 570. 571. 
Joys and glories of the Saints in Heaven, 1248—1250. 
Praise for atoning love in Heaven, 337 — 349. 
Prayer for a foretaste of Heaven, 1256. 
Prayer for preparation for Heaven, 1236 — 1261. 
Prayer for presence with Christ in Heaven, 785. 
Rest from conflict in Heaven, 1245. 1246, 1248, 1250, 1253, 1254, 1264. 
Reunion of Saints in Heaven, 1243, 1244, 1262. 

Hell. 

Existence of Hell, 495—501, 536, 539. 

Eternity of Hell, 496, 501, 543, 1289. 

Justice of eternal punishment in Hell. 592, 594, 596. 

Trembling in view of Hell, 546, 1203, 1289. 

High Priest. 

Title of Christ. 376, 424, 523. 

Holiness. 

Holiness of God. 

Adoration of God as holy, 7, 96—98, 155, 243. 

Adoration of the Holy Trinity, 472, 473. 

Conviction of sin in view of the holiness of God. 307, 308, 312, 
314, 500. 

Holiness of God as seen in his government, 156. 

Holiness of God in the sovereignty of Grace, 238. 

Necessity of an atonement because of the holiness of God, 303, 
305-308, 312, 314, 500, 726. 
Holiness of Heaven, 1226, 1236, 1253, 1254, 1257, 1261. 
Praver for Holiness, 994—996 = 454, 588. 707, 82S— 830, 914, 920, 997. 
Prayer for likeness to Christ. 48, 280, 402, 710, 803, 804, 918. 
Prayer for likeness to God, 917, 986, 987. 
Prayer for sanctification by the Holy Spirit, 448, 452, 454, 457, 458, 914. 

Holy Scriptures. 

Compared with the works of God, 479 — 481. 

Dependent on the Holy Spirit, 490. 

Excellence of the Scriptures, 479—491. 

Inspiration of the Scriptures, 480, 483, 488. 

Love to the Scriptures, 484—486. 

Perpetuity of the Scriptures, 480. 

The Scriptures a solace in affliction, 487, 488, 491. 

The Scriptures the light of the world, 480, 481, 483, 488, 489. 

Value of the Scriptures to the young, 489. 
Holy Spirit. 

Adoration of the Holy Spirit as God, 447, 448, 458, 457, 464, 465. 

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Holy Spirit — (Continued.) 

Ancient invocation of the Holy Spirit, 451. 

Coming and office of the Holy Spirit, 466. 

Consecration to the Holy Spirit, 450, 457, 460. 

Influence of the Bible dependent on the Holy Spirit, 490, 491. 

Invitation of the Holy Spirit, 506. 

Names and Emblems of the Holv Spirit, viz: 

" Comforter," 455, 456, 459, 466, 474. 

" Creator," 464. 

" Dove," 63, 454, 455, 462, 463, 476, 862, 1235. 

" Fire," 447. 

" Friend," 451. 

" Guide," 466. 

" Light," 447, 448, 451, 453, 458. 

" Love," 450. 

" Spirit of Adoption." 448. 

" Spirit of Peace," 862, 863. 

" Spirit of Purity," 466. 

" Spirit of Truth," 448, 449, 469, 476. 

" The Infinite," 456. 

" Wind," 447, 552. 
Power of the Holy Spirit, 465. 
Prayer for his cheering influence, 451, 456. 459. 

Prayer for continuance of his influence, 461. 
Prayer for his guidance, 454. 
Prayer for his indwelling, 450, 455, 457. 
Prayer for his influence on the whole world, 464. 

" Let there be light," 476. 
Prayer for his presence in the Sanctuary, 447 — 449. 
Prayer for his return, 463. 

Prayer for his sanctifying influence, 448, 452, 454, 457, 458, 462, 914. 
Prayer for his teaching, 453. 
Prayer for his witness, 455. 

Regeneration ascribed to the Holv Spirit, 239, 465, 466. 552, 555, 717. 
Strivings of the Holy Spirit, 460,"466, 506, 535, 539, 543, 544, 555. 
The Day of Pentecost, 448. 

Home. 

Blessedness of a Christian home, 1087. 

Hope in God. 

Ancient hymn of hope in God, 200, 675, 676. 

General hymns of hope in God, 201, 202, 225, 232. 

Hope in anticipation of old age, 213. 

Hope in doubt, 680, 681, 684, 

Hope in temptation, 193—195, 199, 209, 634, 982. 

Hope in trouble, 192, 196—198, 674—679, 682, 683, 887, 954. 

" As thy days, so shall thy strength be." 678. 
Hope of mercy at the day of Judgment, 1277. 
Hope under conviction of sin, 599-601. 
Hope under the hiding of God's countenance, 613, 619. 

" HOSANNA TO THE SON OP DAVID," 390. 

Humanity of Christ. 

• k A Man of sorrows," 260, 292, 313, 3-21, 740—742, 747. 
"Son of Man," 243, 742. 
The incarnation of Christ, 263—278, 791—793. 

Humiliation. 

Humiliation of Christ, 263—270, 287, G99, 789, 791—793. 

Imitation of Christ in his humiliation, 807. 
Humility, 586—588 = 215, 389, 577, 998, 1098. 

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" I Am." 

Title of Jehovah, 117. 
Imitation of Christ. 

Ancient hymns on imitation of Christ, 146, 809. 

Imitation of Christ by the young, 801. 

Imitation of Christ in benevolence, 285, 1094, 1100. 

Imitation of Christ in compassion, 286. 1094. 

Imitation of Christ in condescension, 389. 

Imitation of Christ in fortitude, 288. 

Imitation of Christ in humiliation, 807. 

Imitation of Christ in meekness, 281, 282, 803. 

Imitation of Christ in mild virtues generally, 280, 281, 283, 284, 808. 

Imitation of Christ in poverty, 1099. 

Imitation of Christ in self-denial, 805. 

Imitation of Christ in suffering, 290, 806 

Prayers for likeness to Christ, 46, 280, 402, 710, 803, 804, 918. 
Immanuel. 

Title of Christ, 244, 251, 273, 278, 297, 300, 303, 371, 442, 837. 

Immortality of the Soul. 

Contrasted with the mortality of the body, 1172, 1201. 

Implied in the assurance of resurrection, 1197, 1273—1276. 

Implied in the eternity of Heaven, 1178, 1191, 1230, 1237, 1242, 1252, 
1265. 

Implied in the eternity of Hell, 1289. 

Implied in the yearnings of the bereaved, 1214. 

The soul made in God's image, 1198. 
Immutability of God. 

God immutable in his Being, 142, 143. 

God immutable in his government, 144, 145. 

His immutability contrasted with man's mortality, 142, 144, 146, 1166. 

His immutability contrasted with material Nature, 143, 144. 

Trust in God's immutability, 667, 669, 673, 677, 883, 953. 
Importunity in Prayer, 854, 855, 986. 
Incarnation of God, 263—278, 791—793. 
Incomprehensibleness of God. 

Adoration of God as incomprehensible, 184, 185. 

God incomprehensible in afflictions, 241. 

God incomprehensible inElection, 238. 

God incomprehensible in his Providence, 186, 234 — 236. 

God incomprehensible in the plan of the universe, 237. 
Indebtedness to Christ. 

Bearing shame in view of indebtedness to Christ, 798—802, 807. 

Evening song of indebtedness to Christ, 73. 

Exhortation to repentance in view of indebtedness to Christ, 541. 

Fifty-third chapter of Isaiah, 313. 

Indebtedness to Christ for relief from trouble, 827. 

Joy of indebtedness to Christ, 837, 1007, 1011. 

Penitent acknowledgment of indebtedness to Christ, 293, 295, 296, 
562, 608, 838. 

Praise in view of indebtedness to Christ, 332, 431—433, 648. 

Prayer for appreciation of indebtedness to Christ, 260, 326, 438, 841. 

Self-consecration in view of indebtedness to Christ, 328, 562—564, 692, 
832—841, 1067, 1068. 
" For me to live is Christ," 833. 
" Ye are not your own," 718. 
Indwelling. 

Indwelling of Christ in his followers, 997, 998 

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Indwelling. —(Continued.) 

Indwelling of God in the hearts of Christians, 138, 175, 590, 663. 
Indwelling of the Holy Spirit prayed for, 450—452, 455, 457, 459, 911. 
Nearness of God to the eye of Faith, 138, 175. 

Infants — see " Baptism." — "Death. " 

Ingratitude. 

Confession of ingratitude, 557, 579, 604, 608. 

Exhortations against ingratitude to Christ, 541. 

Prayer against ingratitude, 555, 604. 

Sense of ingratitude awakened by the Cross, 568, 633. 

Sense of ingratitude in broken vows, 630, 633. 

Sense of ingratitude in resisting the Holy Spirit, 556. 
Inspiration op the Scriptures, 480, 483, 488." 
Installation — see " Ministry." 
Intercession op Christ. 

Assurance of Christ's intercession, 309, 371, 375, 376, 421. 

Hope through Christ's intercession, 631. 

Joy in Christ's intercession, 374. 

Prayer for Christ's intercession, 372, 373. 

Prayer through Christ's intercession, 855. 

Invitations to Repentance. 

Invitations from Heaven to Earth, 527, 528. 

" Come up hither,'' 528. 
Invitations of Christ, 503—505, 514—516, 518—520, 525, 530, 531. 

"Ask and ye shall receive," 503. 

" Come unto me, all ye that labor," 504, 505, 530. 
Invitatations of God, 507, 508, 510, 512, 522. 

" Ho, every one that thirsteth," 508. 

"Why will ye die? "539. 
Invitations of the Holy Spirit, 506, 532. 

" The Spirit and the Bride say come," 506. 

" Now the accepted time," 515, 516. 
Invitations to all, 508. 
Invitations to the prodigal, 513. 

" Whosoever will," 506, 524 = 508, 517, 521. 
Invocations, 10, 15, 21, 78—82, 89, 216, 447—451, 462. 

J. 

Jehovah. 

Title of Christ, 249, 302, 434, 1006. 

Title of God, 33, 35, 36, 33, 39. 57, 99, 107, 121 126, 139, 145, 158, 187, 
188, 231, 887, 1035, 1143, 1221. 
Jews — their Conversion, 1133, 1134. 
Joining the Church, 1065—1070 = 819—841. 
Joy. 

Calls to the expression of Christian joy, 968, 970, 971, 1035. 
Joy in anticipation of Heaven, 967, 1223—1242. 
Joy in anticipation of the Judgment, 1284 — 1286. 
Joy in a revival of religion, 392, 1035, 1042, 1130. 
Joy in Christ, viz : 

In consecration to Christ, 832—837, 966, 1065. 
In love to Christ, 685—706. 
In the. advent of Christ, 255, 258, 262—278, 332 
In the atonement of Christ, 318, 319, 323—349, 685, 749. 754, 1003, 
1007,1011. ' ; 

In the Deity of Christ, 243-253. 
In the exaltation of Christ, 382—371, 374, 377—393, 1130. 

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Joy. — ( Continued. ) 

In the friendship of Christ, 406, 407, 421, 753, 973. 

In the intercession of Christ, 374. 

In the preciousness of Christ, 429—446 = 295, 299—304, 317—319, 
406, 407, 421, 422, 732, 753, 762, 764, 839, 1003. 

In the reign of Christ, 338, 345, 346, 378, 384, 386, 3-37, 390—392. 

In the second coming of Christ, 1266—1270. 

In union with Christ, 785, 787—791, 794. 
Joy in death, 1188 — 1190, 1192, 1193. 
Joy in Heaven over one penitent, 571 — 573. 
Joy in God, viz: 

In communion with God, 784, 974. 

In consecration to God, 822, 825, 827, 830. 

In God as a Father, 999—1002. 

In love to God, 639—654. 

In the Being of God, 665, 951. 

In the condescension of God, 173, 174. 

In the faithfulness of God, 176—179, 963, 978, 979. 

In the friendship of God, 651. 956. 959, 963, 965, 970, 977. 

In the goodness of God, 147, 148, 152— 154, 228, 977, 1142—1144. 

In the government of God, 156. 

" Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say rejoice," 391. 

In the grace of God, 159—161. 164—168, 257, 1014—1016. 

In the praise of God, 11, 12, 15, 16, 961. 

In the providence of God, 147, 152, 156, 157, 204, 205, 227, 972. 
" Bless the Lord, O my soul," 223, 224. 
Joy in prayer, 843 — 847. 

Joy in revivals of religion, 392, 1035, 1042, 1062, 1130, 1146. 
Joy in the Church, 1017, 1025—1029. 
Joy in the conversion of the World, 1039, 1130, 1131. 
Joy in the Dispensation of the Gospel, 1062. 

" Watchman, what of the night ? " 276. 
Joy in the Sabbath, 11, 12, 26—29, 53, 54, 56, 58. 
Joy in the Sanctuary, 13—20, 22, 26—29, 80—83. 
Joy in the summer and harvest, 1154. 1155. 
Joy in worship, 11—40, 45, 81, 247, 979. 
Joy of God in his mercy, 571, 820. 
Joy of God in the Church, 1018, 1023, 1032, 1035. 
Jov of Missionaries in the missionary work, 1139. 
' Joy of Saints in Heaven, 1248—1265. 
National joy, 1120. 

Penitent pleading for jov and peace, 613—626 = 579, 581, 607, 611, 616, 
620—624, 627, 629—632, 776. 

Judgment Day. 

Ancient hymns on the judgment, 1281 — 1284. 

Christ the Judge, 1267, 1268, 1285-1287. 

Description of the judgment, 1285 — 1287. 

Hope of mercy at the judgment, 1277. 

Joy in anticipation of the judgment, 1267, 1268, 1286. 

Prayer for mercy at the judgment, 495. 12f8 — 1280. 

Preparation for the judgment, 1281, 1288. 

" Where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear ? " 545. 

Justice of God — see " Holiness." 

Justification by Faith, 1003—1006 = 299—315, 492, 575, 1007—1015. 
" How should man be just with God? " 499. 

K. 

Kindness. 

Excellence of love, 858—867, 874. 875. 
Exhortation to a kindly spirit, 863, 865. 

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Kindness. — (Continued.) 

Kindness enforced by the example of Christ, 281—285, 803, 873. 
Kindness to the afflicted, 1095, 1096. 
Kindness to the erring, 803, 905. 
Kindness to the poor, 1100, 1101. 
The New Commandment, 885. 

Kingdom of Christ = see " Mediatorial Reign." 

L. 

Lamb — Lamb op God. 

Emblems of Christ, 260, 264. 291, 297, 299, 300, 320, 331. 333—335, 337, 
338—342, 347, 348, 446, 521, 523, 559, 710, 722, 726, 728, 733, 741, 
743, 746, 836, 1049, 1248. 1250. 

Law —conviction op Sin— see " Conscience." 
Liberty — see " Freedom." 

Brevity of life, 495, 497, 501, 1162—1168, 1220. 
Life a pilgrimage, 1220—1230. 

" Here we have no continuing city," 1223. 
Living by faith, 773. 

Past periods of life remembered gratefully, 211 — 214. 
Probation in this life only, 497, 501, 536. 
Light op the "World. 

Christ the light of the world, 425—428 = 50, 270, 479. 

u Light," an emblem of the Holy Spirit, 447, 448, 451, 453, 458. 
The Bible the light of the world, 480, 481, 483, 488, 489. 

Likeness to Christ, 46, 280—285, 389, 402, 710, 803, 804, 808, 809, 873, 918. 

Likeness to God, 917, 919, 986, 987, 994. 

Littleness op Man, 142, 170, 171, 184, 237, 658. 

Longing — see " Aspiration." 

Long-sitfpering of God, 551, 555—557, 621, C22, 630. 

Lord's Day— see " Sabbath." 

Lord's Prayer, 1—3. Page 812. 

" Hallowed be thy name," 98. 

Lord's Supper, 1048—1057, 1068, — see also " Atonement." 
Ancient sacramental hymn, 1051. 

Lord our Righteousness. 
Title of Christ, 278, 344. 

Love. 

Excellence of love 857—867, 874, 875. 

" The greatest of these is charity," 867. 
Longing for constancy of love, 630, 637, 638, 702, 707, 822, 915, 983— 

988. 
" Love," a title of the Holy Spirit, 450. 
Love of Christ. 

Lo\re of Christ as seen in his advent to earth, 259—263, 273—275, 

277. 
Love of Christ as seen in his anticipations of the Cross, 288, 289, 

697. 
Love of Christ as seen in his life on earth, 282—285. 

" Behold how he loved him ! " 285. 
Love of Christ as seen in the atonement — see " Atonement." 
Praise for the love of Christ, 24, 165, 323-349, 429-442, 648, 749, 
1011. 

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Love. — (Continued . ) 

The friendship of Christ, 406—424. 

The loving-kindness of Christ, 481. 

The memory of Christ's love precious, 692. 

The mystery of Christ's love, 260, 311, 323, 703. 
Love of Christians to each other, 857 — 867 
Love of Christians to the souls of men, 547. 
Love of God — see " Benevolence." 
Love to Christ, 685—711 = 293, 295, 320, 432—442, 832—841, 1011, 1056. 

Ancient hymns of love to Christ, 685, 686. 

Love to an unseen Saviour, 320, 689, 690. 

" Lovest thou me? " 709. 

" Thou knowest that I love thee," 698. 
Love to God, 639—651 = 209, 239, 823, 827, 828. 

" Whom have I in Heaven but thee? " 639. 642. 
Love to the Church, 13, 14, 16—20, 21, 24, 26—29, 1017, 1013. 
Love to the Scriptures, 484 — £86. 

Ltjkewarmness — see " Relapses into Sin." 

M. 
Magdalen, 1106. 
Majesty op God. 

Calls to worship the majesty of God. 37, 40, 112, 116. 

Child's thoughts of God, 1080. 

Hymns of adoration of the majesty of God, 96, 100, 158, 248. 

Majesty and condescension of God, 158, 172, 188, 189. 

Majesty of God as Creator, 120. 

Majesty of God as Governor, 123, 124, 187—191. 

Majesty of God as Judge, 1279—1285, 1287. 

Majesty of God as seen in Christ, 243—245, 251, 325. 352—364. 379, 1267. 

Majesty of God as seen in contrast with man, 184, 1166. 

Majesty of God as seen in the plan of salvation, 350. 

Majesty of God as seen in the sovereignty of decrees. 234 — 238, 241. 

Majesty of God as seen in the Trinity, 184, 185, 472, 473. 

The need of a Mediator between God and Man, 334, 375. 

Man. 

Dignity of man — see " Dignitv." 
Littleness of man, 142, 179, 171, 184. 237, 658. 
Mortality of man, 148, 162, 172, 1162—1168, 1172. 
Sinfulness of man, viz. : 

Man sinful by nature, 312, 492—494. 
Man corrupted by Adanrs fall, 492. 553. 

Man totally depraved, 306, 307, 492—494, 500, 549, 567, 726, 733, 
1012. 

Marriage, 857, 864, 1140, 1141. 
Martyrs in Heaven, 1248—1250 = 1246, 1247. 
Material World — see " Nature." 
Mediatorial Eeign op Christ. 

Adoration of Christ as King. 384—390 = 332, 335—349, 353—359, 362— 
365, 371, 377—382, 1039, 1130. 

Ancient hymns to Christ as King, 335, 336. 

Christ's entrance upon his kingdom at his resurrection, 353—359, 332— 
365, 378. 

Coronation hymns, 379, 380. 
11 Hosanna to the Son of David," 390. 

Joy in Christ's reign, 333, 345, 346, 378, 384, 386, 387, 390—392. 

Tarticipation of Christians in Christ's reign, 245. 325. 332. 354. 356 

Song of the " Hundred and fortv and four thousand," 337—343. 

" Who is the King of glory? " 362—365. 

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Meditation in Retirement, 4, 21, 64, 75, 486, 627, 652, 707, 787. 78S, 811, 
843, 844, 845, 913, 1077. ' 

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Meekness of Christ, 280—284, 808. 
Meekness of Christians, 280—284, 1094. 

Mercy and Grace op God. 

As seen in Providence, 147, 203—232. 

As seen in the gift of a Saviour, 24, 159, 165, 168, 255—259, 275, 309, 

350, 1005, 1008, 1009. 
As seen in the gift of the Scriptures, 479, 483, 485. 
As seen in the privilege of Adoption. 1002. 
As seen in the privilege of Prayer, 845, 846, 847, 854, 
Eternity of God's Mercy, 162, 163, 166—168, 181, 228. 

" His mercy endureth forever," 166, 168, 228. 
Freeness of God's Mercy, 160—163, 508, 509,517, 520. 521. 668, 671, 731. 
Invitations to accept God's Mercy, 508— 513, 535, 536, 543. 
Joy of God in his Mercy, 571, 820. 
Mercy of God his chief Glory, 165. 
Pity of God, 162. 
Praise of God's Mercv, 157—169. 
Praver for God's Mercy, 597—604, 606, 607, 611—613. 630. 668. 

Prayer for mercv at the judgment day, 495, 1278—1280. 
Salvation by Grace, 1008— 1016. 
Sovereignty of Grace, 233, 238—240. 

Surrender of the heart in view of God's Grace, 554, 556, 557, 820, 827- 
Trust in God's Mercy, 668, 671—674, 680, 850, 1006. 

Messiah, 393, 1041, 1133. 

Mild Virtues — see "Virtues." 

Millennium — see " Conversion of the World." 

Ministry. 

Prayers for the Ministry, 1058, 1059. 
Exhortations to the Ministry, 1060, 1061. 
Ordination and Installation of Ministers, 1062 — 1064. 

Other hymns adapted to Ordination and Installation, viz. : 

Adoration of Christ, 243—254. 

Ancient hymns of praise to God, 13, 31, 96, 200, 243, 467, 468, 899. 

Conversion of the World, 1123—1131. 

Delight in the Church, 19. 27—29. 1017. 1023, 1025, 1028, 1029. 

Enlargement of the Church, 1033—1040. 

Invocation of the Holy Spirit, 447, 448. 

Mediatorial reisrn of Christ, 377— 39 i. 

Praise to the Trinity, 467—469, 472—474. 

The great Commission, 1135. 

Miracles op Christ, 279, 610. 

Missions — Missionaries — see " Conversion of the World." 

Monthly Concert — see "Conversion of the World," "Mediatorial 
Reign." 

Morning. 

A Selection of Hvmns specially adap f ed to Morning Worship, viz. : 
Ancient Psalm of the Morning. 46. 
Christ a Friend. 399, 405, 415, 421. 
Daily living with Christ. 46, 707- 
Delight in worship, 6, 7, 21. 22. 25. 

Dependence on God, 139. 204, 207. 217—220. 656, 657, 660. 
Exhortations to an earnest life, 48, 878-881, 889—891, 901. 903, 924, 
925. 

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Morning — (Continued.) 

God a Protector, 194, 195, 225. 

Goodness of God, 148, 152, 153, 210, 227, 228. 

Hour of Prayer, 843— 846, 851. 

Lord's Prayer, 1—3, 98. 

Morning communion with God, 43 — 45, 51, 52, 784, 913. 

Morning suggestive of God's Perfections, 129, 158, 163, 166, 183, 

184, 188, 226, 1154. 
Morning suggestive of the value of the Scriptures, 479 — 481, 483. 
Omnipresence and Omniscience of God, 134—137, 139. 
Prayer to the Trinity, 476. 
Sabbath morning worship, 53 — 61. 
Sunrise, 47, 50, 51. 

Vows of consecration, 48, 818, 819, 821, 832, 835. 
Watchfulness and prayer, 636, 637. 

Mortality op Man, 148, 162, 172, 1162—1168, 1172. 

Mourners — see ;t Afflictions." 

Mystery. 

Mystery of Christ's love, 260, 311, 323, 703. 
Mystery of the decrees of God, 234—238. 240. 241, 1166. 
Mystery of the grace of God, 186. 237, 238, 240. 
Mystery of the nature of God, 184, 185. 
Mystery of the providence of God, 186, 234—236. 

3S". 

Nation — see " Our Country.*-' 

Nature. 

Beauty of the material World, 226. 

God the Creator of the material World, 36, 117—120, 183, 1149, 1150, 

1152. 
God the Governor of the material World, 38, 121—124, 126—133, 190, 

1149, 1150, 1152. 
Material World compared with the Scriptures, 148, 479 — 481. 
Material World invoked to praise God, 110, 114, 120. 
Nature of Man — see " Sinfulness of Man." 

Necessity op an Atonement — see " Atonement." 

New Year. 

Brevity of life, 1158—1168. 

Eternity of God, 103, 104, 117, 121. 142—146. 

Exhortations to renewed fidelity', 1161 = 880, 889, 890, 891, 998, 901— 

903. 
God's providence acknowledged, 204, 1156. 
Mortalitv of man, 148, 162, 172, 1157, 1159, 1172. 
Nearer Heaven, 1158, 1169, 1228. 

O. 

Old Age, 213, 683, 761, 763 = 666, 673, 678, 785. 

Omnipotence op God. 

Calls to worship God as Omnipotent, 38, 132. 

His Omnipotence seen in creation, 118, 119. 

His Omnipotence seen in Christ as Creator, 254, 336. 

His Omnipotence seen in his government, 123, 128 — 130, 133. 

Praise of God's Omnipotence, 118. 

Trust in God's Omnipotence for protection, 669. 

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Omnipresence op God. 

Conviction of sin awakened by God's Omnipresence, 136. 

God Omnipresent, yet near only to faith, 138. 

Humble acknowledgment of God's Omnipresence, 134 — 136. 

Joy in God's Omnipresence, 139, 140. 
Omniscience op God, 141 = 134—136, 242. 

God's Omniscience an aid to his benevolence, 242. 

God's Omniscience respecting sin, 136. 

Hypocrites known to God, 141. 

Impossibility of concealment from God, 135, 136. 

Minuteness of God's knowledge, 134, 141. 

Opening op Worship. 

A Selection of Hymns specially adapted to the Opening of Worship, 
viz. : 
Adoration of Christ as God, 243—254, 325, 327, 351. 
Adoration of Christ as King. 362—364, 371, 379. 387. 391. 
Adoration of God, 96—116, 170, 173, 179, 183, 191, 227. 
Adoration of the Trinity, 467—474. 
Advent of Christ, 269—271. 273, 274, 277, 278. 
Ancient hymns of praise, 31, 46, 96, 243, 335. 336, 467, 468. 
Calls to worship, 31-40, 83. 129, 154, 155, 166—168, 173, 177, 182, 

223, 224, 255—258, 309, 331. 
Delight in worship, 11 — 30. 
Evening worship, 62 — 73, 85. 

Sabbath evening worship, 74 — 77. 
Hour of prayer, 4, 843—846. 

Invocations, 10, 15, 21. 78—82, 89. 216, 447—451, 462. 
Lord's Prayer, 1—3, 98. 
Morning worship, 43—52. 

Sabbath morning worship, 53 — 61. 
Opening Benedictions, 90—95. 
Preciousness of Christ, 429—446. 
Preparation for worship, 41. 
Resurrection of Christ, 353. 354, 357. 
Sincerity in worship, 42, 141. 
The song of the ; ' Hundred and forty and four thousand," 337 — 

343 
Thirsting after God, 652—655. 
Welcome to communion in worship, 84. 

Oppressed. 

Prayer for freedom to the oppressed, 1104, 1105. 
Ordinances op the Church — see u Baptism," " Lord's Supper." 
Ordination — see " Ministry." 
Orphans, 769, 1103. 

Our Country, 

Confession of national sins, 1117 — 1119. 
Our Fathers, 1115, 1116, 1145. 

God praised as the " God of our fathers," 1144, 1105. 
Praise for national blessings, 1114. 

Voice of national joy, 1120, 1144. 
Prayer for the Nation, 1112, 1113. 

Prayer for peace, 1110. 

Prayer for the deliverarce of the oppressed, 1104, 1145. 

P. 

Pardon — see " Forgiveness." 

Parting Hymns, 857, 864, 871, 1220, 1243, 1244, 1232. 
Patience of God, 551, 555—557, 621, 622, 630. 

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ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 

Peace. 

Benediction — " Peace be to thee," 92. 

Excellence of the love of peace, 859—863. 

Peace in dying, 1192, 1193, 1199. 

Peace in the grave, 1195-1198, 1211, 1212. 

Peace of conscience found in Christ, 299—393, 305—308, 312, 314, 602, 
604—611, 622, 721, 723—735, 744, 752, 776, 778. 

Peace of conscience found in the Scriptures, 484. 489. 

Peace of conscience praved for, 579, 581, 594, 607, 611, 616, 620—624, 
627, 629-632, 776. 

Peace of conscience restored after relapses into sin, 621, 627. 

Peace to the nations praved for, 1110. 
" The God of Peace," 94, 95. 

" The Prince of Peace," 267. 270, 274, 276, 278, 344. 
" The Spirit of Peace," 862, '863. 

Pearl of Great Price. 

Emblem of Christ, 439. 
Penitence — see "Repentance." 
Pentecost, 448. 
Perfection — see "Holiness." 
Perseverance of the Saints. 

Assurance of their perseverance. 194, 232, 368, 369, 744, 750, 797, 882— 
884, 976—978, 982, 992, 1005. 
" Neither shall any pluck them out of mv hand," 980. 

Exhortations in view of their perseverance, 981, 993. 

Joy in the certainty of perseverance, 257, 979. 

Prayer for perseverance, 994—996. 
Physician. 

Title of Christ, 739. 

PlLGRIXAGE OF LlFE, 1220—1230. 

Pilgrim Fathers, 1115, 1116, 1145 
Pity — see " Compassion." 

Poor. 

Exhortation to trust God in poverty, 222. 
Likeness to Christ in poverty, 1099. 
Imitation of Christ in the relief of poverty, 1100, 1101. 
Praise — see "Adoration," "Thanksgiving." 
Prayer in General. 

Blessedness of praver, 843—847. 
Boldness in prayer, 854, 855, 986. 
Calls to prayer, 31—40, 842. 
Nature of Prayer, 856. 
Prayer acceptable everywhere, 42. 
Power of praver. 852, 853. 

Secret prayer,; 842—847, 854, 913 = 784, 787, 788, 811, 848. 
Thanks for answers to prayer, 152, 164, 850, 851. 
Prayers respecting particular Objects. 
Prayers respecting Afflictions, viz. : 

'For a blessing upon affliction. 940. 

For comfort in affliction, 423, 667. 670. 740—742, 93S— 940. 1204. 

For relief from affliction, 668, 941-943. 

For union with Christ in affliction, 795. 

In anticipation of affliction. 758. 759. 762, 773, 774. 

In extreme distress, 618, 770', 933, 940, 954, 1204. 

In remembrance of afflictions, 947, 949, 950. 
Prayers respecting Christ, viz. : 

'For aid of Christ in temptation, 768. 

For aid of Christ in toil, 877- 

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ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF SUBJECTSe 

Praters respecting particular Objects. — (Continued.) 
For audience with Christ, 740. 

For communion with Christ, 21. 49, 50, 82, 784, 785, 787. 
For faith in the atonement, 375, 425, 493, 561, 728, 754, 758, 770. 

771, 779. 
Prayers of faith in the atonement, 721 — 733, 735 — 745, 752, 766, 

778, 779, 1003, 1004, 1012. 
For likeness to Christ, 46, 280—285, 389, 710, 803, 804, 808, 809. 873, 

918, 1094. 
For the intercession of Christ, 372, 373. 

Prayers of trust in Christ's intercession, 374, 375, 377. 
For the presence of Christ, 21, 741, 742. 
For the second coming of Christ, 1270. 
In view of bearing shame for Christ, 798—800, 802. 
In view of the danger of denying Christ, 767. 
In view of the sufferings of Christ, 293, 296, 299—307, 310, 315, 316, 

320, 323, 326, 335, 336, 697. 
Of adoration of Christ — see " Adoration.'' 
Of indebtedness to Christ, 564, 685, 714, 715, 717. 719, 720. 
Of joy in the atonement, 322—324, 326, 327, 330, 333—342, 432, 435— 

437, 441—443, 446. 
Of joy in the preciousness of Christ, 432, 686— 6S9, 692, 694, 698, 

700, 701—703, 706, 809, 1007, 1011. 
Of joy in union with Christ, 789, 790, 792—796. 
Of trust in Christ's ascension, 361, 365, 366. 
To Christ as a Guide, 402—405, 759. 
To Christ as a living Saviour in Heaven, 368, 370, 371. 
To Christ as Friend. 408—411, 413, 417. 418, 423, 760—764, 768—771. 
To Christ as Light of the world, 425, 426. 
To Christ as the Good Shepherd, 395—401. 
To Christ in various Offices, 443—445. 
Prayers respecting Death, viz. : 

At the burial of the dead, 1202—1204. 
In the hour of death, 1186—1188. 
In view of death, 781, 1181—1185. 
In view of the brevity of life, 1162—1166, 1220. 
Prayers respecting God, viz. : 

For communion with God, 44, 45, 811, 812. 

For likeness to God, 917, 919, 986, 987, 994. 

For the indwelling of God, 997. 

Of adoration of God — see " Adoration." 

Of dependence on God, 656—658, 660, 661, 664, 674, 678, 683. 

Of love to God, 639—651, 652, 654, 662—665, 810, 815. 

Of thanksgiving to God — see '• Thanksgiving." 

Of trust in God's decrees, 233—235, 237, 239, 240, 242. 

Of trust in God's government, 121, 127, 128, 132, 142—145. 

Of trust in God's perfections, 134—150. 155, 157, 158, 162, 170—172, 

175, 177—179, 181, 183, 184, 186, 190, 259, 350. 
Of trust in God's protection, 193, 194, 197—199, 201, 202, 666—671, 

978, 980, 1009. 
Of trust in God's providence, 203—217, 220, 227, 242, 1150, 1152, 

1154. 
Prayers respecting Heaven, viz. : 
For a foretaste of Heaven, 1256. 
For preparation for Heaven, 1236, 1261. 
For presence with Christ in Heaven, 785. 
Of desire for Heaven, 1010, 1222, 1233, 1235, 1237, 1240, 1252-1254, 

1263. 
Pilgrim's prayer, 1220—1222, 1229. 
Prayers respecting Objects of special Benevolence, viz. : 
"Children and Youth. 

Prayers for children, 1084—1086. 

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ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 

Prayers respecting particular Objects. — (Continued.) 
Prayer for erring youth. 1086. 
Prayers of children, 1079, 1082, 1083, 1089, 1091. 
Nations in war, 1110. 
Oppressed, 1104, 1105. 
Orphans, 1103. 
Our Country, 1111— 1113, 1116—1119. 

Prayers in commemoration of our Fathers, 1115, 1116, 1145. 
Seamen, 1107-1109. 
Prayers respecting Occasions and Times, viz. : 

At the dedication of the Sanctuary, 1071 — 1075. 
At the hour of Evening worship, 63. 65—73. 

Sabbath evening worship, 74—77. 
At the hour of Morning worship, 43, 47 — 51. 

Sabbath morning worship, 54, 55. 
At the Opening of the year, 1157, 1159, 1160. 
On Fast Day, 1117—1119, 1147. 
On Thanksgiving Dav, 1145. 1146. 
On the occasion of Marriage. 
Prayer for the Married," 1140. 
Prayer of the Married, 1141. / 

Prayers respecting Sin and Repentance, viz. : 

"For pardon, 561, 566. 584. 591—612, 711, 725. 727—731, 733, 776. 
For peace and joy, 613—626, 738, 765, 777, 975. 
For penitence, 574—579, 704. 
For restoration of past joys, 627. 628. 631, 632. 
Of conviction and confession, 492, 493, 500, 557. 530, 704, 705, 726 — 
728, 733, 1012. 
Pravers respecting the Christian Virtues, viz. : 
'For a child-like spirit, 215, 909, 910. 
For a contented spirit, 217, 773, 909, 926. 
For a lowly spirit, 586, 993. 
For a quiet spirit, 214, 906, 908. 
For a watchful spirit, 916. 
For purity of heart, 920. 
For sincerity, 914. 

For sincerity in self-examination. 141, 590. 
For submission to the will of God, 214, 927. 929. 933, 933. 946. 

Prayers of submission, 929, 931. 932. 934, '936, 943, 946, 947, 1001. 
For sympathy with the suffering, 873, 1095. 

Prayers of sympathy, 1100 1101. 
For tenderness "of conscience, 574, 579, 634, 635 
Prayers respecting the Church, viz. : 
For peace to the Church, 1022. 
For the Church in time of desertion, 1021. 
For the enlargement of the Church, 1033, 1037, 1040. 
Respecting the ordinances of the Church, viz. : 
Baptism. 

Prayer for an infant at its baptism. 1044, 1046. 
Prayer of adults at their baptism, 1043. 
Lord's Supper. 

Pravers for communion with Christ at the Lord's table, 

1051, 1052. 
Prayer for peace at the Lord's table, 1049. 
Prayer for preparation for the Lord's table, 1054. 
Pravers respecting the Consecration of Self. viz. : 

For consecration to Christ, 316, 326, 564, 699, 702, 705, 707. 710, 835, 
836, 841, 1066, 1068. 
Pravers of consecration to Christ, 260, 559, 462, 563, 688, 692, 
778, 832, 834, 838—840, 1053, 1037, 1098. 
For consecration to God, 570, 648, 658, 876. 

Prayers of consecration to God, 553, 554, 648, 818—830. 

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Prayers respecting particular Objects. — (Continued.) 

For consecration to the Holy Spirit, 450, 457, 460. 

For constancy of love, 630, 637, 638, 702, 707, 822, 915. 983, 986— 
988. 

For deliverance from sin, 742, 745, 752, 775. 

For deliverance from temptation, 767, 768, 774. 

For full assurance of faith, 626, 758, 777. 

For perfect holiness, 994 — 996. 

For progress in the Christian life, 987, 989, 991. 

For spiritual rather than earthly good, 811—814, 986. 

Of consecration to the Trinity, 475. 
Prayers respecting the Conversion of the World, viz. : 

For conversion of the Jews, 1133. 

For conversion of the World, 1121—1128. 

For enlargement of the Church, 1033, 1037, 1040. 

For revivals of religion, 447, 448, 458, 1037, 1147. 
For the continuance of a revival, 1146. 
Prayers respecting the Holy Spirit, viz. : 

For the continuance of the Holy Spirit, 461. 

For the guidance of the Holy Spirit, 216, 454. 

For the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, 450, 451, 457, 459. 

For the influence of the Holy Spirit on the world, 464. 

For the intercession of the Holy Spirit, 456. 

For the presence of the Holy Spirit in the Sanctuary, 447 — 449. 

For the regenerating power of the Holy Spirit, 452, 456 — 458, 548, 
549 555. 

For the return of the Holy Spirit, 9, 463, 627. 

For the sanctifying influence of the Holy Spirit, 452, 457, 462. 

For the teaching of the Holy Spirit, 453. 

For the witness of the Holy Spirit, 455. 
Prayers respecting the Judgment Day, 495, 496, 1278—1230, 1282—1284. 
Prayers respecting the Ministry, viz. : 

For a Pastor at his ordination, 1063. 

For an assembly of Ministers, 1058, 1059, 1061. 
Prayers respecting the Scriptures, 479 — 487, 489. 
Prayers respecting Worship, viz. : 

At Evening worship, 62, 63, 65—73. 

At Sabbath evening worship, 74, 76, 77. 

At Morning worship 43 — 52. 

At Sabbath morning worship, 54—60. 

At the Close of worship, 86 — 95. 

At the Opening of worship, 78—82, 85. 

For a blessing on worship, 4, 9, 10, 79 — 82. 

For acceptance of worship, 6, 15, 78, 85, 1036. 

For communion with Christ in worship, 21. 

Of adoration — see " Adoration." 

Of delight in worship, 5, 11—22, 26—30. 
Versions of Scriptural Prayers, viz. : 

Prayer of Bartimeus, 610. 

Prayer of David at the removal of the Ark. 1075. 

Prayer of Solomon at the dedication of the temple, 79, 1072. 

Prayer of the penitent Thief, 605. 

Prayer of the Publican, 606. 

Scriptural Benedictions, 90—95. 

The Lord's Prayer, 1—3, 98, 929, 933. Page 812. 
Prayers respecting the Trinity, viz. : 

Adoration of the Trinity see " Adoration." 

Prayer to the Trinity, 470, 471, 476. 

Prayer of consecration to the Trinity. 475. 

Preachers — see " Ministry." 

Preciousness op Christ, 429—446 = 295, 299—304, 317—319, 406, 407, 421, 
422, 732, 753, 762, 764, 839, 1003. 

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Pride— see " Humility." 

Prince. 

Title of Christ, viz. : 

" Prince of Glory,*' 316, 615, 739. 

"Prince of Grace," 262, 276, 429. 

" Prince of Life," 381, 741, 1128. 

" Prince of Peace," 267, 270, 274, 276, 278, 344. 

Probation. 

In this life only, 497, 501, 536. 

Prodigal Son, 571—573 = 551, 558, 559, 565. 

Profession of Religion, 1065—1070 = 819—841. 

Progress of Christians. 

Aspiration after progress, 989—991 = 880, 8S5, 889, 890, 892, 893, 925. 

Assurance of progress, 992. 

Call to progress, 993. 

Prayer for progress, 989. 
Promises of God, 176—181, 228—232, 666, 669—683, 831, 8S3, 884, 931, 934, 
953, 963, 978. 

Prophet, Priest, and King. 
Titles of Christ, 269, 439—441. 

Providence of God. 

Afflictive Providence, viz. : 

Blessings of affliction recognized, 943—951. 
Despondencv cheered, 222, 676. 

Looking to God in trouble, 668, 670, 671, 675—679, 771, 932. 
Submission to afflictive Providence, 926 — 936 
Ancient hymns on the Providence of God, 220, 228. 
Confidence in Providence, 69, 192, 194—202, 206, 208, 213, 215, 217—221, 
232, 666, 668, 672—674, 682, 761, 762, 764. 
Prayer for confidence in Providence, 906, 909, 926, 927, 929. 
Characteristics of Providence, viz. : 

Constancy, 71, 73, 148, 204, 206, 229, 232. 
Eternitv,'l66, 168, 228, 231, 683. 
Minuteness, 4, 173, 174, 207, 653. 
Mystery, 186, 234-236, 241. 
Universality, 139, 147, 204, 207, 653. 
Delight in Providence, 147, 152, 156, 157, 204, 205, 227, 972. 

" Bless the Lord, O my soul," 223, 224. 
Deliverances of Providence, 69, 192, 194—202, 209, 225, 230, 231, 677. 
Dependence on Providence acknowledged, 72, 190, 203, 204, 656—661, 

664, 928. 
Our Fathers guided by Providence, 1115, 1116, 1145. 
Periods and vicissitudes of life, 211—215. 230. 242, 761. 
Praise for providential care and guidance, 108, 156, 157, 204, 210, 211, 

223, 224, 228, 1144. 
Prayer for providential care and guidance, 65, 66, 197, 216, 659, 631, 
664,667,759. ' ' ' 

Providence in the seasons, 1142, 1143, 1149—1156. 
Providence recognized as a Plan of God, 215, 235, 235—237. 
Purity of Heart, 920. 

B. 

Race. 

Emblem of the Christian Life, 880, 890, 903. 
Redemption — see "Atonement." 

Christ a refuge, 405, 406, 408, 411, 413, 414, 422. 
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ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 

Refuge. — (Continued.) 

God a refuge, 15, 83, 115, 187, 192—201, 209, 225, 667—669, 672, 677, 823, 

944,954,955,982,992. 
Refuge in the Sanctuary, 10. 

Regeneration. 

Man sinful by nature, 492 — 494. 
Need of regeneration , 500. 549. 
Prayer for regeneration, 452, 456 — 458. 548, 549, 555. 
Regeneration the work of God, 239, 465, 466, 551, 552, 717 =» 470, 471, 
477, 4*8. 

Relapses into Sin. 

Fear of denying Christ, 767. 
Mourning over relapses into sin, 627—633, 9S3. 
Recovery from relapses into siD, 628, 630, 631, 984, 985. 
Watchfulness against relapses into sin, 634—638. 

Renunciation of the World, 815—818. 
Repentance. 

Blessings of penitence, 295, 585, 614, 615, 839. 
Calls to immediate repentance, viz. : 
Exhortations, 534—538. 
Expostulations, 539 — 546. 

" Why will ye die? » 539. 
Invitations, 502—533. 
From Heaven. 527, 528. 
Of Christ, 502-505, 514—516, 518—520, 525, 530, 531. 

" Come unto me," 530. 
Of God, 507, 508. 510. 512, 522. 
Of the Holy Spirit, 506, 532. 
To All, 508. 
To the Prodigal. 513. 
" Whosoever will," 506, 524 = 508, 517, 521. 
Importance of immediate repentance, 501. 
Joy in Heaven over one penitent, 571—573. 
Mourning over sin, 579—584. 

Mourning over relapses into sin, 627—633. 
Penitence pleasing to God. 584. 
Penitent acknowledgment of indebtedness to Christ, 293, 295, 296, 

562, 608. 838. 
Penitent pleading for pardon, 591—612 = 310, 723, 725, 726, 729—731, 
733, 752. 
" Of whom I am chief/' 604. 
The Fifty-first Psalm, 594—598. 
Penitent pleading for peace and jov, 613—626 = 579, 581, 607, 611, 627, 

629—632, 776. 
Prayers for penitence, 323, 574 — 578. 

Renouncing the pleasures of sin, 810—818 = 438, 437, 569, 627, 643. 
Repentance in view of Christ's love, 55S — 569. 
Repentance in view of God's love, 553 — 556. 
Repentance in view of GocPs patience, 557. 
Watchfulness against sin, 634—638. 

Resignation — see " Submission." 

Rest. 

Rest in God, 662—665 = 140, 167, 194—202, 206, 208, 217—220, 526, 616, 
627, 815, 963, 977. 984. 

Rest in Heaven, 1220, 1223-1242, 1245, 1246, 1248, 1250. 1253, 1254, 1264. 

Rest in the grave, 1195—1198, 1211, 1212. 
Resurrection. 

Assurance of a blessed resurrection, 1197, 1210, 1211, 1268, 1270—1276, 

1284. 

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ALPHABETICAL INDEX OE SUBJECTS. 

Resurrection. — (Continued.) 

" In my flesh shall 1 see God," 1273. 
Praise for the hope of resurrection, 1272, 1274. 
Resurrection of Christ, 853—360. 

Ancient hymn on Christ's resurrection, 353. 
Angels celebrating Christ's resurrection, k 354 — 356, 332 — 386. 
Resurrection of Christ a pledge of that of his followers, 354 — 380, 
1197, 1210, 1275. 
" The Lord is risen," 355. 
" Thou hast led Captivity captive," 357. 
Sabbath commemorative of Christ's resurrection, 23, 53, 58 — 60, 353, 
354, 357. 
Retirement — see " Meditation in Retirement." 
Reunion of the Saints in Heaven, 1243, 1244, 1262. 

Revivals of Religion. 

Joy in a Revival, 392, 1035, 1042, 1130. 

Prayer for a Revival, 447, 448, 458, 1037, 1147. 

Prayer for the continuance of a Revival, 1146. 

Prayer of the Church in a time of decline, 1021. 

Promise of Revivals in the future, 1032—1034, 1036, 1037, 1039, 1123, 

1127. 
Thanksgiving for a Revival, 1146. 

Rtphfs 

Giving all to Christ, 832, 834, 1102. 

Riches not comparable with spiritual blessings, 812 — 814. 

Righteousness of Christ — see "Atonement." 

Rock. 

Emblem of Christ, 388, 422, 719, 721, 1022, 1023. 
"Rock of Ages," 721. 

S. 

Sabbath. 

Delight in the Sabbath, 11, 12, 26—29, 53, 54, 56. 58. 

Preparation for the worship of the Sabbath, 41. 

Sabbath a day of rest, 11, 12, 53—55, 57, 61. 

Sabbath commemorative of God's rest from Creation. 57. 

Sabbath commemorative of the resurrection of Christ, 23, 53, 58 — 60, 

353, 354, 357. 
Sabbath evening, 74—77. 
Sabbath morning. 53—61. 
Sabbath the emblem of the rest of Heaven, 55, 61, 1231, 1253, 1254, 

1256. 

Sabbath Schools — see " Children and Youth." 

Sacraments — see "Baptism," "Lord's Supper." 

Sacrifice — see "Atonement." 

Sailors — see " Seamen." 

Saints. 

Communion of Saints, 852—872 = 20, 22, 24, 26—29, 84, 1069, 1070. 

Example of Saints in Heaven, 1245—1247. 

Joys of Saints in Heaven, 1248—1250. 

Resurrection of Saints, 1197, 1210, 1211, 1268. 1270—1276, 1284. 

Reunion of Saints in Heaven, 1243, 1244, 1262. 

Saints welcoming the second coming of Christ, 1266—1270. 

Salvation by Grace, 1007—1016. 

Sanctification — see " Holiness." 

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ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 

Sanctuary. 

Calls to worship in the Sanctuary, 31—40, 79. 

Dedication of the Sanctuary, 1071—1075. 

Delight in the Sanctuary, 13—20, 22, 26—29, 80—83. 

Laying the corner-stone of the Sanctuary, 1071 — 1074. 

Meeting Christ in the Sanctuary, 80, 82, 85. 

Presence of the Holy Spirit sought in the Sanctuary, 78, 447—549. 

Satan— see " Temptation." 

Scriptures — se£ " Holy Scriptures." 

Seamen, 1107—1109. 

Seasons of the Year, 1149—1161. 

Second Coming of Christ, 1266—1270. 

*' Even so, come, Lord Jesus," 1266. 

Secret Prayer. 

A Selection of Hymns specially adapted to private Meditation, viz. : 
Adoption, 1000, 1001. 
Cheerfulness, 969. 
Christ, viz. : 

Atonement of Christ, 293, 300, 301, 324, 722— 730, 733, 741, 747— 
749, 839. 

Friendship of Christ, 399, 408, 418, 428, 437, 443, 444, 787. 

Indebtedness to Christ, 714, 716—720. 

Intercession of Christ, 372, 373, 375. 

Love to Christ, 685—688, 689, 698, 703, 705, 788. 

Trust in Christ, 763, 764, 767, 771. 
Consecration of self, 814, 820, 828, 91 

Longing for holiness, 987, 989, 991 
Death and the Future State, viz. : 

Death, 1172—1174, 1177—1179, 1182—1185, 1199. , 

Eternity, 1290. 

Heaven, 1231—1234, 1237, 1252, 1263. 

Judgment Day, 1277, 1288. 

Resurrection, 1273. 
Evening devotion, 64—68, 72, 73, 1169. 
God, viz. : 

Decrees of God, 233. 237. 239, 240. 

Love to God, 639, 640, 646, 649, 651—655, 663, 784. 

Omnipresence and Omniscience of God, 134—138. 

Providence of God, 4, 207, 211—215, 217—220, 656. 

Trust in God, 664, 668, 670, 673. 
Holy Spirit, 457, 640. 
Morning devotion, 44, 48, 51. 
Prayer, 842-847, 854, 856, 913. 
Repentance, 559, 561, 568. 569, 581, 584, 589, 590. 

Prayers for pardon, 594—610. 

Prayers for peace, 614 — 625. 

Relapses into sin, 627, 630—637, 984. 
Self-examination, 587, 589, 590. 

Sele-Existence of God, 142—146 = 103, 104, 117, 121. 

Self-Denial — see " Consecration." 

Self-Examination, 134—136, 141, 457, 459, 587, 589, 590, 623, 698, 747. 

Shame — see " Bearing shame for Christ." 

Shepherd. 

Christ a Shepherd, 42, 90, 352, 395—401, 403. 441, 442, 551, 711, 1021, 

1045, 1084. 1085. 
God a Shepherd, 109, 206, 217—220, 673, 1201. 

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ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 

Sickness. 

A Selection of Hymns specially adapted to times of sickness viz.: 
Assurance of salvation. 980. 1170. 
Blessings of affliction, 943, 946, 950, 960. 
Brevity of life, 462. 
Cheerful anticipation of death, 1173—1179, 1191—1194, 1199. 

Dving Christian. 1186—1190. 

Peaceful thoughts of the grave, 1195—1199. 

Prayer in anticipation of death, 1181 — 1185. 
Cheerful anticipation of the Judgment, 1277, 1286. 
Cheerfulness in sickness. 969, 973. 
Christ, our Refuge and Friend 405, 408, 412, 416, 418, 419. 

Adoration of Christ, 253. 

Compassion of Christ, 610. 

Example of Christ, 288, 290, 737. 

Love to Christ, 698, 699. 

Trust in Christ, 761—764, 768, 769, 774, 782. 

Union with Christ, 792, 793. 
Courage in suffering:, 886. 888. 
God — his Faithfulness, 180, 192, 220, 223, 224. 

Depending on God, 656—658, 661, 959. 

Goodness of God, 149. 151, 162, 214, 242. 

Longing for God, 814. 989. : 

Submission to God, 927, 928, 930—937. 

Trust in God, 667, 671—673, '676. 678. 682, 683. 
Heaven anticipated, 751, 1169, 1191, 1223—1224, 1230—1242, 1251— 
1265, 1290. 

Saints in Heaven, 1248—1250. 

Meeting of friends in heaven, 1243, 1244, 1262. 
Prayer for strong faith, 758. 
Prayer in extreme distress, 610, 618, 742, 933, 954. 
Resurrection of the body, 1271—1276. 
Sense of feebleness, 72. L165. 
Temptations of sickness. 892. 894. 908, 980. 
Vows made in sickness, 820, 827, 850. 
Simplicity of Christian Character, 215, 909—912. 

Sin — sinfulness of Man. 

Conviction of sin, 500, 567, 579, 581, 584. 591. 594—596, 606, 733. 
Feelings of a Christian in view of sin, 574—638. 
Fearfulness of man's condition in sin, 495 — 499, 567. 

Man sinful by nature, 312, 492—494. 

Man corrupted bv Adam's fall, 492, 553. 

Man totally depraved, 308, 307, 492—494, 500, 549, 567, 726, 733, 1012. 
Grief of Christians over sinners, 547. 
Justice of the eternal punishment of sin, 592, 594, 596. 
Necessity of an atonement for sin, 299, 305—308, 591, 608, 721, 726, 
1004. 

Sincerity, 590, 909, 914, 920, 921. 
Slavery, 1104, 1105. 

Son — title of Christ, viz. : 

" Son of David," 27, 390, 1039, 1975. 

" Son of God," 243, 264, 275, 276, 283, 288, 298, 315, 335, 351, 446, 710, 
741, 791. 

" Son of Man," 243, 742. 
Sons of God, 999—1002. 
Soul — see " Dignity of man." 

Sovereignty of God. 

His Sovereigntv in his general Government 96, 100, 121—133, 179, 
188—191, 1285. 

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ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 

Sovereignty op God.— (Continued.) 

His Sovereignty in providence, 227, 234—237, 241. 

His Sovereignty in the mysteries of his ways, 184, 234 — 237, 241, 1166, 
1285. 

His Sovereignty in the plan of salvation, 238—240. 717, 1005, 1008. 

His Sovereignty in the protection of the Church. 1028, 1029, 1034. 
Spirit — see " Holy Spirit." 
Spirit op Truth. 

Title of the Holy Spirit, 448, 449, 469, 476. 
Spring, 1152, 1153. 
Striving. 

Of the Holy Spirit, 460, 466, 506, 535, 539, 543, 544, 555. 
Submission to the will op God. 

Submission in affliction, 927—937 = 661, 682, 1204, 1217. 

Submission in the common allotments of Providence, 656, 657, 660, 
762, 926. 

Submission in the mysteries of Providence, 234, 235, 241. 

Submission in the uncertainty of life and death, 763, 773. 
" The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away," 934. 
" Thy will be done," 929, 933, 936. 
Summer, 1154, 1155. 
" Sun," " Sun op Righteousness," " Light." 

Emblems of Christ, 50, 270, 425—428, 439. 

Emblems of God, 15, 479, 640, 684, 823, 953, 964, 1234. 
"Light," an emblem of the Holy Spirit, 447, 448, 451, 453, 458. 

Surrender — see " Repentance." 
Sympathy. 

Sympathy of Christ, 412, 416, 420, 422—424 = 408, 410, 740, 742, 768, 

855, 873. 
Sympathv of Christians with their fellow men, 285, 286, 857, 859, 873— 
875, 1093, 1095, 1096, 1100, 1101. 

T. 
Teaching. 

Teaching of Christ, 525. 
Teaching of the Holy Spirit, 450—460. 
Temptation. 

Calls to courage in temptation, 880, 885, 889—904, 981. 

Christ a Refuge in temptation, 253, 396, 397, 399, 401, 402, 404—407. 

410, 412-415, 424, 768, 774—778. 
God a Refuge in temptation, 180, 194, 199, 225, 230, 232, 884. 
Prayer for deliverance from temptation, 1 — 3, 72, 199, 405, 408, 634, 

635, 637, 638, 770, 777. 
Temptation of Christ, 280, 281, 283, 284, 424. 

Thanksgiving. 

Thanksgiving at Evening worship, 62, 63. 65. 

Thanksgiving at Morning worship, 48, 51, 52. 

Thanksgiving Day, 1142—1146. 

Thanksgiving for answers to prayer, 850, 851. 

Thanksgiving for a Revival, 1146. 

Thanksgiving for atoning love, 262, 324—349, 351, 430—434, 441, 442, 

685, 688, 692, 695, 703, 718, 720. 
Thanksgiving for National blessings, 1114 — 1116. 
Thanksgiving for Providential mercies, 148, 202—213, 221, 223, 224, 

227—231. 
Thanksgiving for the Condescension of God, 173, 174. 
Thanksgiving for the Faithfulness of God, 179, 181, 182. 

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ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 

Thanksgiving. —(Continued.) 

Thanksgiving for the Grace of God, 147, 159, 160, 181, 164—168. 
Thanksgiving for the Seasons, 1149, 1151, 1155, 1156. 
Thanksgiving in general, 99, 108, 111, 115, 148, 152. 

Thirsting after God, 652—655 = 13, 14, 17, 44, 45, 175. 810, 811, 816, 987, 
989, 1233. 
" My soul thirsteth for thee,'- 653. 
" Oh that I knew where I might find him," i55. 

Time — see " Brevity of Life." 
Trials, Troubles — see " Afflictions." 

Trinity, 467 — 478. 

Adoration of the Trinity, 467—469, 472, 473, 477, 478. 
Ancient hymns to the Trinity, 467, 468. 
Apostolic benediction, 91. 
Children's praise to the Trinity, 1076. 
Consecration of self to the Trinity, 475. 
Doxologies. Pages 757 — 762. 
Evening blessing sought from the Trinity," 63. 
Holiness of the Trinity, 470, 472, 473. 
Mystery of the Trinity. 184, 185. 
Praise for the love of the Trinity in Redemption. 24. 
Prayer to the Trinity, 470, 471, 476. 
Trust. 

Trust in Christ. 

Ancient hymn of trust in Christ, 765. 

Blessedness of trust in Christ, 764. 

Child's trust in Christ, 1081, 1082. 

Exhortations to trust in Christ, 782, 783, 897—902, 907, 981. 

Fear of denying Christ, 767. 

Inconstant trust in Christ, 780. 

Trust in Christ as a Friend, 406—421, 760, 768, 769, 771, 886, 888, 
912,973. 

Trust in Christ as a Guide, 402—405, 759, 763. 

Trust in Christ as a Guardian, 70, 761, 762, 770, 772, 774, 775, 976, 

Trust in Christ as a Redeemer — see "Atonement." 
Trust in Christ as a Refuge, 72. 253, 422, 766, 776, 777. 
Trust in Christ as a Shepherd, '395—401, 767, 882. 
Trust in Christ in extreme fear, 779. 
Trust in Christ in sickness, 969. 
Trust in Christ in temptation, 771, 772. 
Trust in Christ in the hour of death, 781, 1183, 1184. 
Trust in God. 

Ancient hymn of trust in God, 200. 
Evening prayers of trust in God, 65, 66, 69, 70, 71, 73. 
Morning prayers of trust in God, 45, 48, 51, 52. 
Safety of trust in God, 193—196. 201, 669, 672, 673. 
Trust in God amid trials, 20, 192—196, 200—202, 667, 688, 689, 670. 
883, 884, 944, 955, 959, 960, 963. 
" As thy days, so shall thy strength be," 678. 
Trust in the Grace of Go&, 157—168. 

Trust in the Immutabilitv of God. 667, 669, 673, 677, 883, 953. 
Trust in the Promises of God, 121, 176— 181. 
Trust in the Providence of God, 4, 202—232, 242, 664, 668, 972. 
Trust in view of the mysteries of God's ways, 186, 234—233, 241, 

242. rf . » > 3 

Trust in the Holy Spirit, 450—460, 465. 
Trust in the perseverance of the Saints, 976—981. 
Trust in the power of Prayer, 845—848, 852, 854, 855. 
Trust in the success of Christian activity, 881. 

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ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 

U. 

Unbelief— " Help thou mine unbelief," 779, 780. 

Union. 

Union of Christians with each other, 857 — 872. 

Blessedness of Christian union, 357, 859 — 861, 884, 871 
" One Lord, one Faith, one Baptism 1 ' 872. 
Seeking union with the Christian Church, 1069. 
Welcome to union with the Church, 1070. 
Union of Christians on Earth with Saints in Heaven, 869, 870. 
Union with Christ, 789—796. 

Christ our elder Brother, 421. 
" I am with you alway," 419. 

Indwelling of Christ in the heart, 997, 998 = 42, 421. 
" I will that they be with me, where I am," 785. 
Perpetuity of union with Christ, 407, 795. 
Union with Christ at the Cross, 686, 688. 

Union with Christ in bearing human nature, 692, 789. 791 — 793. 
Union with Christ in spirit, 790, 794 = 320, 700, 701, 703—707, 

744, 784, 786—788. 
Union with Christ in trials, 418, 795. 
Union with departed friends renewed, 1243, 1244, 1262. 



Vanity op Earth, 810—816, 818, 834, 1069. 

Victory — see " Conqueror." 

Vine. 

Emblem of Christ, 794. 

Virtues op Christian Character. 
Bold virtues, viz. : , 

Assurance of Resurrection, 1271. 1273 — 1276. 

Assurance of Salvation, 669, 681, 882—884, 976—982, 1005, 1176, 

1179. 1260, 1277. 
Bearing shame for Christ, 797—802, 807, 834, 968. 
Cheerfulness, 966—968, 971—973. 
Confidence in Christ, 368, 369, 414, 416, 678, 761—763. 771, 930. 976, 

979. 
Confidence in God, 192—200, 232, 669, 672, 673, 677, 681—683, 882— 

884, 972, 977, 978. 
Confidence in Prayer, 847, 854, 855. 
Courage in conflict and toil, 878—881. 885—903, 993. 
Courage in death, 1174—1179, 1194, 1207. 
Despondency forbidden, 222, 676, 904. 981. 
Energy in Christian progress, 990 — 993. 
Living by faith, 773 
Prayer for strong faith, 758. 

Trustful anticipation of the Judgment Day, 1277. 
Mild Virtues, viz. : 

Contentment, 215, 242, 498, 660, 773, 908, 909, 926. 

Forbearance. 282, 283, 808, 1094. 

Gentleness, 282, 283. 808, 855, 861—863, 905. 

Humility, 586—588 = 215, 389, 577, 998, 1098. 

Love, 858-867, 1094. 

Meekness, 280—284, 808, 1094. 

Simplicity, 215, 909—912. 

Sincerity, 590. 909, 914, 920, 921. 

Submission, 234, 235, 241, 656, 657, 660, 927—937. 

Sympathy, 285, 286, 857, 859, 873—875, 1093, 1095, 1096, 1100, 1101. 

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ALPHABETICAL IXDEX OF SUBJECTS. 

Vows. 

Vows in times of distress. 820, 827, 850. 
Vows of Consecration, 818—841, 1085—1069. 

W. 

Wandering fro:m God. 

Mourning over wanderings from God, 627 — 63-3, 983. 
Return from wanderings, 62S, 630, 631, 9S4, 935. 
"Wanderers invited to return. 512 — 515, 526. 
"Watchfulness against wanderings, 634 — 638. 

War. 

Prayer for national peace, 1110. 

Watchfulness, 6, 634—638, 916, 1060. 
"Watch and pray," 636. 

Way, Trtuh, and Life. 

Emblems of Christ, 441, 445, 918. 

Wicked. 

Their prosperity. 498. 

Their ultimate doom, 495—501, 536, 539, 1203, 1289. 

Widows, 769, 1096 

Wind. 

Emblem of the Holy Spirit, 447. 552. 
Winter — Close of the Year, 1156—1161. 

Wisdom of God. 

Benevolence of God's Wisdom, 151, 242. 
Despondency cheered by a view of God's Wisdom, 676. 
" God onlv wise," 182, 246. 
Repose in God's Wisdom, 656,657, 650, 664. 
Submission to God's Wisdom, in sorrow, 928. 
Wisdom of God in creation. 182, 183. 
Wisdom of God's decrees, 234—238, 241. 

Witness of the Spirit, 455. 

Wonderful. 

Title of Christ, 267. 

Word. 

Title of Christ, 244, 254. 

World's Conversion — see " Conversion of the World." 

Worship. 

Delight in worship, 11 — 42. 

Ancient hymns of joy in the Sanctuary, 13, 31. 
Evening worship — see "Evening." 

Sabbath evening worship, 74 — 77. 
Lord's Prayer; model of worship, 1 — 3. 
Morning worship — see " Morning." 

Sabbath Morning worship, 53—61. 
Opening and closing of worship — see " Opening," " Closing." 

y. 

Year — see " New Year," " Seasons." 
Youth — see " Children and Youth." 

867 



INDEX OF PASSAGES OE THE SCRIPTURES. 



HTMX DECTEROXOMY. 



1: 


2 


464 


2 • 


3 


57 


3: 


8 


226 


3: 


19 


1205 


5: 


24 


140 




1 


*529 


8: 


9 


*526 


8: 


22 


204 


17: 


7 


*1047 


17: 


19 


1047 


19: 
24: 


17, 22 

31 


...... *521. *53S 

*1070 


24: 


03 


64, 913 


26: 


24 


180 


28: 
28: 


10 — 22 

13 


216, 989 

118 


28: 


16 


8 


28 


17 


82 


32: 


10 


240 


45: 




236 


EXODUS. 

3 U 


116, 117 


13. 


21 


*1113 


15: 


2 


113 


15 


11 


186 


15 
15: 


17 

IS 


1035. 1037 

125, 15(3 


16: 


23 


t , 54 


19: 


18 


693 


20: 
33 


8 — 11 

14 


23, 57 

140, 984 


33 


18 


741 


33 


22 


721 


34: 


6 


148, 160 


LEVITICUS. 

19 2 




99 


32 


98 


25 


8 — 13 


523 



NUMBERS. 

10: 29 1070 

14: 18 161 

23 : 10 1171, *1211 

24: 17 42S 



3: 
7: 
10: 
11: 
12: 
23: 
26: 
30: 
31: 
32: 
32: 
32: 
33: 



24 .....133,170 

9 ..176 

18 Ill 



17, 18. 
19 



. 1087, 1090 
...496,1226 
.192 



.1065, 1066, 1007 

1047 

978,981 

.187 



4 193 

31 , 173,193 

25 *678, 886 

JOSHUA. 

1: 5 679 

4: 21,22 1090 

10: 12,13 130 

21: 45 176,978 

23: 14 176 

JUDGES. 



10: 10. 



.592 



RUTH. 

1 : 16, 17. 



.1069 



I. SAMUEL. 

1: 17 87 

1: 22,28 1045 

2:2 193 

2 : 6 — 9. . 173, 174, 194, 195, 225 

3: 18 .'....,241,932,936 

7: 12 648 

n. SAMUEL. 

7 : 28 



.602 



J-a : i w 1*1 

12 : 13 734 

12 : 23 1243 

22: 4 256 

22: 9 — 12 115 

22: 47 100 



I. KINGS. 
3: 9 — 



73* 



.813 



869 



INDEX OF PASSAGES OF THE SCRIPTURES. 



I. KINGS, continued. 

39 

56 

3 



9 



.135 
.176 

..18 



II. KINGS. 

4: 26.... *973 

7:3 — 5 558, 566, 602, 729 

I. CHRONICLES. 

4: 10 86 

16: 12 159 

16: 28, 29 126 

16: 33 113 

17: 26 602 

29: 10 — 23 *1071 

29 : 11—13. .121, 132, 187, 189, 191, 

204 
29: 15 144 

H. CHRONICLES. 

1: 10,11 812,813,814 

2: 6 '. 170 

6: *1072, 1074, 1075 

6: 41 *79, 1058, 1061, 1073 

14: 11 ...770 

15: 4 774 

15 : 15 1065 

20: 6 133 

20 : 13 1085 



33: 12. 



.950 



8: 21.. 1085,1086 

9: 6 591,592 

NEHEMIAH. 

9: 5 *113 

9 : 6 132, 183 

9: 17 160,161,163 

9: 30 556,557 

9 : 33 592, 594 

13: 19 53,54,55,61 

13: 14,22..... 939 

ESTHER. 

4: 16 *558, 566, 602, 729, 730 



JOB. 



1: 21 *934, *935 

3: 17—20 *1196, 1212 

4: 17—21... *11S6 

5: 17 795,987 

5: 19 • .• 677 

7: 16 *1176 

7: 17,18 170,171 

9 : 1—10 *499 

9: 2 *307, 334 

9: 5—8 130 

9 : 10 128, 181 

11: 7,8 184, *185, 234. 237 

11: 18,19 :.71 



JOB, continued. 



12: 

13: 
14: 

19: 
19: 
19: 
20: 
22: 
23: 
26: 
26: 
28: 
29: 
33: 
33: 
36: 
37: 
37: 
38: 
33: 
42: 



7—10 117, 201 

15 236,668, 669,766 

2 .1201 

25 *369,374, 750 

25,26 368, 1273,1274 

27 .1237 

8 146 

21 519, *522 

3,4 175*655 

12 123 

14 234 

24 134 

2 *617, 627.628.632,654 

13 234, 235, 237, 238; 241 

15,16 : 67 

26 143. 184 

22 .188 

23 185,234 

7..... 25, 464,472 

11 ..130,133 

6 608, 705 



2-5. 



. . . .391 

, 48, 62 

.*67 



10 
11 
11 
13 
13 
14 
15 
16 
16 
17 
17 
17 
18 
18 
18 
18 
19 
19 
19 
19 
22 
22 
22 
23 



6,7 706, 818 

8 65, 71, 73 

*43 

3 46,48,49 

3,7 6 

*941 

4 600,731 

1 668 

*170, *171. *287 

3,4 118,158,172 

14 111,1103 

1 642,668 

4 135,136 

*619 

1 616 

*494, *1133 

*921, *922 

9 1271 

11 140, 1237,1250 

.*816 

8 65 

15 710. 785 

*124, *193, *209, '*669 

2 72, 207 

9—12 115 

10 130 

. . .*479, *481, *482, 483, *484 

1,2 118,119 

.482 
8—11. 



870 



488 

*770 

22,25 52 

27 1036 

... 90, *206. *217, *218, *219, 
*220,' *403, 1173, *1179 



INDEX OF PASSAGES OF THE SCRIPTURES. 



PSALMS, continued. 



23: 
23: 
24: 
24: 
25: 
25: 
25: 
25: 
26: 
27: 
27: 

27: 
27: 
27: 
29: 
29: 
29: 
29: 
30: 
30: 
31: 
31: 
31: 
31: 
31: 
31: 
32: 
32: 
33: 
33: 
33: 
33: 
34: 
34: 
34: 
34: 
34: 



.109 



36: 
36 



37: 
37: 
39: 
39: 
40: 
40: 
40: 
40: 
40: 
40: 
41: 
42: 
42: 
42: 
42: 
43: 
44: 
44: 



1 

2 

. . . .*30, *362, *363, *364, 365. 
7 289,345,377. 

594, *775. 

2 778 

4,5 43 

11 595,604 

8 13,14.15,16.17.82 

*20, 196, *674, *884 

4, 5.. 13, 14,15,16,17, 20, 22, 
53, 986. 

7 740 

9 761 

14 676 

*123, *126, 226 

4 187,190 

9 13,14,15 

10,11 124 

*676, 948 

4 472 

*656, *657, *762 

3 759 

15 212 

19 211 

22 164 

24 676 

7 749 

11 968,970 

*177 

1 968,970 

5 147,148 

11 978 

*152, *164, *230 

4 954 

7...: 71 

18 584,585 

22 684 

*157 

6 186 

7 147,168,963 

9 924 

*675 

3 951 

5 764,1001 

28 230 

*932, *1162, *1163 

4,5 ..144 

*259, *851 

3 264,337 

7,8 280,289 

10 178 

16 152 

17 770,948 

4 739 

*654, 682 

1,2 21,44,45,703 707 

5 149,222 

8 51 

3 77 

*1116 

21 135,133,141 

871 



hymn PSALMS, continued. 



45: 
46: 

46: 

46: 
46: 
47: 
47: 
48: 
48: 
48: 
49: 
50: 
51: 



*252, *1033. 

..*192, *196, *198, *200, 8S4, 
1029. 

1,2 179, 683,951. 

5 1017, 1023 

10 241 

*387 

6,7 7,110 

*19, *1025, 1028, 1029 

9 13,14.15,83 

14 ....213 



*322 

15 952, 954 

. .*492. *575. *5S4, *594. *595, 
*596, *597, *593, 622, 623, 
624, 629, 632, 733, *841, 983 

51: 3,4 560,592 

51 : 7 745, 920 

51 : 10. .549. 555 ,570, 574, 576,577, 
745, 920. 

51: 11 140,461,784 

51: 12 772 

51: 17 41,155,576,577 

51: 18 18,26,27,28.29 

52 : 7 498 

52: 8 963,974,992 

52: 9 12,843,845 

53 : 6 1146, 1147 

54: 6 12,843,845 

55 : ... *199, 201, *416, *510, '*817 
55: 16. 17 4,6,43 

55 : 22'. 222, 511, 679, 763, 970 

56 : 3. .199, 676, 679, 680, 682, 1173, 

1174. 

56: 4 951,955 

56: 13 637 

57: *52, *100, *760 

57: 1 677,766,946,969 

57: 10 160,162,163 

59: 16 48 

60: 11 ...659,670 

61: *197,201 

61 : 2 593, 719 

61: 3,4 10 

61: 5 1065,1066,1067 

61: 8 1065 

62: *955 

62: 1,2 207,669,671,775 

62: 5—8 :.668, 764 

63: *44, *45, *643 

63: 1,2 8,410 

63: 4 205 

63: 5,6 67,969 

63: 8 199,1228 

65 : *5, *1036, *1143, *1150 

65: 4 13,14,20 

65: 7 127 

65 : 10—13 227, 1142, 1143 

66 : *40, *257, *850 

66: 8,9 208,214 

66: 10 946,950 

66: 18 856 



INDEX OF PASSAGES OF THE SCRIPTURES. 



PSALMS, continued. 



hymn PSALMS, continued. 



67: 
67: 

68: 
68: 
6S: 
68: 
68: 



C8 
68 
68 
69 
69 
69 
70 
70 
71 
71 
71 

71: 
71: 
72: 
72 
73 
73 
73 

73, 

73: 
74: 
74 
74 

75 

77 
77 

77 



79 
80: 

80: 

80 
80 
84 

84 
84 

84 
84 

85 

85 

85 



19,20 849,851,956 

3—5. . .103, 108, 113, 167 1144, 
5 . 99 

*187 

3.4 968,970 

5! 1103 

9 ....' 1146 

18 357 

19. .203, 205, 211, 223, 224, 824, 
1142. 

20 1005,1016 

24 44,45,1146 

26 113 

23 986 

31 1105 

*310, 581, 599,601, 611 

3 600 

32 585 

770 

4 968 

*213, *324 

12 770 

15,16 723,725,727,1003, 

1008, 1011. 

13 761 

20 944,966,971 

... *1039, *1123, *1129, 1130 
15—17 .1035,1033,1539 

*496, *642, *644 

24 7, 761,967,992 

25... 639, 643, 645, 647, 665, 
707, 818, 836. 

26 774, 781, 969 

28 21,64,843,844 

*1152 

16 70,1149 

20. 1122,1124, 1126,1128 

6,7 235,659 

7—9 462,463 

10 ,780 

18 127,130,187,190 

19 186, 234, 235, 236. 237 

*1090 

32 985 

34 947,949,950 

38 160 168, 985, 

13 217,218,219,220 

*1021 

7, 14 9,1147 

14—16 462,463,1147 

19 667 

..*13, *14. *15, *16. *17, 19, 
20, 22, 1017. 

2 653,654 

7 991,992 

10 53,54 

11. .50, 196, 199, 202, 219, 230, 
960,' 962. 

*611 

6. ..432, 463, 60S, 609, 1021, 
1147. 

10 253,314,350 

872 



86: .. 625 

86: 2 760,851 

" 3 



88: 



86: 5 147 

88: 9 1121,1123,1129 

2,3 1017,1023 

10,11 497 

13 43,44,46 

89 : *132. *210, *1272 

89: 1 I... 211,223 

89: 18 196,199,201,207 

89: 19 250 

89: 48 1205 

90 : *144, *146, 1160 

90: 1,2 133.142, 143,145 

90: 9,10 1160,1162,1164 

90: 12 1163 

91 : 194, 195, 225, *677, *963 

91: 1,2 748 

91: 2 193,196,201. 

91 : 5, 6 69 

91: 9—11 230,676,684 

92 : *11, *12 

92: 1,2 48,49,227 

92 : 12—14 921, 922 

93 : *145, *188, 189 

93: 1 187 

93: 2 142 

93 : 3, 4 123, 126 

93 : 5 80, 81 

94 : *944 

94: 12 943,945,947,948 

95 : *36, *38, *83, *109 

95 : 3 191 

95 : 5—7 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 309 

95: 7,8 ...' 497 

96: *37,*107 

96: 1 24 

96 : 4 187, 188, 189, 191 

96: 6 13, 19 

96: 9 8,31,32,33,34.155 

96: 10 153 

96 : 13. . . 1281, 1283, 1284, 1285, 

1286, 1287. 

97 : *156, 188. *189, *1285 

97: 1 121,125,126, 133 

97 : 2 186, 234, 235, 237, 241 

97: 9 121 

98 : 1146 

98: 1.... 118,331,337,339 

98 : 9 1281, 1284, 1285, 1238 

100 : ... -*31, *32, *33, *34. *35, 33 

100: 2 968,971 

100 : 3 718 

100 : 4. .11, 14, 15, 18, 19, 26, 27, 28, 

1017. 

100 : 5 104, 181, 228, 229 

101 : 2 817, 822, 826, 832 

102 : *143, *618. *1034 

102: 2 770,938,943 

102 : 13 , 1030, 1038, 1042 

102 : 25, 27 113, 119, 128, 145. 



IXDEX OF PASSAGES OF THE SCRIPTURES. 



PSALMS, continued. 



hymn PSALMS, continued. 



102 
103 

103 
103 
103 
103 
103 
103 
103 
103 
104 
104 
104 
104 

104 
104 
104 
104 
104 
104 
105 
105 
105 
108 
108 
103 
107 
107 
107 
107 
107 
107 
107 

107 
103 

108: 

103 

108: 
108: 
108 

109 
109: 
109: 
109: 
109: 
110: 
111: 
111: 
112: 
113: 
113: 
115: 
115: 
118: 

116: 
116: 
116: 



: 23 1046, 1047 

: . . *159, *160, *161, *162, *163, 
211. *223, *224. ' 

: 2 ' 1155 

; 4 174 

6 1104,1105 

: 10 615,621, 641, 734 

13 78: 172 

14 .'.729 

: 15,18 1084,1068,1157 

17: 1047, 1086 

*128, 1154 

1.35 223 

2. 129.158 

13-15.. 227, 1149, 1150, 1152, 
1155. 

19 166,1149,1150 

24 118,122.182,183, 1154 

27.23.. 147,203,220,222,228 

31 142,143,145 

33 111.205 

34 64,71,913.969 

1145 

1—5 179,181 

5 159 

*1S1, 9S5, 1145 

12,13 530. 633,950 

43, 44 557, 630, 638 

*154, 167, 202, *231 

1,2 151,152,228 

6 650,82- 

7 1221,1223 

8 108,115,152,224,228 

13 850, 851,956 

23— 31.. 127, 202, 1007, 1008, 

1009. 
43. .150. 211, 212, 225, 228, 431 

52 

1 820,824,825.826,840 

2 47,43,49 

4 160,161,163 

12 659,670 

13... 669, 883, 895, 896, 899, 
900. 

3.4 199,282,977,981 

21, 22 72, 729 

28 770 

28 800,802,812 

31 1101 

3 552,555 

2. 3 129 

10 953,962 

*962, 974 

173 

5—7 170. 171. 174, 198 

1....233, 240, 1008, 1012, 1055 

9 764 

. . .*203, *650, *695, *820, *827 
*984. 

1 164,209,647,850,851 

5 160,167,223 

12-14 115,203,211,700 

873 



118: 
116: 
116: 

117: 
118: 
118: 
113: 
118: 
118: 
118: 
118: 
119: 

119: 
119: 
119: 
119: 
119: 
119: 
119: 
119: 
119: 
119: 
119: 
119: 
119: 
119: 
119: 
121: 
121: 
121: 
121: 
121: 
122 : 
122 : 
122: 
123: 
124: 
124: 
125: 
125: 
125: 
126: 
126: 
127: 
127: 
127: 
128: 
128: 
129: 
130: 
130: 
130: 
130: 
131: 

132 

132 
132 

132 

m 



15 1119,1211,1264 

16 .1098 

18. 19.... 831, 837, 850, 1065, 
1066, 1088. 

*102, *103. *104 

*23, *1026, *1027 

1 154 

5. .' .... .' 205*, '650/850,' 851.' 956 

15 .....92, 1087,1090 

19 26.27,28 

24 53, 56, 58, 59, 60 

26 1064. 1070 

...432, 483, 4<U, 485, *4S6, 
*487. *489., 491. *826. *914. 

9 '. 958,1091 

18 453 

32 661, 687 

57 .959 

67, 71 947,949, 950 

94 88, 710,1087 

105 



.488 

114 749 

125 453,813 

136 286 547 

147 44,46,48 51,52 

148 64,67,71 

164 227 

165 760. 906. 907, 958 

176 630.631, 711 

*194, *195. 202. *225. «232 

1, 2 178,197.201, 782 

2—4 .62,63,65, 70 

5—8 '..199,963 

8 48 

. . *1S, *26, *27, *28. *29, *56 

1 11. 12. 13. 22 

6-9 92,1017.1073,1075 

2 ....668,671,775 

.850 



8 166, 194.195.225 

*672. *8S3 

1 4. 192. 193. 196 

2 230, 677 

*169, 1147 

6 881,1094 

...*659 

1 88 

2 66, 68, 71. 960 

960! 962 

3 1087 

1,2 231,650,850 

*599, *600. *601, *671 

3 494,499, 603 

5,6 652,654,668.669 

7 . 674. 676 

. .*5S8, *587, 698, 760, 909, 
910. 

79. *1075 

7—9 26, 27.28.29 

8.9 1058.1072,1073 

16 24,1058,1059 

*860, *861, *862 



INDEX OF PASSAGES OF THE SCRIPTURES. 



rSALMS, continued. hymn 

133 : 1 84, 857, 859, 864, 870 

134: 32,34,35,36,37 

134: 1,2 113 

135 : *1018 

135: 6 120, 130,241 

136 : . . ..154, *166, *167, *168, *228 

137: *1020. 1021, *1232 

137: 5,6 1017 

138: *956 

138: 3 850,851 

138: 5 988,971 

138: 8 459,680, 761,977 

139 : *134,*135,*136, 137,*139, *784 

139: 2,3 68,69, 73 

139: 12 69 

139: 17 4,913 

139: 18 4,8,51,52 

139 : 23, 24. . .141, 402, 589, 590, 996 

140: 12 1104 

141: *6 

141: 2 47,61,68,73 

142: 954 

143: 2 306,308,499 

143: 6 , 653, 654 

143 8 46,47,48.49,51 

143: 10 453, 759,914 

144: 2 ..209 

144: 3 170,171 

144: 12 1085, 1086, 1089 

144: 15 30 

145: *147, *824, *825 

145: 3 184,191 

145: 9 148,150,157,221 

145: 13 121,141 

145: 15,16 204, 222 

145 : 18—20 138, 192, 846 

148: *111, *221, *96L 

143: 1,2 205 

3 659 



146: 
146: 
147: 
147: 

147: 
147: 
147: 

143: 
143: 
149: 
149: 
149: 
149: 
150: 
150: 
150: 



5,6 186,178 

*1149 

2 1133,1134 

4,5 182 

14 .1110, 1114 

20 1115,1116 

99, *110, *112. 114, *120 

12 1076, 1087 

1 25 



8,971 



.*39, *105, 106, *108 

8.25 

52,97 



PROVERBS. 

1: 23 

1: 24-32. 

3: 5 

3: 6 

3: 11 

o . 22 



539 

..497, 501 
. 675, 677 
. .223.' 675 

987 

953 

87 



PROVERBS, continued. f^mst 

3: 13 ...813. *95C 

3: 23 194,195,225 

3: 24 67,69. 70 

4: 18 13, 14, 9S9, 991, 992 

4: 23 .:.891, 901, 916 

8: 17 1077,1089 

10: 2.6—9 958,982 

10: 25—30 982,963 

11: 4 498 

11: 24,25 875 

13: 7 875 

14: 32 1170,1264 

14: 34 30 

15: 3 184 

15 : 11 135, 136 

16: 3 657,675, 677 

18: 10 10.72 

18: 22 1140,1141 

18: 24 438 

20: 7 962,963 

21 : 21 921 ', 922 

22: 6 1085,1087,1090 

23: 26 '.....533,553,570,582 

25: 2 184,188 

29: 25 680,764 

30: 8 812,813 

ECCLESIASTES. 

3: 11 170 

3: 15 1019 

5: 1 80,81 

8: 8 1171 

8: 11 817 

8: 12 921.980 

9: 10 497, *501, 878, 879 

11: 1,2 1100,1101 

11: 6 *881 

11 : 7 48, 49, 50, 51 

11: 9 1091,1092 

12: 1 *1091 

CANTICLES. 

1: 4 661 

2: 11,12 1150,1152,1153 

5 : 10 82 

5: 10—18 251,*328, 687 

ISAIAH. 

1: 2 . 555 

1: 11 141, 923,1148 

1 : 16, 17 548, 1148 

1: 18 539,544,745 

1 : 25 946 

1: 27 1031 

2: 2 1037 

2: 3 26,27,28.29,56,74 

2: 4 1110 

2: 10 184,235 

2: 22 552, 659 

3 : 10 *960 

3: 11 497,498 

4:6 10, 721, 748, 749 

4 



INDEX OF PASSAGES OP THE SCRIPTURES. 



I5ATATT, continued. 



hymn- ISAIAH, continued. 



0:3 7,96,98,472 

C: 5 705 

G: 8 826,83: 

8: 13.14 10 

8: 20. 4S1 

9: 6, 7- . . *237, 283, 269, 270, 271, 
272. 

10: 3 1288 

12: 2 674.632,684 

12: 3 748 

12: 6 1030 

12: 11 *276 

24: 16 579,580 

25: 4. . .194, 195, 225, 408, 409, 933 

23: 1 '979,1023 

26: 1—6 *1028 

26 : 3. . .14, 195, 225, *769, 883, 906 

28: 4 680 

23: 9 1020,1021.1117 

2:3: 20 '...180,721 

27: 5 *260 

27: 8 127,162,772, 773 

2S: 9 1081 

23 : 16 432, 1026, 1027, 1074 

29: 19 585,911,974, 982 

30: 15 984 

3): 13 601 

30: 29 23,29,523 

32: 2 10, 721, '748; 749 



33 



40 
40 
40 
40 
40 
41 
42 
42 
42 
42 
42: 
43 
43: 
43: 
43: 
44: 
44: 
45: 
45: 
45: 
45: 
46: 
46: 



17 921,922 

: 20 169,881,1094 

2 46, 772 

15,16 921,922,982 

17 755 

4 894 

10 1035,1036,1042 

1—19 1162 

17 169,231,827, 850,851 

9 1030,1031 

11 206,400,401,704,10" 

27 ' 236 

29—31 *837, 890, 894, *992 

31 *890 

10, 13, 14. . . . 180, 677, 679, 899 

2 282,283 

3 729,768 

10—12 112, *1035 

13 234.236,237 

21 275,299,350,521,1008 

1.2... 130, 531, 678, 1173, 1174 

5. 6 167 

11 299,302,306,308 

25 233.609 

22 509,512,513 

23 350 

5 193 

9 238 

15 175,184 

22 508,518,524,743,783 

4 213 

9,10 234,235 



47: 
48: 
48: 
48: 
49: 
49: 



4 246,248 

1) 946 

21 719 

22 493,550 

14,15 180, *420,953 

20 *1042 



50 
50 
51 
51 
51 

a- 

52 
52 
52 
52 
52 
52 
53 

53 
53 
53 
53 
54 
54 
54 
54 
54 
55: 
55: 
55: 
55: 
55: 
55: 
55: 
56: 
57: 
57: 
57: 
57: 
58: 
58: 
58: 
59: 
59: 
59: 
59: 
60: 
60: 
60: 
60: 



61: 
61: 

61: 
61: 

62: 
62: 
63; 



7—9 884, 976.977,1005 

7 8.2,974,1035.1063 

10. .236, 676, G80, 682, 775. 776 

3 1031 

6 1281. 1235 

11 .1234 

12, 13 938, 948. 970 

1 -10-4.1033 

7 27, 29, *1062 

7.12 1031 

8 74,869,872,1062 

11 1059.1060,1061 

14 352,713 

*313, *321, *352. 533, 712, 747, 
793, 1004, 1048. 

3.4...' *746 

5 291,296,311 

6 551 

7 282. 283 

5 12,19,953 

6 537,538,540 

7.8 = ...163 

10 182.681.1005 

17 14,953,1029 

524 

1,2 *508, *509, 743,1013 

6 497,501.537.538.540 

497.512. *543 

142,184 

,11 169,881,1123 

110, 1131 

5 *1219 

75. 1255, 1256 

174,575,585 



9 
10. 

12 

!: 

15 
19, 

20,21 498.500 

2-8 *1148 

6. 7 921, 923, 1097,1104 

13. 14.. 11, 13, 14.41. 53, 57,61 

1,2 591,611.617,618 

14 1117.1119 

19 390, 392. 393 

21 1047 

393 



1. 



18—20. 

20 

22 



..1190. 



1 274. 

3 169.173. 

6 1061 

10 300, 324. 

2 



1C30 
1042 
*964 
1262 
1C32 
1C93 
,934 
1062 
,337 
107 



875 



.1060, 1062, 1063 
154, 331 



IXDEX OF PASSAGES OF THE SCRIPTURES. 



ISAIAH, continued. hymn" 

63: 15 9 

63: 18 98 

61: 4 1257,1261 

61: 6 595,1167 

64: 8 31,32,33,34,33 

64: 9 9,591 

65: 17 4,64 

65: 24 192,602,852 

63: 2 575 

66: 19 107 

JEREMIAH. 

2: 13 492,612,617,^630 

3: 2-2 620.630 

3: 23 659,726,1013 

5: 22 130,132,133,235 

6: 16 1019 

7: 22,23 , 1148 

8: 20 497,510 

8: 22 *739 

9: 1 547 

9: 23 588 

9: 23,24 171,174 

9: 24: 157 

10: 10 142 

10: 12 118,168 

10: 13 959 

10: 23 72, 238. 656, 657, 664 

12: 1,2 ' 498 

12: 5 1172,1182,1197 

13: 16 497,501 

14: 7,8 9, 616,620,630 

11: 19 619,655 

14: 20,21 591.596 

17 : 7, 8. .14, 111, 764, 883, 932, 974 

17: 10 136.141 

17: 21,22 57,61 

21: 12 1104 

22: 10 1209,1210,1213 

23: 6 1008 

23: 23,24 131,137,138 

23: 28, 29. . . .902, 1059, 1060, 1061, 
1135, 1136. 

27: 5 120,235,238 

29: 13 558,815 

31: 3 709 

31: 6 26,27,28,29 

31: 9,20 162 

81: 23 48,51 

31: 33,34. , .1105 

31: 35 1149,1150 

34: 17 1104 

45: 5 586,587 

49: 11 1103 

50: 6 551 

' 51: 15 182,183 

LAMENTATIONS. 

1: 4 463.1122,1147 

2: 19 '..1085,1086 

3 : 22 557, 726 

3: 23 = .62 



LAMENTATIONS, continued. hymn 

3: 24 642,652.959 

3 : 26. .215, 663, 671, 674, 908, 909 

3: 33 932,953 

3: 40 590 

5 : 1—3 1103 

5: 21 611 

EZEKIEL. 

2 : 6, 7. .900, 902, 1135, 1136, 1138 
3 : 18—27. . .902, 1060, 1061, 1135, 
1136. 

18: 31 517,539,540 

22: 14 546, 1288 

33 : 1—9. .240, 902, 1060, 1061. 1135 
33: 11 *539,540 

34 : 12—16, 23. . .206, 399, 400, 401, 

36: 25....! 1013,1043 

36: 26 549.919 

36 : 32 1004, 1008, 1012 

37: 9 447,448 

43: 2 ...129 

DANIEL. 

4: 34, 35... 33, 34,121, 235, 237, 
241. 

5: 23 203 

7: 13,14 1129,1130 

7: 27 .1033 

9: 3—19 1117,1118,1119 

9: 7 461,584 

9: 9 160,161,163,512 

9: 16 723 

9: 17 9,80,463 

9: 18 '611,612 

HOSEA. 

5: 15 947,949,950 

6: 1 601,630, 739 

6: 3 991,992 

6: 6 41 

8: 13 141 

10 : 12 461, 463, 590, 1147, 1148 

11: 1 1077,1084, 1085 

11: 8 953 

13: 9 725,726,727 

13: 14 1178,1274, 1275 

14 : 3 1103 

14: 5 1123 

JOEL. 
2: 
2: 

2: 
2: 
2: 
AMOS. 
4: 
4: 
5: 



12 630 

13... 141 

17 1021,1061,1117 

23 1123 

28,29 448 

12 546,1172,1279,1280 

13 : 134, 136, 183 

8 .182,183 

2,5 611,779,1117 

6 ...182 



876 



INDEX OF PASSAGES OF THE SCRIPTURES. 



hymn MATTHEW, continued. 



2: 4.7 766,850,851 

3: 9. .'.558 



MICAH. 



2: 10 1223,1225,1226 

4 : 1—7 1035, 1033. 1037, 1042 

6 : 6—8. ... 41, *726, 875, 921, 922 

7: 7 601,676.783 

7: 18 l...*1009 

7: 19 1013 

7: 12 1 



NAHUM. 

1 : 15. 



,.1031 



HABAKKUK. 

1: 13 155 

2: 14 1039,1123,1131 

3: 2 591,1147 

3 : 17, 18 683, 771, 773, *951 

ZEPHANIAH. 

3: 13 1105 

3 : 14, 15 382 

3: 20 1133,1134 

HAGGAI. 

2: 7 393,394 

2: 9 27,92,1074 

ZECHARIAH. 

1: 3 630 

4: 6 658,659,1071 

6 : 12, 13 364, 377 

9: 9 379,382,390 

12: 10 296,583,713,747 

12 : 12 590 

13: 1 300,301,748,1013 

13: 6 461,633 

14: 7 68 

14: 9 869,872,1129,1130 

14: 20 1105 

MALACHI. 

1: 11 1039,1129 

3:2 1278, 1280 

3: 2,3 603,946 

3: 6 250 

3: 7 512,630 

3: 10 1102 

3: 16 84 

3: 18 498 

4: 2 49,50,270,1127 

MATTHEW. 

1: 21 247,706 

1: 23 ,...243,244 

2: 2 276 

2 : 9 428 

4: 22 404 

5: 3 5S8,705,910 

5:4 944, *945 

74 877 



6 

6 
6 
6 
7: 



11 
12: 
12: 
12 
13 
13 
14: 
14 
14: 
14: 
15: 
15: 
16: 
16: 
17; 
18: 
18: 
20: 
20: 
21: 
21: 
21: 
21: 
22: 
22: 
22: 



282,585 

.651,652,654,708 

875 



14—16. 

18 

20. 



. 920, 998 
.923 

480 
.548 



9 98.1001 

9—13 *1. *2. *3 

10... 101, 814, 828, *929, 1121, 

*1127. 

19-21 813,815.925 

25—34. . . . 202, *222, 761. *972 

33 763 

7 78, *503. 854 

11 .*78 

13,14 *548 921, 922 

25 192 

8 240 

20 1099 

24—26 417 

25 *1109 

2 *609 

12,13 41,728,739 

35, 36 285 

37,38 1122,1126 

25 800, 801, 806, 807. 1099 

42 HOOillOl 

32, 33. . *767, 797, 798, 799, 800, 

802. 

37 699 

38 285 

25, 23 237, 240. 1053, 1055 

28— 30..*504. *505; 510, 511, 

*514, 518, 519, 521, 524. 525, 

*530, 531, 532, 565, 576,' 577. 

29 ' 283 

19 282.283 

20 729,768 

48—50 420,421.438 

16,17 1062 

46 *436, 439 

14 285 

22 4.64,913 

23 64. 76.913 

27 *8S8,930 

25 770 

32 285 

24. .548, 800, 801, S05, *S34, 885 

26 498,540,817 

5, 6 : 693 

1—5. . . . 215, 587, 909, 910. 911 

20 24,84,85 

15 238 

28 249 

7—9 289 

9 23, *390 

15, 16. ...1076, 1077. 1080,1088 

22 852,854.936 

4 508i 509 

11—14 12S0 

37 662 



IXDEX OF PASSAGES OF THE SCRIPTURES. 



4: 
6: 



MATTHEW, continued. otmn LUKE, 

23: 39 23 1: 

2-4: 30 245,345 

24: 35 480 

24: 44 1165,1205,1278 

25 : 6, 23 1207 

25: 31 377,378 

25: 31—46 603,1286,1287 

25: 40 1097*1101 

26: 11 1100 

26: 26—28 *1050, 1051 

26: 28 728,840 

26 : 38—42 290, *291, 292. 940 

26 : 39,42. . .281, 927, 928, 929/932, 
933. 

26: 64 245,1267 

27: 290,293,1202 

27: 59,60 1200 

28: 1,8,9 23,354,357 

28: 6. .290, 353, 354. 355, 356, 357, 
358, 359, 360.' 

28 : 20 *419, 893 

MARK. 

2: 17 559, 728, 739 

3: 33-35 420,421,438 

4 : 37—40. . . .417, 930, 1107, 1108, 
*1109. 

127 

46 4,64,913 

t>: 50 *888, 930 

7: 37 242, *430 

8: 2,3 285 

8: 34 800, 801, 805, *834, 885 

8: 38 797,798,799,800,802 

9 : 24 179, 589, 758, *779, 780 

9 : 35—37 .887, 909, 910, 911 

10 : 14 *1045, *1046, 1088 

10 : 14, 15. . ..215, 909. 910, 912, 913 

10: 16 '....1081,1084 

10: 21 540,801 

10 : 28-30 816, 826, 966, 967 

10: 32 : *288,697 

10: 47 561,610,611 

10: 48 730 

11 : 8—10 *289, *390 

12: 30 682 

13: 26 245,345 

13: 31 480 

13 : 33—37 636, $91, 916 

14: 7—9 ...1100 

14 : 22—25 *1050, 1051 

14: 24 840 

14: 32 290 

14: 32-42 *291, 292, 940 

14 : 38. . 281, 927, 928, 929, 932, 933 

15: 290,293,1202 

15 : 46 .1200 

16 : 23. 354, 359, 360 

16: 6 356 

16: 15—20 1135,1136 

LUKE. 

1: 37 133 

878 



1: 
1: 

1: 
1: 
2: 

2: 

2: 

2: 
2: 
3: 

4: 
5: 
5: 
5: 
6: 



9: 
6: 
9: 
9: 
10: 
10: 
10: 
10: 
10: 
11: 
11: 
12: 
12: 
12: 
12: 
12: 
12: 
13: 
14: 
14: 
14: 
14: 
14: 
14: 
14: 
15: 
15: 



15: 
15: 
16: 
17: 
17: 
17: 
18: 
18: 

18: 
18: 
18: 



continued. hymn" 

46 108, 110, 111 

47 442,446 

49—53. 164, 173, 174, 850 

68 159, 166,325 

78 428 

. . . .266, 267, *263, *269, *270, 
*271, *272, *273, *274, *278 

7 1099 

10 277 

13,14 25,265,277,467 

32 85 

7 567 

18 274,279,610,1093 

8 , 492,705 

11 *404 

31,32 559,728,739 

36 873 

3? 875 

47 609, 1011 

23—25 1107,1108, *1109 

24 417 

23. .548, 801, 805, *834, 855, 885 

46—48 909, 910,911 

57 836 

58 1099 

18 329 

21,22 237,240,1053,1055 

22, 24 1062 

30,37 *873,1106 

39,42 703 

2.. , 98 

2—4 *1, *2, *3 

6,7 202,222, 761,972 

8,9 '. 798,802 

22—31 202, *222. 761, *972 

32 *673, *1032 

35 903 

35—38. . . .638, 1060, 1279, 1280 

24 518 

11 585,586, 587,588 

13,14 .....1100,1101 

17 508,520,524 

17-23 *1055 

22 524 

26.27 543, 815, 816, *834 

33 548.815,816,834 

7, 10 *571. *572, 573 

11-32. .512, 513, 531, 559, 560, 

571, 572, 573, 604, 630, 631, 

727 ? 7'33. 

18....: 554,558 

21 606 

13 548 

3,4...., 282,283 

5 77,179,758 

24 1267 

1 842,981 

13 559, 560, 592, 594, *606, 

611, 727. 

16 *1045, *1046, 1088 

22 540 

38 733 



INDEX OF PASSAGES OF THE SCRIPTURES. 



LUKE, 
19: 
19: 
19: 
19: 
19: 
21: 
21: 
21: 
21: 
22: 
22: 
22: 
22: 

22: 
22: 

23: 
23: 
23: 
23: 
23: 
24: 
24: 
24: 
24: 
24: 
24: 
24: 
24: 

JOHN. 
1: 
1: 
1: 
1: 
1: 
1: 
1: 
1: 
3: 
3: 
3: 
3: 
3: 
4: 
4: 
5: 
5: 
6: 
6: 
6: 



G: 



continued. hymn 

10..... 262,274,275 

28 288,697 

37,33 *390 

40 442 

41 *286,547,712 

1—5 1097,1100,1101 

27 245,345 

33 480 

36 634,635,636,637 

19 *1050, *1056 

20 840 

39—42 290, *291. 292, 940 

42. .281, 660, 814, 921/928, 929, 
932, 933. 

61,62, 568,578,633 

62 286, *713 

33 *294, 693 

34 578, *83S 

42 603, 605, *939 

43 300, 301 

54,56 54,55 

1—7 58, 59, 60, 354, 355 

5 361,386 

29 68,69,70,706,1184 

32 81.84,485 

34 *355, 358 

33 ....907 

50 86 

53 13,56 



1—14 *254 

4—9 425,426,427 

9 50,312 

12 957,999,1001,1002 

13 549,552 

14 244,251,262,263,264 

17 258 

29 299,300,301,352 

3 549, 552 

6 492 

14,15 534.722,783 

16 153,215.258 

16,17 255, 256, 258, *275 

13,14 686 

20—23.. ,.42 

23,29 1271,1273,1274 

39 479, 480, 484, 487, 491 

20 *838,930 

33 1052 

37 233,521,559,561 

39 180,978.980 

44 239,549,552 

55—58 1051 

63. . . . 411, *563, 639, 738, 744, 
766, 767, 774, 781, 832; 836. 

37 508,520,532,636 

46 1093 

10,11 905,1106 

12 425,426,427,1092 

29 '..280 

36 



731, 744 
8 



JOHN, continued. hymn 

8: 58 116,244 

9: 4 878,879 

9: 5 425,426 

10-: 1081,1082,1085,1086 

10 : 11—16. .90, 206, 217, 219. 395, 
398, 397, 398, 399, 400i 401, 
403, 759. 

10: 18 288 

10: 28 *882, 977, *980 

10: 30 248 

11: 26 1178 

11: 35,36 285,712.1095 

12: 12—15 *239, 390 

12: 26 805 

12: 32 520,532,839 

12 : 35, 36 425, 427. 924 

12: 46 ...68 

13: 1 431 

13 : 9 995 

13: 15 803,804,808 

13: 16 805,807,1099 

13 : 34 285, *865 

14: 1 784,782 

14: 2 385, 970, *1010, 1260 

14: 3 785,792, 79S, 796 

14 : 6. . 314, *445, 686, 735, 733, *918 

14 : 13. 14 852, 854. 986 

14 : 16, 17 454, 457, 459, 9S 

14: 18: 412,795,938 

14 : 19 367, 338, 369, 374, *750 

14: 21 *741. 787 

14: 23 175,784,786:787 

14: 26 451,*456 

14 : 27. . .76, 92, 314, 738, 769, 906, 

907. 

15: 2 947,950 

15: 5 771,790,794,886 

15: 7 852,854,986 

15: 9 260,285,438,692 

15: 13 *692 

15: 15 771,912 

15 : 18 233, *239. 552, 1004 

15: 19 1224:1225 

15 : 26 459, 466 

16: 7,8 451,*466 

16 : 8, 13 452, 453, 454. 465 

16 : 16 , 1220 

16: 23,24 852,854.986 

16: 30. 246 

16: 33 314,412 

17: 9 368,372,375 

17: 16.... 1224,1225 

17 : 17, 19 453, 480, 484, 439 

17 : 21, 22 858, 864, 869: 872 

17: 23 789. 790 , 794 

17 : 24. . .*785, 792, 793, 1235, 1237, 

1252. 

18: 5 288 

18: 11 933 

19: 290,293 

19 : 30. . . . 290, 295, 293, *297, *298 
19: 37 713,747 



INDEX OF PASSAGES OF THE SCRIPTURES. 



JOHN, continued. 



hymn ROMANS, continued. 



20 : 1—18 60. 359, 360, 361 

20 : 19. .22, 27, 42, 68, 80, 82, 84, 85 

20: 21....; 738,907 

20 : 24—29 179, 758, 779. 780 

20: 26 42,80,85,1055 

20: 28 244,256 

20 : 29 '. 361, 779 

21 : 15—17 640, *698. 699, 709 

21: 16 589,590, *709 



1: 7 234,235,236,237 

1: 10 .....361 

1: 11 245 

2 : 447, *448 

2: 23 583,747 

2: 24 354 

2: 39 1045,1046,1047 

2: 44—46 859 864,871 

3: 8 1135,1136,1138 

4: 12 302,305,306,308 

4: 24 166 

4: 32 802,859,864,871 

5: 20 1061,1135,1136 

5: 29 902 

5 : 30 .747 

5: 31 243,576 

5: 41 798,800,801 

7: 38 1019 

7: 52 583,747 

7: 60 1195,1199 

9: 6 *720,£ 

10: 40 23 

11 : 23 771 

13 : 48 233, 239, 240 

14: 17 122,131,148,1150 

14: 25 536,537.544 

15: 3 1146 

15: 18 134 

16: 9 1132 

16: 28 548 

17: 21—28 31,32,34,35 

17: 25,26 157,203,204 

17: 27 136,138,140 

17 : 28 134, 139, 201, 203, 658 

17: 31 1278 

20: 24 930,931 

20: 28 1060,1061 

20: 35 1100.1101,1102 

21: 14 ...927,928,929 

24 : 16 -. 974, 775 

24: 25 515,516 

26: 22 1156 



ROMANS. 

1 : 16. .317, 329, 797, 798, 799, 800. 
802. 

1: 20 117,119,122,131,171 

1 : 21 555 

1 : 22—32 ..492, 493, 494 

2: 1 905.1103 

2: 4 286,556,557,608 

880 



2: 7 878,881 

3: 4-8 915 

3: 10—20 492,493,494 

3: 20 305,306,308 

3: 21,22 299,306,312,350 

3: 23 492,493,494 

3: 24 732.1012.1014 

3: 25... 255,256,258,728 

3: 26 299,350 

3 : 27 233, 239, 1008, 1012 

3: 28 1008 

4: 5 299, 1003 

4: 15 305,308,500 

4: 21 177,178,180 

5 : 1 255, 308, 309, 738, 749 

5 : 3—5. . . , 886, 944, 945. 948, 950 

5: 5 459,462,465,466 

5: 7,8 153,262,692,732 

5 : 8 255, 258 

5: 10 303,692, 854 

5: 12 492,493,494 

6: 1 *915 

6: 4,5 : *1C43 

6: 15 915 

7: *638 

7:9 308, *500. 567, 632, 749 

7 : 24 579, 581, 623, 624 

7: 24,25 580,733 

8: 1 749 

8: 8 499,550 

8: 12 714 

8 : 14, 15 552, 957, 1002 

8: 15 456,1000 

16 455 



17. 

18. 
19- 
21. 

26. 



-23. 



370 

.751, 753, 970, 1257 

..*999 

744 



28 238,959,960 

29,30 233 

31—37..-. 357,864,966,977, 

*1G05 
32 854 



34 

35 

35—39. 

37 

1—3.. 

5 

15—18. 
20-25, 
3. 



58, 374, 375, 376 

730 

406,685,976 

634 

547 

249.252,254 

235,237 

32,33,34,234,235,238 
. 305, 552 



4 1C03. 1006 

5—10 413.559.849 

14 1135,1136,1133 

15 1062 

15,25-27 1133. 1134 

33,34. 185,138,234 

36 97, 100 

1 .41, 715,811,874 

3 .565,583 



INDEX OF PASSAGES OF THE SCRIPTURES. 



ROMANS, continued. hymn 

12: 4,5 .869,871,872 

12: 10 859,865 

12: 12 842.968,969.971 

12: 13 1101 

12 : 15 873, 874. 1095, 1096 

12: 16 586,587,588 

13: 9,10 866 

13: 11, 12. .755, 878, 879, 898, 1169 

13 : 14 280, 1003 

14: 7,8 736,876,1098 

14: 10 1106,1278 

15: 2,3 873 

15: 4 483,484,486,488 

15: 30 1058,1059 

16 : 25—27 325, 1008 

I. CORINTHIANS. 

1: 8,9 178,180,787,976,978 

1: 10 859,851,865,872 

1: 18 490 

1 : 23, 24 *490 

1: 30.... *312, 1003 

2:2... 295, 300, 301, 319, 329. 701 
2 : 9. 10. . . . 755, 1002, 1154, *1257 

' 1281. 
2: 11—14 452,453,459 

2 : 16 184, 185, 188. 237 

3: 6,7 490,552 

3: 11 305.306,552. 726 

3 : 16, 17 30; 175, 997, 998 

3: 21,22 762, *959 

4: 4,5 ..1280 

4: 7 240,1012,1055,1106 

6 : 11 717, 1015, 1016, 1055 

6: 14 ..354,1274.1275 

6: 19 *718, 997, 998 

6 : 20 818, 832, 840. 876 

7: 23 718,832,840,876 

7: 29 990,1160 

7: 30 ..1160 

9: 16 1060,1061 

9: 24 535,890,892 

9 : 25—27 885, 892 

10: 4 *719. *721 

10: 13 180,199, 768 

10: 31 829, 876, 1097 

11 : 23—26 840, 1050, 1056 

11: 28 589,590 

12: 12—27 868,872 

13: 859,*887 

13: 1—3 41,*865 

13 : 4 905 

13 : 12 689, 1002. 1225, 1237 

13: 13 714,853,862 

14: 20 909,910 

15: 3 562 

15 : 10 240, *717, 1014, 1015 

15: 20 58,59,354,355 

15 : 22 492, 493 

15 : 24, 25 : .378. 388, 392, 393 

15 : 55 — 57 . .354, 35^. "*<54. 11 < 7, 
1178, *11S9, 1192, 1197, 1199 



I. CORINTHIANS, continued. hymx 

15: 58 878,879,881 

16: 2 1098 1100,1102 

16 : 13. . 636, 885, 889, 891, 896, 899, 
993. 

H. CORINTHIANS. 

1: 3—5 954,959,973 

1: 11 1053.1059 

1: 12 932,975 

1: 20 176, 178, ISO, 602 

1: 22 455,456,459,466 

2: 15, 16 ' 490 

3: 2,3 923 

3 : 13. .731, 744, 735, 804, 991, 992 

4: 6 165.350, 426,427 

4: 14 354,1274,1275,1276 

4: 15 959 

4: 17 151,235, 751,959 

4: 18 756.757,782 

5:1... .385, 1010, 1208, 1239. 1241 

5: 5 ' 455.459 

5 : 7 756, 773 

5:8. .1176. 1183, 1188, 1233, 1234, 
1235, 1237, 1252, 1260. 

5: 10 1278,1288 

5 : 14. . 313, 323, 326, 327. 343. 493 

5 : 15 696, 818. 819, 821. 829 

5: 17 552, 813,819 

5: 19 255. 258 

6:2. .477. 497. 515, *51S, 536. 537 
6: 3— 10...... ........ 1060, 1081 

6: 10 959.974 

6: 16 997,993 

6: 13 999,1001.1002,1103 

7: 1 :..919, 920 

8 : 9 716, 717, 793, 1099 

8: 12.: 1097,1100 

9: 6 873,875,1102 

9: 7 1097,1102 

9 : 15. .255, 256, 258, 327, 332, 348, 

350, 695. 

10: 1 283 

11: 30 838 

12: 9 678 

12: 9,10 *S83 

13 : 4 383, 369, 370, 374, 750 

13: 5 539,590, 709 

13: 14 91 

GALATIANS. 



4 259, 262, 332 

15,18 1139 

18 305.306,308. 1004 

20. .348, 724. 735, 773, 786, 789, 

790, 793, 794, 795. 

13 299,725. 726,791,1008 

27 ....'... *1003, 1043 

23 857,834,870 

4,5 255, 25S, 262, '263, 264, 

1002. 

6 1000,1002 

6 757 



74* 



881 



INDEX OF PASSAGES OF THE SCRIPTURES. 



GALATIANS, continued. HTM] 

5: 14 858,866,86" 

5: 16 924 

5: 22 459 

5: 25 460 

5: 26 586, 587, f 

6: 1 803,905,1106 

6: 9 878,879,881,981 

6 : 14. .295, 316, 317, 319, 329, 724, 

797, 798, 799, 800, 802, 818, 

830, 833. 
6: 15 552 

EPHESIANS. 

1: 3 24,256 

1 : 4, 5. . .233, 235, 239, 1001, 1002 

1:6 255,258,1055,1056 

1: 7 262,337.339,738,744 

1 : 10. .392, 393, 868,' 869, 870, 1129 

1: 11 235,237,239,1008 

1 : 19—23. ..378, 381, 383, 388, 3S9 

2: 3 492,493,494 

2 : 4—8 256, 717, 1007, 1012 

2 : 8. .240, 552, 732, 758, 1007, 1014 

2: 12,13 717. 728,1006 

2: 14 *314,769,907 

2: 17,18 303,305 

2: 19 868,869,872 

2: 20 1074 

3: 8 240,1135,1136,1139 

3: 10 350 

3: 11 233 

3: 12 854,855 

3 : 17-19 262, 694, 697, 703 

3: 17—21 *89 

4: 4—6 869,872 

4: 8 .'.357 

4 : 15. . . . . ..996 

: 30.' .' .' .' ! .'.460, 461,' 497,' 537','541 

4: 30-32 *863, 865 

4: 32 905 

5: 1 909,910,911 

5: 2 260,285,865 

5: 8 717,924 

5: 15,16 916,990 

5: 30 789,790 

5: 31 1140 

6: 4 1085,1087 

6: 6—8 1097.1101 

6: 10 880,894,896 

6 : 11—14. . 889, 891, 892, *898, 901, 
902, 903. 

6: 18 6,842 

6 : 18—20 1058, 1059, 1063 

PHILIPPIANS. 

1:6.. .180, 761, 882. 978, 980, 981 
1 : 21. . .794, *833, 834, 1177, 1178 

1217. 1239. 
1 : 23. .696; 1176, 1188, 1237, 1239. 

1252. 

1 : 27 84, 923 

1: 29 370,945,967,969 



PHILIPPIANS, continued. iiymx 

2: 1,2 857,859,865, 869 

2: 3 586,587,533,911 

2 : 5 710, 807, *808, 873 

2 : 5—11 . .284, *3S9, 692, 803, 808, 

873 

2 : 6 '. 243. *248, 252, 237 

2: 7 262,263,264,265,692 

2: 8 ' *737 

2 : 8—11 252, 351, 3^3, 737 

2: 9 247, *302, 303. 348, 700 

2 : 10, 11. .252, 345, 379. 331, 1129 

2 : 12 535, 537, 533, . c .40. 543 

2 : 13. .240, 458, 459, 465, 549, 552, 

1008.' 

2 : 15 957 

2: 29 1062,1034 

3: 1 422,933,970,971 

8 : 7—9. . . .316, 317, 320, 485, 688, 

699,701, 708, *724, 818. 

£: 9 1003 

3 : 13, 14 880, 893, 903, *993 

3: 20 ....!..... 925 

3: 21 1271,1273,1274,1276 

4: 4 422,968,970,971 

4 : 7 92, 769, 906, 907, 974 

4: 8 921, 9:3.957 

4: 13 414,836,894 

COLOSSIANS. 

1: 5 755,970 

1: 7 *1C63 

1 : 15—17 248, 249, 254, 237 

1: 20 *329 

1: 21 551,614,1006 

2 : 9 435, 439, 442, 444, 446 

2 : 10 243, *439 

2: 12 .1043 

3: 1—3 815,833,974 

3: 3, 4. ...370, 78S, 792,793, 796, 

1268. 
3: 9,10 919 

3 : 11 253, 437, 4S9, 444, 446 

3: 12 538,873,875,905 

3 : 13 , 833, 865 

3: 14 858, 86, 867 

3: 15. .195. 769, 906, 907,' 908, 963, 

974, 975. 

3 : 16 84, 795 

3: 17 822.833.876,1097 

3 : 22—24 876, 1097, 1101 

3: 24 1098,1100.1101 

4: 2 634, C35, 842, 849, £56 

4: 3 ......1053,1059,1033 

4: 6 , 84,923 

I. THESSALONIANS. 

4: 3 358,466,994,996 

4: 14 354,360,1210.1243 

4 : 14—17. . . .325, 603, 1267, 1263, 

*1275, 12S2, 1283. 1284, 1288. 
4: 17. . . 791, 792, 795, *1237. 1252 
5: 2 1157, 1153; 1160 



882 



INDEX OF PASSAGES OF THE SCRIPTURES. 



I. TIIESSALOXIAXS, continued, hymn 

5: 6 636,637,891,901 

5: 8 891,892.898,901 

5: 10 724,736,833 

5: 11 84,857,864,869 

5: 11 873,905, 1095,1108 

5: 16 988,971 

5: 17 842,853,1097 

5: 23,24 93,94,177,178,761, 

978,996. ' 
5: 25 1058,1059 

II. THESSALONIANS. 

1: 7 1225,1271,1275 

1 : 7—10. . . .1287, 1268, 1281,1285 

2 : 13 233, 1053. 1055, 1056 

3: 3 179,180.981 

3: 13..... 878,881,931,1094 

3: 15 905,1106 

I. TIMOTHY. 

1 : 15. .260, 252,274, 275, 413,559, 



604, 728, 733, 74' 

1: 17 100,102,103 

2: 2 1110,1112,1113 

2: 5 243 

2: 6 318,730,743 

2: 8 42,787,842 

3: 18 175,262,263,446 

4: 8 14,948,958,930 

4: 10 524,730,743 

4: 12 804,923,1091 

4 : 10 1060, 1061 

6: 6—8 926,934,935 

6 : 12. . 835,889, 900, 991, 993,*1066 

6: 15, 15 , 158 

6: 17— 19. ...875, 1099, 1101,1102 



II. TIMOTHY. 

1: 8 797,798,799,800.802 

1: 9 233,1003,1012 

1: 12 338. 761, *797, 1277 

2: 3 633,835,893,896,993 

2: 12 *370 

2: 13 178 

2: 15 1060,1931 

2: 19 180,210,882 

2: 22 489,1086,1091 

2 : 24, 25 586, 905, 1094, 1106 

3 : 15. . ..489, 804, 1087, 1088, 1089 

3 : 15—17 481, 482. 484. 488 

4: 1—5.... .1060,1061,1135 

4: 6—8 *1170. *1186 

4: 8 370,751,753,755 

4: 17 795 

4 : 18 178, 246, 761, 881, 882 

TITUS. 

2: 6 804,1091 



2: 7,8 923 

2: 10—13 543, 885, *923 

2: 14 259,262,281,803 

3: 2,4 905,1106 

883 



TITUS, continued. hymn 

3 : 5—7. .233, 551, 1004, 1006, 1008, 

*1012, 1053. 
3 : 7 165, 1007, 1014, 1015 

HEBREWS. 

1:3.. .132, 246, 252, 254, 265, 311, 

351,377,378,379,388. 

1 : 8, 9 249, 252, 381. 3S3, 393 

1 : 10—12 132, 143, 254, 287 

1 : 14 71, 164 

2: 3 308,550 

2: 6,7 170,171,287 

2: 9 388,730:743 

2: 10 336,367.1004 

2: 11,12 421. 791 

2 : 14: 262, 233, 268, 303. 446 

2: 17 423, 424,855 

2: 18 412,768 

3: 4 117,119 

3: 13 109 

3: 15 33, 497, *515. 516 

4: 1 535, 589: 590 

4: 2 .490 

4: 7 497,515,516 

4 : 9. . . .61, 1226, 1251, 1253, 1254, 

1255, 1253, 1263. 

4: 10 75 

4: 11 109,934 

4: 13 134,135.133 

4: 14 *376 

4: 14—16 855 

4 : 15 182, 412, 423, 424, 768 

4 : 16. .602, 774, 845, 848, 854, 855 

5: 7 424 

6: 12 1245,1246,1247 

6: 13 116 

6: 18 750 

6 : 19 676, 677, 682, 753. 970 

6 : 20 337. 335. 366, 375, 373 

7 : 24, 25. . 337, '371, '372, '373, 374, 

375, 376. 
7: 25. .247, 299, 301,326, 730,746, 
747, 753. 

7 : 26, 27 299, 311, 333, 352 

9: 12—14 299,337,376 

9 : 24. .371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 
377, 855. 

9: 27 1171,1205,1278 

9: 28 746,1268,1263 

10: 7,9 259,274,288 

10 : 14 299, 300 

10: 15 455.459 

10 : 19—22 413, 735, 854, 855 

10: 23 176.180,602 

10: 25 80.82,84 

10: 36 674.676 

11 : *1246 

11: 1 351,756,757 

11: 10,16 1223,1261 

11 : 13—16 755, 756, 1223, 1224 

11 : 16 *5S9, 1239, 1265 

11: 25 812,815,816,820 



INDEX OF PASSAGES OE THE SCRIPTURES. 



HEBREWS, continued. hymn 

11 : 26 751, 753, 755, 756 

11: 27 138 

12: 1 880.1245 

12: 2 534,722,782.783 

12 : 3. . .280, 281, 282, 699. 805, 806 

12: 5 i 981 

12: 6,7 795,943,944 

12: 10 .242 

12 : 18—25 *868, 869, 870 

13 : 3 1095, 1096, 1097, 1104 

13: 6 192,196,770.1005 

13: 8 -*250 

13 : 14 925, *1223, 1224 

13: 15 22,108 

13 : 20, 21 *93, *94, *95, 920 

JAMES. 

1: 5.... 78, 812, 813, 814, 914, 986 

1: 6 761, 779 

1: 12 199,944,945,946 

1 : 17. .142, 203, 204, 227, 250, 256 

1: 18 549,552,1008 

1 : 22-25 885, 921, 922, 923 

1: 27 873,875,1095,1096 

2 : 14—26 141, 921, 923. 1148 

4: 6,10 584.585,587 

4 : 14. . 146, 162, 1157, 1161, 1164, 
1166, 1168, 1201. 

5: 8 1169,1266 

5: 10 1245,1246 

5: 11 953,958 

5: 13 847 

5: 17,18 852,853 

5: 19,20 905,1106 



I. PETER. 



2: 9. 
2: 11 

2: 21 
2: 23 

2: 24 

2: 25 

3: 8. 
3: 10 

3: 12 
3: 18 



368,761,977,978,979 

946, 947 

. . 277, 433, 687, *689, *690, 
700, 701, 787, 951, 968. 

1062 

16 155,535 

990 

305,311,429,433,440 

859, 865 

1164,1165,1168 

480 

1026, 1027 

( . . . . 328, 406, 407, 432, 433, 
*434, 439, 440, 441, 442, 687. 
700, 1057. 

205, 325, 337, 339 

1220, 1224 

280, 281, 803, 805, 807 

282, 283, 808, 1094 

.299. 311,313,352,716,746, 
793, 1004. 

. . . '. 352, 396. 400, *551 

859, 863 

-13 962 

852, 855 

305,311 



I. PETER, continued. hymjt 

4: 7 634. 1278, 1279, 12&0 

4: 11 .876 

4: 17,18 *546. 550. 1288 

4: 19! 179,368,981 

5:4 1058. 1136 

5: 5 585,587 

5: 7 4,201,217,222,658,763 

5 : 8 535, 636, 637, 891, 901 

n. PETER. 

1: 10 535,548 

1: 19 49,483,484,489 

2: 21 548 

3: 3,4 817 

3: 7—12 1281,1283 

3:9 556,557 

3: 10,11 1281,1283 

3: 11 -.11^8 

3: 13 1266,116) 



1: 3 784,787,791 

1 : 7. .299, 300, 301, 857, 864, *924 

2: 1 372,373, *375, 376, 631 

2: 2 300,301,305,730,743 

2 : 6. .280, 281, 282, 283, '808. 1094 

2: 8 *304, 425. 427, 428 

2 : 17 1163, 1168 

3: 1,2 957, 999, 1001, *1002 

3: 2 785,816,1257 

3 : 6 957 

3 : 16. . 153, 260, 285, 562, 730. 839, 

865. 

3: 17 873,1096.1101,1102 

3: 20 134,590 

3: 24 459 

4: 7 552,866 

4:8 *149. *150, *151, 229 

4: 9 255,256.258.350 

4: 10.. 233, 239, 258,703. 1008, 1055 
4: 11,12 858,859,865 

4 : 13 459 

4 : 16 149, 150, 151 

4: 17.... 805,807 

4 : 19 239, *641, 685, *691, 696 

4: 21 865 

5: 3 504,505,510 

5: 4 684.754, 757 

5 : 6, 10 .455, 459, 466 

5: 7 471,474,475,476,478 

JUDE. 

14, 15 1281, 1285, 1286 

22 905,1106 

24 199, 368, 637, 883, 980 

24, 25 *246 

REVELATION. 

1: 5-8 



10. 



.*245, *325 
. . 370, 752 

1267 

..21,23,53 



884 



INDEX OF PASSAGES OF THE SCRIPTURES. 



REVELATION, continued. hymn 

1 : 18 366, 367, 374, *380, 381 

2 : 4 617, 627, 628, 632, 633 

2 : 10, 17 752, 878, 1207 

3 : 2, 3. ... 634, 636, 637, 888', 1281 

3: 8 894. 982 

3: 19 910, 943,947 

3: 20 21,*541, 786, 787 

4: 1 *528 

4: 8 '. 77,155,472 

4 : 8—11 97, 330 

4: 10,11 337,338,339.346 

5 : . . *337, *338, *339, *340, *341, 

*342, *343, 344. 

5-. 9-14.. .....243,349,386 

5: 13 93,101 

6: 10 1270 

6: 14-17 1267 

7: 9—12 338,339.349 

7 : 11-17. . .945, 1236, 1245, *1248 

*1250. 

8 : 3, 4 337 

11 : 15 391, 392, 1129, 1130 

14: 3 337,339,344 



REVELATION, continued. htmk 
14: 6,7 1040 

14 : 13. . . .*1192, *1193. *1212, 1264 

15 : 3, 4 ..*97, 155. *331, 338 

17 : 14 345, 380; 3S2. 1130 

19 : 6. . .74, *125, 133, 156, 384. 392 
19: 16 382,1130 

20 : 12—15 1278, 1283, 1287 

21: 344, 119i; 1234, 1235 

21 : 1—5 1154, *1266 

21: 3 175,784.785 

21 : 4 1213, 1214. 1217, 1249 

21: 23 1235,1258 

21: 27 550,1236,1257 

22 : 1—3 1154 

22: 3,4 1235,1252,1258 

22: 5 1234 

22: 13 245 

22: 15 1235 

22: 16 49 

22 : 17 *506. 503, 509, 520, 521, 

527, 528/532,' 730,' 743.' 
22 : 20. . 1181, 1183, 1188, 1266, 1267, 
* 1269,1270. 



INDEX OF SCRIPTURAL SELECTIONS FOR CHANTING. 



I. CHRONICLES. 

29 : 10—13. . . . 
ISAIAH. 

12 

44 

52 

53 



PAGE 

...805 



3 >i 



.805 
..812 

.806 



EZEKIEL. 

36: 25,23 811 

PSALMS. 

1: 



.763 
.764 
.766 
.766 
.767 



19 : 

23 : 

24 : 

25 : 1—14 

27: 1—9 769 

33: 1—12 770 

34: 771 



33 : 5—10. 
42 and 43. 

46 : 

43 : 

51: 

57 : 

63 : 1—7. . 
65: 



5i : 



84: 

85 : 

89 : 1—18. 

90: 

91 : 9—16. 
,93: 



16—29. 



PSALMS, continued. 

95 

96 

98 
100 
102 
103 
111 
115 
116 
118 
121 
122 
126 
130 
132 



.784 
.785 
.786 



18/ 

788 

789, 811 



14—29. 



131 

138 
139 
145 
146 
147 
148 
150 

MATTHEW. 
6 : 9—13. 



12—20. 



790 
.791 
.792 
.7u3 
.794 
,.795 
.796 
.793 
.797 
.797 
.798 
.799 
.800 
.801 
.802 
.803 
.804 



.812 



MARK. 

10: 14 811 

LUKE. 

1: 68—75 



807 

ACTS. 

2: 39 812 

REVELATION. 

4 and 5 808 



INDEX OF FIRST LINES OF HYMNS. 



HYMTT 

A broken heart, my God, my King Watts. 596 

A broken heart. O Lord Raffles. 575 

A charge to keep I have C. Wesley. 916 

A few more years shalj roll , Bonar. 1220 

A glory gilds the sacred page Cowper. 483 

A pilgrim through this lonely world Bonar. 807 

According to thy gracious word Montgomery. 1050 

Acquaint thee, O mortal, acquaint thee with God .... Knox. 522 

Affliction is a stormy deep Cotton. 682 

Again our earthly cares we leave 80 

Again the day returns of holy rest ..'..... Wm. Mason. 57 

Again the Lord of life arid light Mrs. Barbauld. €0 

Ah happy hours! whene'er upsprings . . . . From the German. 646 

Ah! how shall fallen man .'..., Watts A 499 

Ah! what avails my strife C. Wesley. 563 

Ah' wretched, vile, ungrateful heart Mrs. Steele. 9S3 

Alas! and did my Saviour bleed ? Watts. 562 

Alas! what hourly dangers rise ! Mrs. Steele. 637 

All hail the power of Jesus' name ! Duncan. 379 

All people that on earth do dwell Sternhold — Hopkins 31 

All praise to thee, eternal Lord ! Martin Luther. 263 

All that I was, my sin, my guilt Bonar. 717 

All ye nations, praise the Lord ! Montgomery. 104 

Almighty Father! gracious Lord ! Mrs. Steele. 212 

Almighty Father of mankind ! Logan. 213 

Almighty God, in humble prayer Montgomery. 813 

Almighty Maker of my frame Mrs. Steele. 1162 

Along my earthly way 661 

Always with us, always with us . . Nevin. 419 

Am la soldier of the cross? Watts. 885 

Amazing grace ! (how sweet the sound!) Newton. 1015 

Amid the splendors of thy state 150 

Amid thy wrath remember love Watts. 591 

And are we wretches yet alive ! Watts. 557 

And art thou, gracious Master, gone ? . .Kelly. 802 

887 



INDEX OF FIKST LINES OF HYMNS. 

HYMN" 

And can mine eyes, without a tear Heginbotham. 712 

And did the Holy and the Just Mrs. Steele. 311 

And dost thou say, " Ask what thou wilt ?" 986 

And is there, Lord, a rest Palmer. 1263 

And must I part with all I have Beddome. 834 

And must this body die ? Watts. 1274 

And shall I sit alone Beddome. 848 

And will the Judge descend Doddridge. 1288 

And wilt thou now forsake me, Lord ? 761 

Angels, assist to sing 114 

Another six days' work is done Stennett. 61 

Arise, my soul, my joyful powers Watts. 979 

Arise, my tend'rest thoughts, arise Doddridge. 547 

Arise ! O King of grace, arise I , . . . Watts. 1075 

Arise, ye people, and adore Lyte. 387 

Arise, ye saints, arise ! 893 

Around the throne of God in heaven 1088 

As by the light of opening day Newton. 818 

As Jesus died and rose again 1275 

As pants the hart for cooling streams . . . . Tate — Brady. 654 

As when the weary traveler gains Newton. 755 

Ask, and ye shall receive 503 

Asleep in Jesus! blessed sleep ! .' Mrs. Mackay. 1195 

Author of good! to thee we turn 660 

Awake, and sing the song Hammond. 331 

Awake, my soul, and with the sun Eenn. 48 

Awake, my soul! lift up thine eyes Mrs. Barbauld. 901 

Awake, my soul! stretch every nerve Doddridge. 8S0 

Awake, my soul, to joyful lays . Medley. 431 

Awake, my tongue, thy tribute bring Needham. 182 

Awake, our souls! away, our fears! Watts. 890 

Awake, ye saints! and raise your eyes ...... Doddridge. 1158 

Awake, ye saints, awake! Cotterill. 58 

Be joyful in God, all ye lands of the earth . . . .Montgomery. 85 

Be thou exalted, O my God! Watts. 100 

Before Jehovah's awful throne Watts. 33 

Before thy cross, my dying Lord Bathurst. 729 

Before thy throne with tearful eyes Palmer. 731 

Begin, my soul, th' exalted lay Ogilvie. 110 

Begin, my tongue, some heavenly theme Watts. 178 

Behold a Stranger at the door Gregg. 541 

Behold the glories of the Lamb Watts. 337 

Behold, the morning sun Watts. 481 

Behold the throne of grace! Newton. 854 

Behold the western evening light ! W. B. O. Peabody. 1199 

Behold, what wondrous grace Watts. 1002 

Behold, where, in a mortal form Enfield. 281 



INDEX OF FIRST LINES OF HYMNS. 

HYMN" 

Beneath our feet and o'er our head . . .- Heber. 1205 

Beyond, beyond that boundless sea Conder. 138 

Bless, O my soul! the living God Watts. 159 

Blessed are the sons of God ! 957 

Blessed be God! forever blest 791 

Blessed night, when first that plain Bonar. 264 

Blessed Saviour ! thee I love '. . . Duffield. 688 

Blest are the pure in heart 998 

Blest are the sons of peace Watts. 861 

Blest be the dear, uniting love C. Wesley. 871 

Blest be the tie that binds Fawcett. 857 

Blest be thou, O God of Israel 1071 

Blest hour! when mortal man retires Raffles. 843 

Blest hour! when righteous souls shall meet 1243 

Blest is the man whom thou, O Lord Tate — Brady. 944 

Blest is the man whose softening heart Mrs. Barbaidd. 875 

Blest Jesus ! when my soaring thoughts .... Heginbotham. 700 

Blest Jesus ! while in mortal flesh Doddridge. 736 

Blest morning ! whose young dawning rays Watts. 59 

Blow ye the trumpet, blow 523 

Bread of heaven ! on thee I feed Conder. 1052 

Breast the wave, Christian, when it is strongest 993 

Brief life is here our portion 1230 

Bright King of glory ! dreadful God! . Watts. 248 

Bright Source of everlasting love Boden. 1096 

Brightest and best of the sons of the morning ! .... Heber. 266 

Brightness of the Father's glory Robinson. 265 

Broad is the road that leads to death Watts. 548 

Brother, hast thou wandered far 513 

Burdened with guilt, wouldst thou be blest ? 532 

By cool Siloam's shady rill Heber. 1089 

Call the Lord thy sure salvation Montgomery. 677 

Calm me, my God, and keep me calm Bonar. 906 

Calm on the bosom of thy God Mrs. Hemans. 1208 

Calm, on the listening ear of night Sears. 272 

Can sinners hope for heaven 550 

Cast thy burden on the Lord 416 

Cease, ye mourners, cease to languish Collyer. 1213 

Cheer up, desponding soul ! Lyra Cath. 904 

Child of sin and sorrow 542 

Chosen, not for good in me .""... M'Cheyne. 715 

Christ and his cross are all our theme Watts. 490 

Christ is our Corner-stone 1074 

Christ, of all my hopes the Ground Windham. 833 

Christ, the Lord, is risen to-day ! Cudworth. 354 

Christ, whose glory fills the skies Toplady. 425 

Church of the ever-living God Bonar. 1032 

75 889 



INDEX OF FIRST LINES OF HYMNS. 

HYMN 

Clouds and darkness round about thee 980 

Come, all ye saints of God 340 

Come, blessed Spirit ! Source of light Beddome. 453 

Come, dearest Lord ! descend and dwell Watts. 89 

Come, every pious heart Stennett. 332 

Come, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove Browne. 454 

Come, happy souls, approach your God Watts. 258 

Come, heavenly Love ! inspire my song Mrs. Steele. 435 

Come hither, all ye weary souls Watts. 504 

Come, Holy Ghost, — in love Latin hymn tr. by Palmer. 451 

Come, lioly Spirit, come ! Hart. 452 

Come Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove Watts. 462 

Come, humble souls, — ye mourners, come .... Heginbotham. 970 

Come in, thou blessed of the Lord Montgomery. 1070 

Come, let our voices join to raise Watts. 109 

Come, let us anew our journey pursue C. Wesley 1161 

Come, let us join our cheerful songs Watts 338 

Come, let us lift our joyful eyes Watts, 309 

Come, let us sing the song of songs Montgomery. 339 

Come, let us to the Lord our God ........ Morrison. 585 

Come, Lord ! and tarry not Bonar. 1269 

Come, O my soul ! in sacred lays Blacklock. 119 

Come, said Jesus' sacred voice Mrs. Barbauld. 514 

Come sound his praise abroad Watts. 36 

Come, thou almighty King 474 

Come, thou Fount of every blessing Robinson. f 648 

Come, thou long-expected Jesus 394 

Come to the ark, come to the ark! 529 

Come to the land of peace 527 

Come, trembling sinner, in whose breast Jones. 558 

Come unto me, all ye who mourn 505 

Come up hither; come away . . Kevin. 528 

Come, we who love the Lord Watts. 968 

Come, weary souls, with sin distressed ....... Mrs. Steele. 531 

Come, ye disconsolate ! where'er you languish Moore. 952 

Come, ye sinners, poor and wretched Hart. 1 518 

Come, ye that fear the Lord Montgomery. 831 

Come, ye with sin distressed 507 

Commit thou all thy griefs Gerhard. 675 

Compared with Christ, in all beside Toplady. 701 

Could my heart so hard remain Neivton. 589 

Crown his head with endless blessing 249 

Crowns of glory ever bright Kelly. 380 

Daughter of Zion ! awake from thy sadness 1030 

Daughter of Zion ! from the dust Montgomery. 1134 

Day of judgment, — day of wonders ! Newton. 1287 

Dear as thou wert, and justly dear Dale. 1206 

890 



INDEX OF FIRST LINES OF HYMNS. 

Dear Father, to thy mercy-seat Mrs. Steele. 846 

Dear is the spot where Christians sleep 1216 

Dear Jesus, ever at my side Faber. 1077 

Dear Lord, amid the throng that pressed 806 

Dear Lord, and will thy pardoning love Fellows, f 799 

Dear Refuge of my weary soul Mrs. Steele. 668 

Dear Saviour, if these lambs should stray 1083 

Dear Saviour! we are thine Doddridge, f 790 

Dear Saviour, when my thoughts recall Mrs. Steele. 608 

Dearest of all the names above Watts. 303 

Death may dissolve my body now Watts. 1170 

Deep in our hearts let us record Watts. 310 

Deny thee ? what ! deny the way 767 

Depth of mercy ! — can there be C. Wesley. 604 

Descend from heaven, immortal Dove ! Watts. 1235 

Despised is the Man of grief 321 

Did Christ o'er sinners weep Beddome. 286 

Didst thou, dear Jesus, suffer shame Kirkham. 800 

Dismiss us with thy blessing, Lord Hart. 87 

Do I delight in sorrow's dress ? Morrison. 1148 

Do not I love thee, O my Lord ? Doddridge. 698 

Do not I trust in thee, O Lord ? 760 

Dread Jehovah ! God of nations ! 1119 

Dread Sovereign ! let my evening song Watts. 73 

Early, my God! without delay Watts. 44 

Ere earth's foundations yet were laid 233 

Ere the blue heavens were stretched abroad Watts. 254 

Eternal Father, God of love . C. Wesley. 819 

Eternal God! eternal King ! March. 190 

Eternal Power! almighty God ! Mrs. Steele. 158 

Eternal Rock ! to thee I flee Macduff. 719 

Eternal Source of joys divine Mrs. Steele. 626 

Eternal Spirit, we confess Watts. 465 

Eternal Wisdom ! thee we praise Watts. 183 

Eternity — eternity ! . . . From the German. 1290 

Ever patient, gentle, meek 808 

Everlasting arms of love Macduff. 415 

Every human tie may perish Kelly. 953 

Faint not, Christian ! though the road 981 

Faith is the polar star i 757 

Far as thy name is known Watts. 19 

Far down the ages now Bonar. 1019 

Far from my heavenly home Lyte. 1232 

Far from my thoughts, vain world, begone ! Watts. 21 

Far from the world, O Lord, I flee Cowper. 913 

Far from these narrow scenes of night Mrs. Steele. 1236 

Father, how wide thy glory shines ! Watts 350 

891 



INDEX OF FIRST LINES OF HYMNS. 

HYMN 

Father, I know that all my life Anna L. Waring. 215 

Father, I long, I faint to see Watts. 1233 

Father!— if I may call thee so. . . 1289 

Father, my spirit owns Mrs. Gilbert. 1204 

Father, oh, hear me now! Ann W. Hall. 933 

Father of eternal grace . . Montgomery. 994 

Father of heaven, whose love profound 471 

Father of love and power 63 

Father of mercies, bow thine ear Beddome. 1059 

Father of mercies, God of love ! My Father . . . Heginbotham. 214 

Father of mercies, God of love! Oh, hear Collyer. 723 

Father of mercies, in thy word Mrs. Steele. 485 

Father of mercies, send thy grace Doddridge. 873 

Father, thy paternal care Bowring. 207 

Father, thy Son hath died Bonar. 315 

Father, whate'er of earthly bliss Mrs. Steele. 926 

Father, when thy child is dying Charlotte Elliott. 1182 

Father, who in the olive shade ........ Mrs. Hemans. 940 

Fear not, O little flock, the foe From the German. 899 

Fight the good fight! lay hold . . . . Montgomery 900 

Firm as the earth thy Gospel stands Watts. 8S2 

Flow fast, my tears! the cause is great 713 

For all thy saints, O God 1247 

For mercies countless as the sands Newton. 695 

For thee, O God, our constant praise Tate — Brady. 5 

Forever here my rest shall be C. Wesley 995 

Forever with the Lord ! Montgomery. 1237 

Forgetful can a mother be? Mrs. Steele. f 420 

Forth from the dark and stormy sky Heber. 10 

Fount of everlasting love ! Palmer. 1146 

Frequent the day of God returns Browne. 77 

Friend after friend departs Montgomery 1214 

From all that dwell below the skies Watts. 103 

From deep distress and troubled thoughts Watts'. 601 

From every stormy wind that blows Stowell. 845 

From foes that would the land devour Heber. 1112 

From Greenland's icy mountains Heber. 1132 

From lowest depths of woe Tate — Brady. 671 

From the cross uplifted high Haweis. 520 

From thee, my God, my joys shall rise Watts. 1252 

From yon delusive scene G. Clayton. 1092 

Gently, gently lay thy rod Lyte. 941 

Gently, Lord, oh, gently lead us Hastings. 759 

Gently, my Saviour, let me down Hill. 1183 

Gird on thy conquering sword! Doddridge. 1033 

Give me the wings of faith, to rise ......... Watts. 1245 

Give thanks to God; he reigns above Watts. 154 

892 



INDEX OF FIRST LINES OF HYMNS. 

HYMX 

Give thanks to God most high V, r atts. 168 

Give to our God immortal praise Watts. 183 

Give to the Lord thine heart 533 

Give to the Lord, ye sons of fame Watts. 123 

Give to the winds thy fears Gerhard. 676 

Give us room, that we may dwell 1042 

Glad was my heart to hear Montgomery. 29 

Glorious things of thee are spoken Newton, 1023 

Glory, glory to our King! Kelly. 377 

Glory to God on high! 341 

Glory to the Father give Montgomery. 1076 

Glory to thee, my God, this night . ..... . v .. . Kenn. 65 

Go, labor on; spend and be spent Bonar. 878 

Go, labor on; your hands are weak Bonar. 879 

Go, preach my gospel, saith the Lord Watts. 1135 

Go to dark Gethsemane Montgomery. 290 

Go up, go up, my heart! Bonar. 925 

Go, when the morning shineth 842 

Go, worship at Immanuel's feet Waits. 251 

God bless our native land! J. S. Dwight. 1111 

God calling yet!— shall I not hear ? 556 

God in his temple let us meet Montgomery. 79 

God, in the high and holy place Montgomery. 226 

God is a Spirit, just and wise Watts. 141 

God is love; his mercy brightens Bowring. 151 

God is my strong salvation Montgomery. 884 

God is our refuge and defense 198 

God is our refuge and our strength Alford. 198 

God is our refuge ever near 200 

God is the refuge of his saints Watts. 192 

G od moves in a mysterious way Cowper. 236 

God, my supporter and my hope Watts. 644 

God of almighty power 137 

God of mercy! God of love! J. Taylor. 612 

God of my life! through all my days Doddridge. 961 

God of my life ! to thee I call Cowper. 670 

God of my salvation, hear C. JVesley. 728 

God's holy law, transgressed Beddome. 308 

Grace! 't is a charming sound Doddridge. 1014 

Great Author of my being C. Wesley.^ 574 

Great God! attend, while Zion sings Watts. 15 

Great God! how infinite art thou ! Watts. 142 

Great God ! indulge my humble claim Watts. 45 

Great God! let all my tuneful powers Heginbotham. 204 

Great God of wonders ! all thy ways Davies.^ 1009 

Great God ! the nations of the earth 1126 

Great God! to thee my evening song Mrs. Steele. 66 

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. INDEX OF FIRST LINES OF HYMNS. 

HYMN 

Great God! we sing that mighty hand Doddridge. 1156 

Great God! what do I see and hear? Martin Luther. 12S4 

Great God! whose universal sway Watts. 1123 

Great is the Lord our God, Watts. 1025 

Great is the Lord ! what tongue can frame 128 

Great One in Three, great Three in One ! 473 

Great Ruler of all nature's frame! Doddridge. 127 

Great Shepherd of thine Israel ! . . . . Waits. 1021 

Great Source of boundless power and grace! Smart. 667 

Guide me, O thou great Jehovah ! From a Welsh Hymn. 1221 

Had 1 the tongues of Greeks and Jews Watts. 8G6 

Hail, my ever blessed Jesus! Wingrove. 1011 

Hail, sovereign Love! that formed the plan . . • 749 

Hail the night! all hail the morn ! 278 

Hail to the Lord's Anointed ! Montgomery. 1039 

Hail to the Prince of life and peace ! Doddridge. 381 

Hallelujah, hallelujah ! Bonar. 334 

Hallelujah ! raise, oh, raise 173 

Happy the church, thou sacred place ! Watts. 1029 

Happy the heart where graces reign Watts. 858 

Happy the home, when God is there 1087 

Happy the souls to Jesus joined C. Wesley. 870 

Hark ! a voice divides the sky ! „ 1264 

Hark! hark! the notes of joy 273 

Hark! how the gospel trumpet sounds ! Medley. 895 

Hark, my soul ! it is the Lord Cowper. 709 

Hark! ten thousand harps and voices Kelly. 886 

Hark! that shout of rapturous joy Kelly. 1263 

Hark! the glad sound! the Saviour comes .... Doddridge. 274 

Hark ! the herald angels sing C. Wesley. 270 

Hark! the song of jubilee Montgomery. 392 

Hark! the voice of love and mercy Francis. 297 

Hark! through the courts of heaven . . 572 

Hark! what celestial sounds 271 

Hark ! what mean those holy voices ........ Cawood. 269 

Haste, O sinner! now be wise T. Scott. 537 

Haste, traveler, haste! the night comes on Collyer. 533 

Hasten, O Lord, that happy time Yoke. 1105 

Have mercy on me, O my God ! 584 

He dies ! the Friend of sinners dies ! Watts. 358 

He lives! the great Redeemer lives! Mrs. Steele. 374 

He reigns ! the Lord, the Saviour reigns! ....... Watts, 12S5 

He who on earth as man was known Newton. 338 

Hear me, O God ! nor hide thy face Watts. 618 

Hear, O sinner ! mercy hails you Reed. 536 

Hear what God, the Lord, hath spoken Cowper. 964 

Hear what the voice from heaven proclaims Watts. 1213 

894 



INDEX OF FIBST LINES OF HYMNS. 

HYMN 

Hearts of stone, relent, relent ! C. Wesley. 545 

Heavenly Father ! may thy love Guest. 1044 

Here, at thy cross, my gracious Lord . . . . . . . . Watts* 5(56 

Here I can firmly rest From the German. 977 

Here is my heart — I give it thee '. . . . 553 

High in the heavens, eternal God ! Watts. 157 

High in yonder realms of light Raffles t 1249 

Holy and reverend is the name Needham. 155 

Holy Bible! book divine! 491 

Holy Father ! hear my cry Bonar. 470 

Holy Ghost, the Infinite ! 456 

Holy Ghost, thou Source of light ! 45S 

Holy Ghost ! with light divine Reed. 457 

Holy, holy, holy Lord ! Be thy 7 

Holy, holy, holy Lord God of hosts ! Montgomery. 472 

Holy, holy, holy Lord ! In the highest Conder. 9S 

Holy Lamb, who thee receive J". Wesley. 710 

Holy Spirit, Love Divine ! 450 

Hope of our hearts ! O Lord, appear 1240 

Hosanna! be our cheerful song 890 

How are thy servants blest, O Lord ! Addison. 202 

How beauteous are their feet Watts. 1062 

How beauteous were the marks divine ...... A. C. Coxe. 2S3 

How blest the righteous when he dies ! Mrs. Barbmtld. 1192 

How blest the sacred tie that binds Mrs. Barbauld. 864 

How bright these glorious spirits shine ! 1250 

How can I sink with such a prop Watts. 821 

How charming is. the place Stennett. 22 

How condescending and how kind Watts. 1057 

How did my heart rejoice to hear Watts. 27 

How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord .... Kirkham. 180 

How gentle God's commands! . . . Doddridge. 510 

How glorious is our heavenly King r Watts. 10SO 

How heavy is the night Watts. 312 

How helpless guilty nature lies Mrs. Steele. 549 

How honored is the sacred place Watts. 1023 

How large the promise ! how divine! Watts. 1047 

How long. O Lord, shall I complain Watts. 619 

How long the time since Christ began Heber. 9S5 

How long wilt thou forget me, Lord ? Tate — Brady. 613 

How lovely are thy dwellings fair . , Milton.^ 13 

How oft, alas ! this wretched heart Mrs. Steele. 630 

How perfect is thy word Watts. 482 

How pleasant, how divinely fair Watts. 14 

How pleasant 't is to see Watts. 860 

How pleased and blest was I . Watts. 26 

How precious is the book divine Fawcett. 488 

895 



INDEX OF FIRST LINES OF HYMNS. 

HYMW 

How sad our state by nature is ! Waits. 493 

How shall the sons of men appear Stennett. 806 

How shall the young secure their hearts Watts. 489 

How short and hasty is our life ! ~Watts. 1164 

How still and peaceful is the grave ! 1196 

How sweet and awful is the place Watts. 1055 

How sweet, how heavenly is the sight » . . Swain. 859 

How sweet the name of Jesus sounds Newton. 441 

How sweet to leave the world awhile Kelly. 82 

How sweetly flowed the gospel sound Boivring. 525 

How vain is all beneath the skies ! 1168 

How wondrous great, how glorious bright Watts. 184 

How wondrous was the burning zeal 697 

I ask not now for gold to gild Whittier. 814 

I cannot always trace the way 149 

I cannot call affliction sweet Montgomery. 947 

I close my heavy eye . . Bonar. 418 

I did thee wrong, my God Bonar. 987 

I feel within a want Furness. 804 

I give immortal praise Watts. 477 

I heard the voice of Jesus say Bonar. 565 

I heard the voice of love divine 945 

I know that my Redeemer lives, And ever C. Wesley. 368 

I know that my Redeemer lives: He lives 369 

1 know thy thoughts are peace toward me . . . From the German. 978 

I lay my sins on Je-us Bonar. 746 

I left the God of truth and light Montgomery. 734 

I '11 bless the Lord, I '11 bless the Lord 152 

I '11 praise my Maker with my breath Watts. 221 

I love my God, but with no love of mine . . . Madame Guy on. 647 

I love the Lord ; he heard my cries Watts. 650 

I love the Lord ; he lent an ear Montgomery. 827 

I love the Lord who died for me 691 

I love the volume of thy word Watts. 484 

I love thee, O my God, but not Xavier. 685 

I love thy kingdom, Lord Dwight. 1017 

I love to steal awhile away Mrs. Brown. 64 

I 'in but a stranger here T. R. Taylor. 1224 

I 'm not ashamed to own my Lord Watts. 797 

I once was a stranger to grace and to God .... M'Chcynej 1006 

I saw One hanging on a tree Newton. 568 

I see the crowd in Pilate's hall Bonar. 747 

I send the joys of earth away Watts. 815 

I sing of God, — the world he made Smart. 117 

I sing th' almighty power of God Watts. 118 

I stand on Zion's mount Swain. 6S1 

896 



IXDEX OF FIRST LIXE3 OF HYMNS, 

HYMX 

I thank the goodness and the grace 1078 

I thirst, but not as once I did Cawper. 708 

I thought upon my sins, and I was sad Bonar. 314 

I 've found the pearl of greatest price 439 

I waited patient for the Lord Watts. 851 

I was a wandering sheep , Bonar. 551 

I will love thee, all my treasure 640 

I would love thee, God and Father From the. French. 649 

I would not live alway ; I ask not to stay .... Muhlenberg. 1176 

I would not wish to dwell on earth . . . * • 696 

If God is mine, then present things 959 

If human kindness meets return Noel. 1056 

If I must die, oh ! let me die Beddome. 1171 

If Jesus be my friend 753 

If thou impart thyself to me C. Wesley. 744 

If through unruffled seas = 773 

In all my vast concerns with thee Watts. 135 

In heavenly love abiding 673 

In holy contemplation Coicpcr. 972 

In sleep's serene oblivion laid Hawfesworth. 51 

In the cross of Christ I glory Bowring. 317 

In the dark and cloudy day 933 

In vain I trace creation o'er Mrs. Steele. 665 

In vain we lavish out our lives Watts. 1013 

In vain we seek for peace with God Watts. 305 

Indulgent Sovereign of the skies Doddridge. 1122 

Infinite excellence is thine Fawcett. 429 

Is there ambition in my heart? Watts. 587 

Is this the kind return ? Watts. 555 

Israel's Shepherd ! guide me, feed me Biclcersteth. 399 

It is not death to die 1178 

It is the Lord ! enthroned in light Green. 934 

It is thy hand, my God Darby. 932 

Jehovah, God ! thy gracious power Thomson. 139 

Jehovah reigns ; he dwells in light Watts. 145 

Jehovah reigns ; his throne is high Watts. 189 

Jehovah reigns ; let all the earth Tate — Brady. 156 

Jerusalem ! my happy home ! . 1231 

Jesus, all-atoning Lamb Wesley. 836 

Jesus, and didst thou condescend 610 

Jesus, and shall it ever be Grigg. 793 

Jesus, cast a look on me ! Berridge. 910 

Jesus Christ is risen to-day Old Latin Hymn. 353 

Jesus demands this heart of mine Mrs. Steele. 582 

Jesus, exalted far on high . 389 

Jesus, full of all compassion Turner. 561 

Jesus, full of truth and love . 776 

897 



INDEX OF FIRST LINES OF HYMNS. 

IITMX 

Jesus, hail ! enthroned in glory Bakewell. 371 

Jesus, hail ! thou great I am ! 244 

Jesus, — harmonious name! C. Wesley. 318 

Jesus, I love thy charming name Doddridge. 432 

Jesus, I my cross have taken Miss Grant. 966 

Jesus, in sickness and in pain Gallaudet. 774 

Jesus, in thy transporting name Mrs. Steele. 323 

Jesus, in whom but thee, above Conder. 781 

Jesus, Lover of my soul . v C. Wesley. 408 

Jesus, my All, to heaven is gone Cennick. 735 

Jesus, my Lord, how rich thy grace ! Doddridge. 1101 

Jesus, our fainting spirits cry Bernard. 765 

Jesus, our Head, once crowned with thorns 370 

Jesus, seek thy wandering sheep 398 

Jesus shall reign where'er the sun Watts. 1129 

Jesus, Shepherd of the sheep 396 

Jesus, still lead on Zinzendorf. 404 

Jesus, Sun of righteousness Rosenmoth. 50 

Jesus, take me for thine own 835 

Jesus, the Christ of God Bonar. 446 

Jesus, the sinner's Friend, to thee C. Wesley. 727 

Jesus, the very thought of thee Bernard. 687 

Jesus, these eyes have never seen Palmer. 689 

Jesus, thou everlasting King ! Watts. 385 

Jesus, thou Joy of loving hearts ! . . . . Bernard, tr. by Palmer. 686 

Jesus, thou Shepherd of the sheep 1085 

Jesus, thy blood and righteousness Zinzendorf. 1003 

Jesus, thy, boundless love to me 694 

Jesus, where'er thy people meet Coivper. 42 

Jesus, while this rough desert soil Bonar. 405 

Jesus, who on Calv'ry's mountain 745 

Jesus, who upon the tree From the German. 841 

Jesus, whom angel hosts adore Bonar. 716 

Join all the glorious names Watts. 440 

Joy to the world! the Lord is come ! Watts. 277 

Joyful be the hours to-day .' Kelly. 1007 

Just are thy ways, and true thy word IVatts. 193 

Just as I am, without one plea Charlotte Elliott. 559 

Keep silence, all created things Watts. 235 

Keep us, Lord, oh, keep us ever! 88 

Kindred in Christ, for his dear sake Newton. 84 

Kingdoms and thrones to God belong ..*..... Watts. 187 

Know, my soul, thy full salvation Miss Grant. 967 

Lamb of God, whose bleeding love C. Wesley. 1049 

Let all the earth their voices raise Watts. 107 

Let all the just to God with joy Tate — Brady. 177 

Let all the lands, with shouts of joy Tate — Brady. 40 

898 , ,. 



INDEX OF FIRST LINES OF HYMNS. 

HYMN 

Let children hear the mighty deeds Watts. 1090 

Let every heart rejoice and sing Washburn. 1144 

Let every mortal ear attend Watts. 508 

Let glory be to God on high 467 

Let me be with thee where thou art 785 

Let me but hear my Saviour say Watts. 886 

Let me dwell on Golgotha 833 

Let not your heart be faint 907 

Let others boast how strong they be Watts. 1185 

Let saints below in concert sing C. Wesley. 869 

Let sinners take their course Waits. 817 

Let the seventh angel sound on high Watts. 1125 

Let them neglect thy glory, Lord Watts. 478 

Let thy grace, Lord, make me lowly 586 

Let us awake our joys Kingsbury. 345 

Let us, with a gladsome mind Milton. \ 228 

Let Zion and her sons rejoice Watts. 1031 

Let Zion's watchmen all awake Doddridge. 1061 

Life is a span — a fleeting hour * . Mrs. Steele. 1201 

Life is the time to serve the Lord Watts. 501 

Lift up to God the voice of praise Wardlaw. 256 

Lift up your heads, eternal gates! Tate — Brady. 363 

Lift up your heads, ye gates ! and wide Montgomery. 364 

Light of those whose dreary dwelling 426 

Like the eagle, upward, onward 990 

Like Israel's host to exile driven Ware. 1145 

Like sheep we went astray Watts. 352 

Lo, God is here! — let us adore J. Wesley. -\ 8 

Lo ! he cometh — countless trumpets 1286 

Lo! on a narrow neck of land t C. Wesley. 495 

Lo ! the storms of life are breaking 877 

Lo! what a glorious corner-stone Watts. 1026 

Lo! what a glorious sight appears Watts. 1266 

Long as I live, I '11 bless thy name Watts. 825 

Long have I sat beneath the sound Watts. 580 

Long unafflicted, undismayed Cowper. 949 

Lord, am I precious in thy sight ? 460 

Lord, as to thy dear cross we flee 1094 

Lord, at thy feet we sinners lie Browne. 611 

Lord, at thy table I behold Stennett. 1053 

Lord, didst thou die, — but not for me? 730 

Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing Burder. 86 

Lord God, the Holy Ghost! . Montgomery. 448 

Lord, how mysterious are thy ways ! Mrs. Steele. 234 

Lord, how secure my conscience was Watts. 500 

Lord, I address thy heavenly throne Watts. 1000 

Lord, I am thine, entirely thine Davies. 1067 

899 



INDEX OF FIRST LINES OF HYMNS.. 

HYMN 

Lord, I am vile — conceived in sin Watts. 492 

Lord, I approach the mercy-seat Newton. 602 

Lord, I believe a rest remains . C. Wesley. 1253 

Lord, I believe ; thy power I own Wreford. 779 

Lord, I have made thy word my choice ....... Watts. 487 

Lord, I will bless thee all my days . . . Watts. 164 

Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear ......... Watts. 43 

Lord, in the temples of thy grace . . . . . . . Mrs. Steele. 9 

Lord, it belongs not to my care .' . Baxter. 763 

Lord Jesus, are we one with thee ? , 789 

Lord, lead the way the Saviour went Croswell. 1100 

Lord, may our sympathizing breasts .... 1095 

Lord, my weak thought in vain would climb . . ; . Palmer. 237 

Lord of earth, thy forming hand Sir R. Grant. 639 

Lord of mercy and of might . Heber.f 443 

Lord of the Sabbath, hear our vows Doddridge. 1253 

Lord of the worlds above . Watts. 16 

Lord, should my path through suffering lie 699 

Lord, thou hast searched and seen me through Watts. 134 

Lord, thou hast won; at length I yield Newton. 554 

Lord, thou wilt hear me when I pray Watts. 67 

Lord, we confess our numerous faults Watts. 1012 

Lord, what a thoughtless wretch was I Watts. 498 

Lord, what a wretched land is this Watts. 1229 

Lord, what is man ! that child of pride 658 

Lord, what off'ring shall we bring J. Taylor. 874 

Lord, when my thoughts delighted rove Mrs. Steele. 839 

Lord, when thine ancient people cried .... Caroline Seward. 1104 

Lord, where shall guilty souls retire Watts. 138 

Loud hallelujahs to the Lord Watts. 112 

Love divine, all love excelling , . . . C. Wesley. 997 

Lowly and solemn be Mrs. Hemans. 1202 

Majestic sweetness sits enthroned S. Stennett. 328 

Many woes had Christ endured Hart. 291 

May not the sovereign Lord on high Watts. 238 

May the grace of Christ the Saviour Newton. 91 

Meek and lowly, pure and holy 867 

Millions within thy courts have met ....... Montgomery. 74 

Mine eyes and my desire Watts. 775 

More hard than marble is my heart C. Wesley. 704 

Morning breaks upon the tomb Collyer. 360 

Must Jesus bear the cross alone G. N. Allen. 801 

My blessed Saviour, is thy love 692 

My country, 't is of thee S. F. Smith. 1120 

My days are gliding swiftly by 1228 

My dear Redeemer, and my Lord Watts. 280 

My dearest Lord, whose changeless love 828 

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INDEX OE FIRST LINES OE HYMNS. 

IITMX 

My faith looks up to thee Palmer. 722 

My faith shall triumph o'er the grave 1273 

My few revolving years Beddome. 1160 

My former hopes are fled Cowper. 567 

My God, accept my early vows Watts. 6 

My God, how endless is thy love! Watts. 02 

My God, how wonderful thou art! 172 

My God, is any hour so sweet Charlotte Elliott. 844 

My God, my Father, blissful name! Mrs. Steele. 1001 

My God, my Father, while I stray Charlotte Elliott. 929 

My God, my God, to thee I cry C. Wesley. 705 

My God, my King, thy various praise Watts. 824 

My God, my Life, my Love Waits. 645 

My God, my Portion, and my Love Watts. 643 

My God, my prayer attend 625 

My God, — oh! could I make the claim Mrs. Steele. 619 

My God, permit me not to be Watts. 811 

My God, the cov'nant of thy love Doddridge. 931 

3Iy God, the spring of all my joys Watts. 654 

My gracious Lord, I own thy right Doddridge. 832 

My Jesus, as thou wilt Benjamin Schmolk. 93'3 

My Maker and my King Mrs. Steele. 203 

My only Saviour ! when I feel 777 

My precious Lord, for thy dear name 437 

My Saviour, can it ever be 1277 

My Saviour, how shall I proclaim J. Wesley. 564 

My Saviour, let me hear thy voice Doddridge. 609 

My Saviour, my almighty Friend! Watts. 324 

My sky was once noon-bright Bonar. 950 

My soul, be on thy guard Heath. 636 

My soul before thee prostrate lies Richter. 9S3 

My soul doth long for thee , . . . 603 

My soul, go boldly forth 569 

My soul, inspired with sacred love Tate — Brady. 160 

My soul, it is thy God 535 

My soul, repeat his praise Watts. 161 

My soul, weigh not thy life 892 

My spirit looks to God alone Watts. 955 

My spirit on thy care Lyte. 762 

My suff 'rings all to thee are known C. Wesley. 768 

My thoughts surmount these lower ekies Watts. 751 

My times are in thy hand -656 

Naked as from the earth we came . Watts. 935 

Near the cross our station taking 296 

Nearer, my God, to thee Sarah F. Adams. 989 

No change of time shall ever shock Tate — Brady. 669 

No more, my God, I boast no more Watts. 724 

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INDEX OF FIRST LINES OF HYMNS. 

IIYMN - 

No, never shall my heart despond ►. . . 847 

No, no, it is not dying Malan. 1177 

Nor eye hath seen, nor ear hath heard Watts. 1257 

Not all the blood of beasts Watts. 299 

Not ail the outward forms on earth Watts. 552 

Not for the summer hour alone Mrs. Sigourney, 1141 

Not only when ascends the song 1097 

Not to condemn the sons of men Watts. 275 

Not to the mount that burned with flame Montgomery. 868 

Not with our mortal eyes Watts. 690 

Now be my heart inspired to sing Watts. 252 

Now begin the heavenly theme Langford. 261 

Now for a tune of lofty praise Watts. 351 

Now, in a song of grateful praise 430 

Now is th 5 accepted time Dobell. 516 

Now joyful strains we lift on high 346 

Now let our souls on wings sublime Gibbons. 1242 

Now may he, who from the dead Newton. 93 

Now may the God of peace and love Gibbons. 94 

Now may the Lord, our Shepherd, lead .... Montgomery. t 90 

Now, my soul, thy voice upraising 1048 

Now, O God, thine own I am 475 

Now, O my God, thou hast my soul 917 

Now shall my solemn vows be paid . Watts. 850 

Now to the Lord a noble song Watts. 165 

Now to the Lord, who makes us know Watts. 325 

Now to the power of God supreme Watts. 1008 

O all ye lands, rejoice in God ! Lyte. 257 

Oh, arm me with the mind C. Wesley. 803 

Oh, bless the Lord, my soul ! His grace Montgomery. 224 

Oh, bless the Lord, my soul ! Let all Watts. 223 

O blessed God! to thee I raise Greek Hymn. 849 

O Bread to pilgrims given . . . Thomas Aquinas, tr. by Palmer. 1051 

Oh. cease, my wandering soul 526 

O Christ, our ever blessed Lord 307 

O Christ, our King, Creator, Lord ! . . . Gregory, tr. by Palmer. 336 

O Christ, the Leader of that war-worn host . . From the German. 1022 

O Christ, with each returning morn Old Latin Hymn. 46 

Oh, come, loud anthems let us sing Tate — Brady. 83 

Oh, could I find, from day to day 707 

Oh, could I speak the matchless worth Medley. 433 

Oh, could our thoughts and wishes fly Mrs. Steele. 1265 

Oh, deem not they are blest alone Bryant. 948 

Oh, do not let the word depart 544 

O everlasting Light ! Bonar. 444 

O eyes that are weary, and hearts that are sore ! 782 

O faint and feeble hearted 894 

Oh for a closer walk with God Cowper. 627 

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INDEX OF FIRST LINES CF HYMNS. 

HYMX 

Oh for a faith that will not shrink 753 

Oh for a heart to praise my God! C.Wesley. 577 

Oh for a principle within C. Wesley. 635 

Oh for a shout of joy J. Young. 153 

Oh for a shout of sacred joy Watts. 378 

Oh for a sweet, inspiring ray Mrs. Steele. 1258 

Oh for a thousand tongues to sing C. Wesley. 247 

Oh for an overcoming faith Watts. 754 

Oh for that tenderness of heart C. Wesley. 576 

Oh for the death of those 1211 

Oh, gift of gifts ! oh, grace of faith ! 240 

O God, beneath thy guiding hand L. Bacon. 1115 

O God, my heart is fully bent Tate — Brady. 52 

O God, my Refuge, hear my cries Watts. 199 

O God. my Strength, my Hope C. Wesley. 634 

O God of Bethel, by whose hand Doddridge.f 213 

O God of hosts, the mighty Lord ! Tate — Brady. 17 

O God, thou art my God alone Montgomery. 652 

O gracious Lord, whose mercies rise 11C3 

Oh, hallowed is the land, and blest SO 

Oh, happy day, that tixed my choice Doddridge. 1065 

Oh, happy is the man who hears Logan. 953 

Oh, happy land! oh, happy land ! 1979 

Oh, happy soul, that lives on high Watts. 974 

Oh, help us, Lord ! — each hour of need ...... Alitman* 770 

O holy, holy Lord 97 

O holy Saviour, Friend unseen .... 771 

Oh, how I love thy holy law! Watts, 486 

Oh, if my soul were formed for woe Watts. 583 

Oh, if thy brow, serene and calm 1103 

O Jesus ! King most wonderful Bernard. 809 

O Jesus ! thou the beauty art Bernard. 706 

Oh, let him whose sorrow 679 

O Lord, and shall our fainting souls T. Scott. 463 r 

O Lord, how full of sweet content Madame Guy on. 140 

O Lord, how infinite thy love ! Byte. 259 

O Lord, how vile am I Newton. 733 

O Lord, I would delight in thee Ryland. 651 

O Lord, my best desire fulfill Coicper. 927 

O Lord, our carnal mind control 920 

O Lord, our fathers oft have told Tate — Brady. 1116 

O Lord our God, arise . 112S 

O Lord, our heavenly King Watts. 171 

O Lord, our Lord, how wondrous great Watts. 287 

O Lord, thy heavenly grace impart Obaiin. 822 

O Lord, thy love's unbounded! 323 

O Lord, thy work revive Browne. 1147 

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INDEX OF FIRST LINES OF HYMNS. 

HYMN 

O Lord, when we the path retrace 284 

O Love divine, how sweet thou art ! . C. Wesley. 703 

O Love divine, what hast thou done ! , C. Wesley. 502 

Oh, mean may seem this house of clay 792 

Oh, not my own, these verdant hills S. F. Smith. 718 

Oh, not to fill the mouth of fame 1098 

Oh, praise the Lord, for he is good Wrangham. 1G7 

Oh, render thanks to God above Tate — Brady. 181 

O sacred Head, now wounded ! Suggested by Gerhard. 293 

O Saviour, whom this holy morn 1099 

Oh, see how Jesus trusts himself 912 

Oh, show me not my Saviour dying Conder. 367 

Oh, speak of Jesus ! other names 434 

Oh, speak that gracious word again Newton. 621 

Oh, speed thee, Christian, on thy way 903 

Oh, sweetly breathe the lyres above Palmer. 837 

Oh that I could forever dwell Reed. 788 

Oh that I knew the secret place Watts, 655 

Oh that my load of sin were gone ! C. Wesley. 581 

Oh that the Lord would guide my ways IVatts. 914 

Oh that the Lord's salvation Lyte. 1133 

Oh, the sweet wonders of that cross Watts. 3-18 

Oh, these eyes, how dark and blind ! Bonar. 623 

O thou best gift of heaven ! . . 720 

O thou, from whom all goodness flows . . . 939 

O thou God who nearest prayer Conder, 624 

O thou that nearest prayer 78 

O thou that hear'st when sinners cry Watts. 595 

O thou that wouldst not have C. Wesley. 593 

O thou, the contrite sinner's Friend 373 

O thou, to whom all creatures bow Tate — Brady. 170 

O thou, to whose all-searching sight C. Wesley. 402 

O thou who art enrobed with light 334 

i,0 thou who hast at thy command Mrs. Cotterill. 829 

O thou who hast redeemed of old C. Wesley. 260 

O thou who hear'st the prayer of faith Toplady. 725 

O thou whose mercy guides my way Edmeston. 943 

O thou whose own vast temple stands Bryant. 1073 

O thou whose tender mercy hears Mrs. Steele. 620 

Oh, turn, great Ruler of the skies ! Merrick. 598 

Oh, 'twas a joyful sound to hear Tate — Brady. 28 

Oh, where are kings and empires now A. C. Coxe.-f 1038 

Oh, where is he that trod the sea? 279 

Oh, where is now that glowing love Kelly. 628 

Oh, where shall rest be found Montgomery. 496 

Oh, who is like the Mighty One Moir. 653 

Oh, why despond in life's dark vale ? 222 

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INDEX OF FIRST LINES OF HYMNS. 

HYMTT 

Oh, wondrous is thy mercy, Lord ! 1043 

Oh, worship the King, all-glorious above .... Sir R. Grant. 115 

O'er the gloomy hills of darkness Williams. 1127 

Oft in sorrow, oft in woe 896 

On earth was darkness spread 427 

On Jordan's stormy banks I stand Stennett. 1234 

On the mountain's top appearing Kelly. 1031 

On thee, O Lord our God, we call 1117 

Once I thought my mountain strong Newton. 632 

One sole baptismal sign . . . . i Robinson. 872 

One sweetly solemn thought 1169 

One there is, above all others Newton. 438 

Onward speed thy conquering flight . . . . . . . S. F. Smith. 1040 

Oppressed with noon-day's scorching heat Bonar. 748 

Oppressed with sin and woe 778 

Our blest Redeemer, ere he breathed Lyte. 466 

Our Father, God, who art in heaven Judson. 1 

Our Father in heaven Sarah J. Hale. 3 

Our God, our help in ages past ~Watts. 146 

Our hearts, O Lord, with grief are rent 638 

Our heavenly Father calls Doddridge. 786 

Our heavenly Father, hear Montgomery. 2 

Our Helper, God, we bless thy name Doddridge A 1151 

Our Lord is risen from the dead C. Wesley. 362 

Our sins, alas.! how strong they are ! Watts. 1251 

Out of the deeps of long distress Watts. 600 

Out of the depths of woe Montgomery. 599 

Peace be to this sacred dwelling 92 

Peace, troubled soul, whose plaintive moan 511 

People of the living G od Montgomery. 1069 

Pity, Lord, the child of clay 711 

Planted in Christ, the living vine S. F. Smith. 794 

Plead thou, oh, plead my cause ! S. 31. Waring. 372 

Plunged in a gulf of dark despair Watts. 262 

Pour out thy Spirit from on high . Montgomery. 1058 

Praise, everlasting praise, be paid Watts. m 179 

Praise, oh, praise the Name divine ! Merrick. 105 

Praise on thee, in Zion's gates Conder. 1143 

Praise the Lord, his glories show Lyte. 108 

Praise to God, immortal praise Mrs. Barbauld.-f 1142 

Praise to God on high be given ! 106 

Praise to thee, thou great Creator ! Faivcett. 99 

Praise ye Jehovah's name Goode. 39 

Praise ye the Lord ; exalt his name Watts. 1018 

Praise ye the Lord ; my heart shall join . Watts. Ill 

Praises to him who built the hills Bonar. 469 

Prayer is the soul's sincere desire Montgomery. 856 

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INDEX OF FIRST LINES OF HYMNS. 

HYMN 

Prepare us, Lord, to view thy cross ... 1054 

Prince of Peace, control my will . . . 90S 

Prostrate, dear Jesus, at thy feet Stennett. 580 

Purer yet and purer 991 

Quiet, Lord, my froward heart Newton. 909 

Raise your triumphant songs Watts. 255 

Rejected and despised of men 313 

Rejoice ! the Lord is king C. Wesley. 391 

Rejoice ! ye saints, rejoice and praise . . . . 422 

Remember thy Creator now 1091 

Rest for the toiling hand Bonar. 1271 

Return, my roving heart, return Doddridge. ,f 590 

Return, my soul, and sweetly rest Latrobe. 208 

Return, my soul, unto thy rest ......... Montgomery. 984 

Return, O wanderer, now return W. B. Collyer.-f 512 

Ride on, ride on in majesty ! Mihnan. 289 

Rise, crowned with light ; great Salem, rise ! Pope. 393 

Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings Cennick. 1238 

Rise, O my soul, pursue the path Needham. 1246 

Rock of ages ! cleft for me Toplady. 721 

Roll on, thou mighty ocean ! 1137 

Safely through another week , Newton. 55 

Saints, for whom the Saviour bled Collyer. 897 

Salvation! oh, the joyful sound ! Waits. 1016 

Saviour, breathe an evening blessing Edmeston. 69 

Saviour, happy would I be Nevin. 764 

Saviour, like a shepherd lead us 400 

Saviour, Prince, enthroned above C. Wesley. 578 

Saviour, to me thyself reveal C. Wesley. 787 

Saviour, what gracious words 1093 

Saviour, when in dust to thee Sir R. Grants 740 

See a poor sinner, dearest Lord Medley. 783 

See, gracious God, before thy throne Mis. Steele. 1118 

See how he loved! exclaimed the Jews . • Bache. 285 

See Israel's gentle Shepherd stand ....... Doddridge. 1045 

See the kind Shepherd, Jesus, stands 1081 

See what a living stone Watts. 1027 

Servant of God, well done! Montgomery. 1207 

Shall hymns of grateful love 343 

Shall the vile race of flesh and blood Watts. 1166 

Shall we go on to sin Watts. 915 

Shepherd of tender youth Clem. Alexandnnus. 1084 

Shepherd of the ransomed flock 397 

Shepherd of thine Israel ! lead us From a Welsh Hymn. 1222 

Show pity, Lord ! O Lord, forgive Watts. 594 

Since all the varying scenes of time Hervey. 242 

Sing o$ Jesus, sing forever . KeUy. 407 

906 



INDEX OF FIRST LINES OF HYMNS. 

Sing to the Lord in joyful strains Logan. 1035 

Sing to the Lord Jehovah's name Watts. 38 

Sing, ye redeemed of the Lord Doddridge. 971 

Sinners, the voice of God regard Fawcett. 543 

Sinners, turn ; why will ye die ? J. Wesley. 539 

Sinners, will you scorn the message Allen .f 517 

Sister, thou wast mild and lovely S. F. Smith. 1209 

Sleep not, soldier of the Cross ! W. Gaskell. 891 

So let our lips and lives express Watts. 923 

Softly fades the twilight ray S. F. Smith. 76 

Soldiers of Christ ! arise C. Wesley. 898 

Son of God! to thee I cry 741 

Songs of praise the angels sang Montgomery. 25 

Sons of Zion, raise your songs ! 382 

Soon as I heard my Father say Watts. 674 

Soon may the last glad song arise 1121 

Soon — soon and forever our union shall be . . . J. B. Monsell. 796 

Sound, sound the truth abroad 1138 

Source and Giver of repose Toplady. 965 

Sovereign of worlds ! display thy power 1124 

Sovereign Euler, Lord of all ! Raffles. 592 

Sovereign Ruler of the skies ! Ryland. 657 

Sow in the morn thy seed Montgomery. 881 

Spirit Divine ! attend our prayer Reed. 447 

Spirit of peace! celestial Dove ! . . . . Lyte. 862 

Spirit of power and might ! behold Montgomery. 464 

Spirit of truth! on this thy day Heber. 449 

Stand up, and bless the Lord Montgomery. 113 

Stand up, my soul, shake off thy fears Watts. 889 

Stand up — stand up for Jesus ! Dnffield. 902 

Star of peace ! to wanderers weary ' . . 1108 

Stay, thou insulted Spirit, stay ! C. Wesley. 461 

Stealing from the world away Palmer. 85 

Still one in life and one in death Bonar. 1244 

Still wilt thou, Lord, be found? C.Wesley. 622 

Still with thee, O my God 784 

Stoop down, my thoughts, that used to rise Watts. 1172 

Suff'ring Son of Man, be near me 742 

Sun of my soul ! thou Saviour dear Keble. 68 

Supreme in wisdom as in power 992 

Sure the blest Comforter is nigh Mrs. Steele. 459 

Sweet is the light of Sabbath eve Edmeston. 75 

Sweet is the mem'ry of thy grace Watts. 147 

Sweet is the scene when Christians die Mrs. Barbaidd. 1193 

Sweet is the work, my God, my King Watts. 11 

Sweet is the work, O Lord Lyte. 12 

Sweet peace of conscience, heavenly guest . . e Heginbotham. 975 

907 



INDEX OF FIRST LINES OF HYMNS. 

HYMN" 

Sweet the moments, rich in blessing 295 

Sweet the time, exceeding sweet! G. Burder. 24 

Sweet was the time when first I felt Newton. 617 

Sweeter sounds than music knows Newton. 442 

Swell the anthem, raise the song 1114 

Take my heart, O Father, take it I 570 

Tarry with me, O my Saviour ! « 1184 

Teach me, my God and King G. Herbert.^ 876 

Teach me the measure of my days . . f Watts. 1163 

Thank and praise Jehovah's name Montgomery. 231 

That awful day will surely come Watts. 1278 

That day of wrath! that dreadful day Walter Scott, from Von Celano. 1283 

That great day of wrath and terror 1281 

That man is blest, who stands in awe Tate — Brady. 962 

That solemn hour will come for me 1174 

Th' atoning work is done Kelly. 376 

The billows swell, the winds are high Cowper. 417 

The Church has waited long Bonar. 1270 

Th' eternal gates lift up their heads . . 365 

The festal morn, my God, is come . , , Zuinger — Tr. by Merrick. 56 

The God of Abrah'm praise Oliver. 116 

The God of harvest praise Montgomery. 1155 

The God of peace, who from the dead E. T. Fitch. 95 

The goodly land I see Oliver. 344 

The happy morn is come 357 

The heavens declare thy glory, Lord Watts. 479 

The holy, meek, unspotted Lamb . . . J. Wesley. 743 

The hour of my departure 's come Logan. 1186 

The last loud trumpet's wondrous sound ..... Von Celano. 1282 

The Lord descended from above Sternhold. 124 

The Lord, from his celestial throne Watts. 494 

The Lord himself, the mighty Lord Tate —Brady. 218 

The Lord ! how wondrous are his ways ! Watts. 163 

The Lord is great ! ye hosts of heaven, adore him 191 

The Lord is King ! lift up thy voice Conder. 125 

The Lord is risen indeed Kelly. 355 

The Lord Jehovah reigns, And royal Watts. 121 

The Lord Jehovah reigns ; His throne. ....... Watts. 188 

The Lord my pasture shall prepare Addison. 219 

The Lord my Shepherd is Watts. 217 

The Lord of glory is my light Watts. 20 

The Lord our God is full of might ....... H. K. White. 130 

The Lord our God is Lord of all . H. K. White. 131 

The Lord shall come! the earth shall quake ...... Heber.\ 1267 

The Lord 's my shepherd, I '11 not want . . . 220 

The Lord, the God of glory, reigns Mrs. Steele. 133 

The mercies of my God and King ....,.< Lyte. 210 

908 



INDEX OF FIRST LINES OF HYMNS. 

HYMX 

The moment comes, when strength shall fail .... Montgomery. 1187 

The pangs of death are near Notker. 1203 

The people of the Lord 1225 

The pity of the Lord Watts, 162 

The praise of Zion waits for thee Watts. 1036 

The promise of my Father's love Watts. 840 

The promises I sing Doddridge. 176 

The Saviour ! — what a noble flame Cowper. 288 

The spacious firmament on high Addison. 119 

The Spirit, in our hearts 506 

The Spirit, like a peaceful dove Watts, 863 

The starry firmament on high Sir R. Grant. 480 

The voice of free grace cries, Escape to the mountain . Thornby. 521 

The whole creation groans and waits 999 

Thee we adore, eternal Lord! 96 

Thee we adore, eternal Name ! . . Watts. 1157 

Thee will I love, my Strength and Tower J. Wesley. 823 

Thee will I love, O God, and own 209 

Their hearts shall not be moved 672 

There is a calm for those who weep Montgomery. 1193 

There is a dear and hallowed spot , 294 

There is a fountain filled with blood Cowper. 300 

There is a fountain filled with blood . . Cowper. 301 

There is a glorious world of light Jane Taylor. 1083 

There is a happy land ... 1259 

There is a land of pure delight Watts. 1191 

There is a little lonely fold 1082 

There is a safe and secret place 963 

There is an eye that never sleeps 852 

There is an hour of peaceful rest . . ■ Tappan. 1255 

There is none other name than thine ......... . . . 302 

There was joy in heaven! . , . . Heber. 573 

These are the crowns that we shall wear Bonar. 1241 

Thine earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we love ...... Doddridge A 1254 

Think gently of the erring one ....... Miss E. Fletcher. 905 

Think, mighty God, on feeble man Watts. 1272 

This is not my place of resting ........... Bonar. 1226 

This is the day the Lord hath made Watts. 23 

Thou art gone to the grave ! but we will not deplore thee . Heber. 1218 

Thou art my hiding-place, O Lord Raffles. 413 

Thou art my portion, O my God . , Watts. 826 

Thou art, O Christ, the Way G.Smith. 918 

Thou art, O God, the life and light ....... M. Moore. 1152 

Thou art the everlasting Son 335 

Thou art the Way : to thee alone Doane. 445 

Thou dear Redeemer, dying Lamb . Cennich. 333 

Thou hidden Love of God, whose height ...... C. Wesley, 662 

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INDEX OF FIUST LINES OF HYMNS. 

HYMN" 

Thou hidden Source of calm repose C. Wesley. 253 

Thou Judge of quick and dead C. Wesley. 1279 

Thou Lord of all above Beddome. 607 

Thou must go forth alone, my soul ! 1173 

Thou, O Christ, art all I want C. Wesley 409 

Thou, O Lord, wilt never leave me 666 

Thou only Sovereign of my heart Mrs, Steele. 411 

Thou Prince of Glory, slain for me Colly er. 615 

Thou seest my feebleness C. Wesley. 72 

Thou that didst hang upon the tree 605 

Thou, to our woe who down didst come 793 

Thou very present aid C. Wesley. 789 

Thou who didst stoop below 737 

Thou who dwell'st enthroned above Sandys. 227 

Thou whose almighty word 478 

Though faint, yet pursuing, we go on our way 982 

Though I walk the downward shade 1179 

Though now the nations sit beneath L. Bacon. 1037 

Though waves and storms go o'er my head J. Wesley. 683 

Through all the changing scenes of life Tate — Brady. 230 

Through endless years, thou art the same .... Tate — Brady. 143 

Through every age, eternal God Watts. 144 

Through sorrow's night, and danger's path . . . II. K. White. 1276 

Through the day thy love has spared us 70 

Through the love of God our Saviour 973 

Thus far the Lord has led me on Watts. 71 

Thy Father's house ! — thine own bright home ! . . . . Palmer. 1010 

Thy footsteps, Lord, with joy we trace 1110 

Thy goodness, Lord, our souls confess ....... Gibbons. 148 

Thy home is with the humble, Lord ! 911 

Thy mighty working, mighty God ! 1154 

Thy name, almighty Lord Watts. 102 

Thy way, not mine, O Lord . Bonar. 928 

Thy way, O Lord, is in the sea Fawcett. 188 

Thy works, not mine, O Christ ! Bonar. 1004 

Time is winging us away J. Burton. 1167 

'T is by the faith of joys to come Watts. 758 

'T is by thy strength the mountains stand Watts. t 1150 

" 'T is finished ! " — so the Saviour cried Stennett. 298 

'T is midnight, and, on Olive's brow Tap-pan. 292 

'T is not that I did choose thee Conder. 239 

'T is past — the dark and dreary night 304 

To Calv'ry, Lord, in spirit now 320 

To-day the Saviour calls 515 

To God be glory, peace on earth 463 

To God I made my sorrows known Watts. 954 

To God, the mighty Lord Tate— Brady. 229 

910 



INDEX OF FIRST LINES OF HYMNS. 

HYMN 

To God, the only wise Watts. 246 

To heaven I lift my waiting eyes Watts. 282 

To him who loved the souls of men 245 

To Jesus, the crown of my hope 1188 

To our Redeemer's glorious name Mrs. Steele. 327 

To praise our Shepherd's care 401 

To thee, my God, my Saviour Haweis. 330 

To thee, my Shepherd, and my Lord Heginbotham. 395 

To thee, O God, my prayer ascends Mrs. Roive. 812 

To thy pastures fair and large Merrick. 206 

To thy temple I repair 81 

To us a Child of hope is born 267 

Trembling, before thine awful throne Hillhouse.-f 614 

Triumphant, Christ ascends on high Mrs. Steele. 383 

Triumphant Zion ! lift thy head Doddridge. 1024 

Try us, O God, and search the ground C. Wesley. 996 

Turn not thy face away, O Lord ! 597 

Unshaken as the sacred hill Watts. 883 

Unto the Lord, unto the Lord 37 

Unvail thy bosom, faithful tomb Watts. 1200 

Up to the fields where angels lie Watts. 810 

Up to the hills I lift mine eyes, There all 195 

Up to the hills I lift mine eyes, Th' eternal Watts. 225 

Up to the Lord, who reigns on high Watts. 174 

Upward I lift mine eyes Watts. 194 

Vainly! through night's weary hours Lyte. 659 

Vital spark of heavenly flame ! Pope. 1189 

Wait, O my soul, thy Maker's will ! Beddome. 241 

Wake the song of jubilee ! L. Bacon. 1130 

Walk in the light ! so shalt thou know Barton. 924 

Watchman, tell us of the night Bowring. 276 

We bid thee welcome in the name Montgomery. 1064 

We did not see thee lifted high 361 

We go with the redeemed to taste 1227 

We join to pray, with wishes kind GasJcell.-f 1140 

We lift our hearts to thee J. Wesley. 49 

We '11 sing the power of him who died 406 

We long to move and breathe in thee 1043 

We love thee, Lord, because when we 641 

We praise and bless thee, gracious Lord 919 

We sing the praise of him who died Kelly. 319 

We sing to thee, thou Son of God 243 

We speak of the realms of the blest 1261 

We tread the path our Master trod Mrs. Barbauld. 805 

We 've no abiding city here Kelly. 1223 

Weary of wandering from my God C. Wesley. 631 

Weary sinner, keep thine eyes 534 

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INDEX OF FIRST LINES OF HYMNS. 

HYfcW 

Weary with sin, I lift mine eyes 752 

Welcome, delightful morn Hayivard. 54 

Welcome, sweet day of rest Watts. 53 

Welcome to me the darkest night 930 

What are these in bright array? Montgomery. 124S 

What cheering words are these? Kent. 950 

What equal honors shall we bring . Waits. 342 

What finite power, with ceaseless toil E. Scott. 185 

What grace, O Lord, and beauty shone 282 

What secret place, what distant star 175 

What shall I render to my God Watts. 820 

What sinners value, I resign Watts. 816 

What though no flowers the fig-tree clothe Logan. 951 

What various hindrances we meet Cutvper. 853 

When all thy mercies, O my God . . Addison. 211 

When along life's thorny road 410 

When, as returns this solemn day Mrs. Barbanld.-f 41 

When bending o'er the brink of life Collyer. 1185 

When blest with that transporting view Mrs. Steele. 732 

When blooming youth is snatched away Mrs. Steele. 1180 

When brighter suns and milder skies . . . . W. B. O. Peabody. 1153 

When darkness long has vailed my mind Cowper. 780 

When downward to the darksome tomb Palmer. 1197 

When earthly comforts die 7G3 

When from my sight all fades away From the German. 1181 

When gathering clouds around I view Sir R. Grant. 412 

When God revealed his gracious name Watts. 169 

When I can read my title clear Watts, 12G0 

When I can trust my all with G od Conder. 937 

When I listen to thy word J. Taylor. 772 

When I survey the wondrous cross Watts. 310 

When in these courts we seek thy face Montgomery. 1072 

When Israel, of the Lord beloved Waiter Scott. 1113 

When languor and disease invade Toplady. 969 

When marshaled on the nightly plain . . . . . . H. K. Wiite. 428 

When musing sorrow weeps the past Noel. 1239 

When, my Saviour, shall I be C. Wesley. 588 

When on Sinai's top I see Montgomery. 693 

When our heads are bowed with woe Heber. 423 

When, overwhelmed with grief Watts. 197 

When, rising from the bed of death Addison.^ 1280 

When shall the voice of singing 1131 

When silent steal across my soul Mrs. Torrey. 633 

When sins and fears prevailing rise Mrs. Steele. 750 

When, streaming from the eastern skies Sir R. Grant. 47 

When the spark of life is waning Dale. 1175 

When this passing world is done , . M Ckeyne. 714 

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INDEX OF FIRST LINES OF HYMNS. 

HYMiS - 

When thou, my righteous Judge, shalt come . 603 

When through the torn sail the wild tempest is streaming Heber. 1109 

When thy mortal life is fled S. F. Smith. 546 

When waves of sorrow round me swell 888 

When we, our wearied limbs to rest Tate — Brady. 1020 

Whence do our mournful thoughts arise? Watts. 8S7 

Where high the heavenly temple stands Logan. 855 

Where is my God? — does he retire Mrs. Steele. 375 

Where is my Saviour now 942 

Where shall I look for holy calm 738 

Where'er, through all his works, we send Turner. 122 

Wherewith, O God, shall I draw near C. Wesley. 726 

While foes are strong, and danger near 678 

While in the hours of blooming youth 830 

While life prolongs its precious light Bwight. 497 

While my Redeemer 's near Mrs. Steele. 403 

While o'er the deep thy servants sail G. Burgess.^ 110? 

While shepherds watched their flocks by night Tate. 268 

While thee I seek, protecting Power . . . Miss H. M. Williams. 4 

While to thy table I repair Bavies. 1068 

While with ceaseless course the sun Newton. 1159 

Whither, oh, whither should I fly C. Wesley. 664 

Who can describe the joys that rise . ....... Watts. 571 

Who, O Lord, when life is o'er Lyte. 922 

Who shall ascend thy heavenly place Watts. 921 

Who shall the Lord's elect condemn? Watts. 1005 

Who, when beneath affliction's rod 795 

Who, who can part our ransomed souls 976 

Whom have Ave, Lord, in heaven, but thee? Lyte. 642 

Why do we mourn departing friends Watts. 1210 

Why droops my soul, with grief oppressed ? T. Scott. 739 

Why is my heart so far from thee Watts. 629 

Why, on the bending willows hung 1041 

Why search ye in the narrow tomb Bathurst. 363 

Why should I fear the darkest hour Newton. 414 

Why should I murmur or repine 946 

Why should our tears in sorrow flow . . 1217 

Why should the children of a King Watts. 455 

Why should we start and fear to die? Watts. 1194 

Why should we weep for those who die Mrs. Gilbert. 1215 

Why will ye waste on trifling cares Doddridge.^ 540 

Will that not joyful be . . ;. . . . . . H. C. von Schwimitz. 1262 

With all my powers of heart and tongue Watts. 956 

With broken heart and contrite sigh 606 

With heavenly power, O Lord, defend 1063 

With joy we hail the sacred day Lyte. 18 

With joy we meditate the grace Watts. 424 

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INDEX OF FIRST LINES OF HYMNS. 

HYMN 

With love the Saviour's heart o'erflowed 865 

With my substance I will honor Francis. 1102 

With one consent, let all the earth Tate — Brady. 32 

With reverence let the saints appear Watts. 132 

With songs and honors sounding loud Watts. 1149 

With tearful eyes I look around 530 

With tears of anguish I lament Stennett. 579 

With transport, Lord, our souls proclaim Doddridge. 250 

Witness, ye men and angels, now Beddome. 1066 

Worlds cannot reach the mighty price 322 

Worship, honor, glory, blessing 101 

Worthy the Lamb of boundless sway Shirley. 347 

Ye Christian heralds ! go proclaim 1136 

Ye dying sons of men Boden. 524 

Ye earthly vanities ! depart Mrs. Steele. 702 

Ye glittering toys of earth, adieu! ....... Mrs. Steele. 436 

¥e golden lamps of heaven, farewell! Doddridge. 1190 

Ye hosts of heaven, ye mighty ones 126 

Ye humble souls, approach your God Mrs. Steele. 201 

Ye humble souls that seek the Lord Doddridge. 359 

Ye mourning saints, whose streaming tears .... Doddridge. 1219 

Ye nations round the earth, rejoice Watts. 34 

Ye saints, your music bring Reed. 329 

Ye servants of God C. Wesley. 349 

Ye servants of the Lord Doddridge. 1060 

Y r e tribes of Adam, join Watts. 120 

Ye who in these courts are found 519 

Ye wretched, hungry, starving poor Mrs. Steele. 509 

Yes, for me, for me he careth Bonar. 421 

Yes, I will bless thee, O my God! Heginbotham. 205 

Yes, my native land! I love thee, S. F. Smith j 1139 

Yes, the Redeemer rose Doddridge. 356 

Your harps, ye trembling saints Toplady* 680 

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HYMJT 

A cloud of witnesses around ... 880 All this for us thy love has done 

A dark and cloudy day 1160 All we like sheep have gone astray 

A deeper shade shall soon impend . 51 All who vital breath enjoy . . . . 

A faith that keeps the narrow way . 758 All ye nations, join and sing . . t 

A faith that shines more bright and . 758 ! Almighty God ! our hearts incline . 

A few more Sabbaths here .... 1220 Almighty God ! thy grace impart . 



1220 ! Almighty God ! thv power assume 

1220 Almighty God! to 'thee 477 

1215 Almighty goodness cries " Forbear! " 
ac\o *i.„:-:v..:,„ *u.. i i: — ...„.„„ 



493 
963 
577 
1192 

1002 
263 



Almighty grace, thy healing power . 630 
Almighty Lord! the sun shall fail . . 480 
Almighty Power! to thee we bow . . 1166 
Almighty Son ! incarnate Word ! . . 471 
Alone with thee! in that dread strife . 1187 
Already thou hast heard our cry . . 1103 



1032 ; Although the pillars of the earth . 



A few more storms shall beat 

A few more struggles here .... 

A few short days they lingered here 

A guilty, weak, and helpless worm 

A hand" almighty to defend . . . , 

A heart resigned, submissive, meek 

A holy quiet reigns around .... 

A hope so much divine ..... 

A little child, thou art our guest . , 

A little flock ! — so calls he thee . 

A moment now indulge your grief , 

A rest where all our souls' desire . . 

A second look he gave, that said . , 

A soul inured to pain 634 

A span is all that we can boast . . 1163 

A spirit still prepared 634 

A stranger here, I pitch my tent . . 748 „ 

A thousand seraphs, strong and bright 248 I Among a thousand harps and songs 
Abide with me from morn till eve . . 08 Among the saints that fill thy house 
Above we shall thy glory share . . . 1043 Among their number, Lord, we love 
Absent from thee, my Guide, my Light! 620 And all the good that we possess . 
Accept our faint attempts to love . . 77 i And at my life's last setting sun . . 

According as her labors rise .... 958 j And can 1 yet delay 

Acquaint thee, O mortal, acquaint . 522 | And can this mighty King .... 
Adoring saints around him stand . . 1235 \ And canst thou still vouchsafe to own 



HYMST 
. 263 
. 321 
. 105 
. 1130 
. 1091 
. 540 
1125 



359 
1256 

568 



Although the waters rage and swell . 
Amazing knowledge, vast and great! . 
Amen! Lord Jesus, grant our prayer . 
Amid a thousand snares I stand . . 
Amid ten thousand snares we stand . 
Amid the roaring of the sea . . . . 
Amid the splendors of his throne . 



Again it spoke: " Come unto me 

Against the God who rules the sky . 749 

Agonizing in the garden 518 

All ! bring a wretched wanderer home 783 

Ah! Grace, into unlikeliest hearts . . 240 

Ah ! how shall guilty man 499 



196 
196 
134 
899 
956 
1151 
417 
383 
351 
820 
243 
466 
47 
563 
188 
621 



945 I And canst thou, wilt thou yet forgive 630 
,Q And didst thou pity mortal woe, . . 610 
And ever on thine earthly path* . . . 365 
And for all, my hymns shall rise . . 207 
And grant us peace within the . . . 1022 
And hark ! amid the sacred songs . . 1083 



Ah! no: I all forsake 563 ! And heaven and earth eternally shall 1022 

Ah ! plead not aught of mine . . . 372 ! And here thv name, O God of love . 1115 

Ah! whither shall I fly? 567 ! And if some things I do not ask . . 215 

Alas I from such a heart as mine . . 695 And if the sons of God rejoice . . . 464 
Alas! I knew not what I did .... 568 And if through death's dark vale . . 401 

Alas 1 the brittle reed 1204 And is it not my chief desire . . . 760 

All earthly pleasures will be o'er . . 1174 And let his faithful servants tell . . 257 

All else would be as dross 904 And let them say. How dreadful, Lord 40 

All glory be to God on high .... 268 And may I hope" that Christ is mine? . 732 

All hail the glorious day 345 And must I then indeed ..... 733 

All hail, triumphant Lord! Heaven . ^ And must my body faint and die? . . 1172 
All hail, triumphant Lord! The . . . 357 And not a prayer, a tear, a sigh ... 74 
All hail, triumphant Lord! Who . . 356 And now above the dews of night . .1199 
All hallowed be our walk this day . . 46 And now my spirit sighs for home . 814 
All is tranquil and serene . . ." . . 1249 And now on thee I cast my soul . . 760 
All leveled by the hand of Death . . 1196 And now that thou dost reign on high S61 

All may of thee partake 876 And of that shouting multitude . . . 747 

All m) 7 * desire to thee is known . , . 591 ; And, oh! from that bright throne . . 661 
All nature owns his guardian care . . 201 And, oh! when gathers on our path . 1113 
All needful grace will God bestow . . 15 i And, oh ! when 1 have safely passed . 412 

All our woe and sadness 679 | And, oh! when the whirlwind of . . 1109 

All-seeing, powerful God! 499 , And^ oh ! while on to Zion's hill . . .1227 

All that feeds my busy pride . . . . 910 And shall my guilty fears prevail . . 620 
All that I am and alii have .... 82L And shall we, Lord, ascend with thee 366 
All that I am ev'n here on earth. . . 717 And since by passion's force subdued 660 
All that my loftiest powers can wish . 432 And soon, too soon, the win fry hour 1089 
All that Spring, with bounteous hand 1142 And still, 'mid shame, and guilt . . 1106 

All things hasten to derav 415 And still, O blessed Jesus Christ! . . 097 

All thmgs living he doth feed . . . 228 And sweet on earth the choral swell . 837 



IXDEX OF FIRST LINES OF 



ITYMX 

And thanks for thy great glory give . 4GS 
And then, nevermore shall the fears . 1188 
And then, when youth and health . 761 
And those who find thee find a bliss . 687 
And thou, begotten Son of God . . 468 
And thou refulgent orb of day . . .1190 
And thou, thatwhen the starry sky . 1)40 

And though awhile he be 376 

And thus shall faith's consoling power 1206 
And till his ransomed people come . 406 
And to' his green pastures ourfootsteps 982 

And true and faithful he 831 

And when at last I 'm called to die . 678 
And when before thy throne I stand . 989 
And when, by turns, we pass away . 1070 
And when, dear Saviour, I kneel . . 1077 

And when I come to die 418 

And when I stand before his throne . 430 
And when in all the helplessness . . 761 
And when my cheerful hope can say . 459 
And when my dying hour draws near 873 
And when my hours of prayer are past 843 
And when our labors all are o'er . . 1136 
And when redeemed from sin and hell 000 
And when these failing lips grow . . 1050 
And when these lips no more can pray 1086 
And when thine awful voice .... 413 
And when this feeble, stammering . 301 
And when to heaven's all-glorious . 47 
And when we taste thy love .... 690 
And where the stars are not .... 187 
And while I rest my weary head . . 67 
And while they bless thy name . . 137 
And while thy bleeding glories here . 288 
And while we to thy glory live . . . 829 
And will the hidden God appear? . . 175 
And will this glorious Lord descend . 189 

And ye of meaner birth 114 

And yet ten thousand thousand more 509 
And yet this thoughtless, wretched . 66 
Angels and men in vain may raise . 385 
Angels and men, the news proclaim . 150 
Angels, assist our mighty joys . . . 262 
Angels with loud exulting songs . . 366 
Archangels leave their high abode . . 254 
Are darkness and distress my" share? . 234 
Are there bright happy fields .... 1263 
Are there celestial streams .... 1263 
Are there no foes for me to face? . . 885 
Are we not tending upward, too . . 1210 
Arise into thy resting place .... 79 
Arise, my soul, awake, my voice . . 979 
Arise, my soul, from deep distress . . 655 

Arm me with jealous care 916 

Around him suns and systems swim . 653 
Around thy Father's throne on high . 7Go 
Around yon cross the throng I see . 747 

Arrayed in glorious grace 1274 

Art nigh, and yet my laboring nvnd . 138 
Art thou not touched with human woe? 708 

As a little child relies 909 

As bright and lasting as the sun . . 210 
As dew upon the tender herb . . . 585 
As far as 'tis from east to west . . . 160 
As high as heaven its arch extends . 160 
As on some lonely building's top . . 618 
As rain on meadows newly mown . 1123 
As sure as God's own promise stands . 899 
As the benighted pilgrims wait ... 601 

As the winged arrow flies 1159 

As thee, their God, our fathers owned 1116 
As thou hast loved and died for me . 260 
As thou of old to Miriam's hand . . 1104 
As thy love accepteth nauqht . . . 841 
Ascended now in glory bright . . . 789 

Ashamed of Jesusl 70S 

Asleep in Jesus! 1195 

Assure my conscience of her part . . 455 



HYMX 
At cost of all I have ....... 977 

At his call the dead awaken .... llS7 

At last I own it cannot be 727 

At midnight came the cry 1207 

At Salem's courts we must appear . . 28 
At thy command the storm is dumb . 190 
Attending angels shout for joy . . .1266 
Author and Guardian of my life . . 913 
Awake, awake, my tuneful powers . 324 
Awake, awake, put on thy strength . 1134 
Awake, lift up thyself, my heart" . . 48 
Awake, my lute, nor thou, my harp . 52 

Awake thy chosen few 1147 

Awake, thy sweetest raptures raise . 1041 
Babe of weakness, can it be ... . 26-1 
Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure 817 
Be all my heart and all my day.-; . . 889 
Be all our fresh, our youthful days . 1079 
Be Christ our pattern and our guide . 281 
Be dead, my heart, to worldly charms 736 
Be earth, with all her scenes,withdrawn 811 
Be his kingdom now promoted . . .1102 
Be mine eternal portion this .... 1187 
Be my heart more warmly glowing . 640 
Be near to bless me when I wake . . 63 

Be near when I am dying 293 

Be ours the blessed lot of those . . . 920 
Be this my joy, that evermore . . . 237 

Be thou at mv right hand 1287 

Be thou exalted, O my God! . ... 100 
Be thou my guardian while I sleep . 65 
Be thou my pattern; make me hear . 280 
Be thou my shield and hiding-place . 602 
Be thou my shield, be thou my sun . 799 
Be thou, O God, exalted high ... 52 
Bear, bear the tidings round .... 273 
Bear me on, thou restless ocean . . . 1189 
Because, O Lord, thou lovedst us . . 641 
Because the Saviour shed his blood . 1088 
Because they dwell at ease .... 817 
Because thy mercy's boundless height 52 
Because when we forsook thy ways . 641 
Before his ever watchful eye .... 420 
Before his throne a volume lies ... 235 
Before me place, in dread array . . 495 
Before our Father's throne .... 85/ 
Before the hills in order stood . . . 146 
Before the radiance of thine eye . . 15S 

Before the Saviour's face 844 

Before thine awful face 1033 

Before thy throne shall every knee . 389 
Before we quite forsake our clay . . S,~>8 
Before whose high and dazzling . . 122 
Behold, again we turn to thee . . . 628 
Behold, he puts his trust in none . . 1166 
Behold, I fall before thy face .... 492 
Behold, on flying clouds he comes . 325 
Behold, on flying clouds he comes . . 245 

Behold the ark of God 586 

Behold the birds that wins the air . . 222 
Behold the lilies of the field .... 222 
Behold, this new command he gives . 865 

Believing, we rejoice 299 

Beneathliis watchful eye 510 

Beneath that cross clear waters burst 748 
Bereft of all a mother's love . . . .1103 
Beset with darkness, pressed with cares 152 
Beset with threatening dangers round 962 
Better than life itself thy love . . . 052 
Beyond, beyond this lower sky . . .1-35 

Bevond mv highest joy 1017 

Bevond the flight of time 1214 

Bevond this vale of tears ..... 496 
Bid me possess sweet peace within . 1183 
Bless him, all ye who taste his lave . 10;8 
1 Bless, O my soul, the God of grace . 159 
Bless, then, Jehovah's blessed name . 791 
Blessed be for evermore 173 



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ALL STANZAS BUT THE FIRST. 



HTMS ! 

Blessed Saviour! thine am I .... 688 
Blessings abound where'er he reigns . 1L9 , 
Blessings forever on the Lamb . . . 342 > 
Blessings from his liberal hand . . .11141 
Blest are the men whose hearts are set 14 j 
Blest are the saints who sit on high . 14 
Blest are the souls who find a place . 14 
Blest be the Lord who conies to men . 23 ! 
Blest hour! for where the Lord resorts 843 
Blest hour! when God himself draws 843 

Blest is the man, O Lord 680 

Blest is the man whose shoulders take 504 

Blest is the pious house 861 

Blest is the tranquil hour of morn . . 844 
Blest Jesus! come and ride my heart 707 
Blest Jesus! let those tears of thine . 712 
Blest Saviour ! introduced by thee . 880 
Blest Saviour! what delicious fare . . 21 
Blest with this fellowship divine . . 771 
Blind unbelief is sure to err .... 236 
Born anew, oh, may we feel .... 98 
Born by a new, celestial birth . . . 1242 
Born, thy people to deliver .... 394 
Borne aloft on angels' wings .... 443 
Borne upon their latest breath ... 25 
Bowed down beneath a load of sin .' 602 
Break from his throne, illustrious . .1200 
Break off the yoke of inbred sin . . 581 
Break off your tears, ye saints . . . 358 
Break, sovereign Grace, oh, break the 579 
Break thou my heart, O Lord . . . 575 
Break through all the force of ill . . 891 
Brightest and best of the sons of the . 266 

Bright, in that happy land 1259 

Bring thy sheep, now far astray . . . .396 
Bulwarks of mighty grace defend . . 1028 
Burdened with a world of grief . . . 776 
Buried in sorrow and in sin .... 1016 
Bnt ah! my inward spirit cries . . . 927 
But all was mercy, all was mild . . . 258 
But art thou not already mine? . . 705 
But, bowed in lowliness of minrl . . 814 
But chiefly thy compassion, Lord . 14S 
But Christ, the heavenly Lamb . . . 299 
But drops of grief can ne'er repay . . 562 
But, ere one fleeting hour is past . . 629 
But, ere the trumpet shakes . . . .1288 
But, ere this spacious world was made 145 
But every voice in yonder throng . . 1079 
But feeble my compassion proves . . 547 
Bnt fixed for everlasting years . . . 480 
But for a being without end . . . .1141 
But for those stern and wint'ry days . 1141 
But God can every want supply . . 1018 
But God — his name be ever blest . . 850 
But God shall raise his head .... 852 
But he, for his own mercj T 's sake . . 608 
But he that turns to God shall live . 543 
But howmuch meaner things are they 1106 
But how shall mortal tongue express'. 395 
But hush, my soul! nor dare repine . 1223 
But I amid your choirs shall shine . 614 
But I have felt thee in my thoughts . 1077 
But I shall share a glorious part . . . 11 

But I, with all my cares 817 

But I would dwell where most I may 696 
But if linmanuel's face appear . . 303 
But in redemption, oh, what grace! . 182 
But, lo! he leaves those heavenly . . 254 
But, Lord, thy greater love hath sent 1126 
But man, weak man, is born to die . 144 
But no such sacrifice I plead . ... 560 
But not this fleshly robe alone . . . 792 
But now when evening shade prevails 617 
But, oh, I will not view with dread . 1174 
But, O my Lord! one look from thee . 780 
But, O my soul! forever praise . . .1012; 
But, O my soul! if truth so bright . . 228 



HYMN 

But, oh! the soul that never dies! . . 1172 
But, oh! the thought of sharing. Lord 1240 
But, oh! their en(I, their dreadful end! 498 
But, oh! when that last conflict 's o'er 961 
But, Saviour! for thy mercy's sake . 729 
But should the surges rise .... 773 
But soon, how soon! our spirits droop 198 
But soon the morning's happier light 1199 
But souls enlightened from above . . 490 
But speak, my Lord, and calm my fear 566 
But still the wonders of thy grace . . 183 
But the chief Shepherd comes at T . 1032 
But the good Spirit of the Lord . > 1257 
But the pain which he endured . . 353 
But there are pardons with my God . 600 
But there 's a power which man can . 852 
But there's a voice of sovereign grace 493 
But these days of weeping o'er . . . 1249 
But thine atoning sacrifice .... 305 
But thou forever art the same ... 618 
But Ihiu hast brethren here below . 1101 
But thou hast built thy throne of grace 601 
But though earth's fairest blossoms die 1168 
But thy compassions, Lord .... 1G2 
But thy perfections, all divine . . . 143 
But thy right hand and powerful arm 1116 
But timorous mortals start and shrink 1191 
But 't is our God supports our frame 1165 
But to mount Zion we are come . . S68 
But to those who have confessed . .1287 
But to thy house will I resort .... 43 
But weaker yet that thought must . 237 
But where the Gospel comes .... 4S1 
But when we view thy strange derign 850 
But who can speak thy wondrous . . 824 
But will, indeed, Jehovah deign . . 1072 
But yet how much must be destroyed 919 
By all that man's redemption cost'. . 1282 
By cool Siloam's shady ri!l . . . .1089 
By day, along the astonished lands . 1113 
By day, by mght^t home, abroad . 1156 
By death, he deaJfc dark kirg . . . 367 
By every name or^ower and love . . 616 
By evil beast, or b timing sky .... 1082 
By faith, his boundless glories there . 807 
By foreign streams no longer roam . 1041 
By him who bowed to take . . . .1202 
By his own power were all thing.' . . 254 
By morning light 1 '11 seek his face . 199 
By nature all are gone asti ay . . . . 494 
By the ransom which he gave . . . 897 
By the travail of thy spirit 742 



By thee my prayers acceptance gain . 441 
By thee through life supported . . . 830 
By thine agonizing pain . . . 
By thine all-sufricn nt merit . . 



. 1049 
426 
By thine hour of dire despair . . . 740 
By thine own eternal Spirit .... 894 
By thy birth, thy cross, and passion . 877 
By thy tomb whose dark abode . . . 740 
Call me away from flesh and sense . 811 
Calm in the hour of buoyant . . . 906 
Calm in the sufferance of wrong . . 906 
Calm me, my God, and keep me calm 906 

Calmer yet and calmer 991 

Calv'ry's mournful mountain climb . 290 
Came at length the dreadful night . . 291 
Can aught beneath a power divine . 549 
Can I behold that closing eye . . . 615 
Can I my bleeding Saviour view . . 702 
Can I, with hopes so firmly built . . 934 
Can I with loveless heart receive . . 648 

Can sin's deceitful way 550 

Can this be he, who wont to stray . . 1267 
Canst thou reject our dying prayer . 605 

Cast thy burden at his feet 416 

Cast ihy guilty soul on him .... 534 
Cease then, fond nature, cease thy . 1201 



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INDEX OF FIRST LINES OF 



HYMN 

Cease, ye pilgrims! cease to mourn . 1288 
Celestial choirs, from courts above . . 272 
Chance and change are busy ever . . 151 
Cheerful they walk with growing . . 14 
Cheerful we tread the df sert through 756 
Cheerful, where'er thy hand shall lead 005) 
Chief of ten thousand I now appear . 82 

Child of poverty, art thou 264 

Child of sin and sorrow 542 

Choose thou for me my friends . . . 928 
Christ is born, the great Anointed . 209 
Christ is my Peace : lie died for me . 489 
Christ is my Prophet, Priest, and King 439 
Christ Jesus is my All in All .... 439 
Christ leads me through no darker . 763 
Christian! dry your flowing tears . . 360 
Christian soldier, on with me I . . . 89" 
Clothe thou with energy divine . . . 1059 
Clouds that drop refreshing dews . . 1142 
Cold mountains and the midnight air 280 
Cold on his cradle the dew-drops arc . 260 
Come, all the faithful bless .... 451 

Come, Almighty to deliver 997 

Come, and begin thy reign .... 1269 
Come, and he '11 cleanse our spotted . 1013 
Come, and make all things new . . . 1209 
Come, and with humble souls adore . 88 
Come as a messenger of peace . . .1004 
Come as a shepherd; guard and keep 1064 
Come as a teacher, sent from God . . 1004 
Come as the dew, and sweetly bless . 447 
Come as the fire, and purge our hearts 447 
Come as the light; to us reveal ... 447 
Come as the wind; with rushing sound 447 
Come, crown and throne; come, robe 1241 
Come, dearest Lord, extend thy reign 323 
Come, dearest Lord, thy children cry 9 
Come, till our hearts with inward . . 89 
Come, for all else must fail and die . 580 

Come, for creation groans 1209 

Come, for love waxes cold 1269 

Come, for the good areflkv .... 1269 
Come, freely come, by sin oppressed . 511 
Come, hither bring thy boding fears . 532 

Come, holy Comforter 474 

Come, Holy Ghost, the Saviour's love 819 
Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove . 4/32 
Come, leave thy burden at the cross . 532 
Come, let our souls address the Lord 109 
Come, let us bow before his feet 
Come, let us hear his voice to-day . 
Come, Light serene, and still .... 451 
Come, Lord, and shield thy children 1022 
Come, Lord, and wipe away . . . 1270 
Come, Lord, when grace has made me 763 
Come, magnify the Lord with me . . 104 
Come, my soul, temptation flying . . 399 

Come nearer, nearer still 987 

970 
97-5 
451 
107 
901 
474 



TIYMN" 

Convince us of our sin .#.... 452 

Could I but honor thee aright . . . 283 
Could my zeal no respite know . . . 721 
Could we be cast where thou art not . 140 
Could we but climb where Moses . . 1191 
Counting gain and glory loss .... 994 
Create my nature pure within . . . o'Jo 
Creatures that borrow life from thee . 118 
Crown him, ye martyrs of our God . 87!) 
Dark and cheerless is the morn , . . 425 
Dark, frowning judgments from thy . 1118 
Darkness and clouds of awful shade . 150 
Daughter of Zion, the Power that hath lfRO 
Days of toil, 'mid throngs of men . . 808 
Dead to the world, with him who died 8<>7 
Deal gently, Lord, with soids sincere 883 
Dear Comforter! Eternal Love! . . 911 
Dear, dying Lamb! thy precious blood 800 
Dear Lord, accept the praise . . . .1274 
Dear Lord, and shall we ever live . . 402 
Dear Lord, I wonder and adore . . 621 
Dear Lord, no tongue can duly tell . 097 
Dear Lord, to thee I would return . . 983 
Dear Lord, to thee our prayers ascend 705 
Dear Lord, what heaven iy wonders . 311 
Dear Lord, while we, adoring, pay . 827 
Dear Saviour, at thy feet I lie ... 739 
Dear Saviour, let thy powerful love . 581 

Dear Shepherd, if 1 stray 403 

Dear Sovereign ofmy soul's desires . 480 
Dear, suffering Lamh! thy bleeding . 320 
Dearest Lord, may I so much . . . 024 
Dearest sister, thou hast left us . . . 1209 
Death, like an overflowing stream . . 144 
Death may our souls divide .... 790 
Death rides on every passing breeze . 1205 
Decks the spring with flowers the field? 227 
Deep are his counsels, and unknown 1285 
Deep horror then my vitals froze . . 428 
Deep in the shades of gloomy death . 351 
Deep in unfathomable mines .... 280 

Deep regret for follies past 012 

Deep were those sorrows, — deeper still 304 
Deeper, deeper grow the shadows . . 1184 
Defend, O God, with guardian hand . 1112 
Delight of all who dwell above . . . 370 
Deny thee, Lord! then who will bear 707 
Deny thyself and take thy cross . . 548 
Dependent on thy bounteous breath . 1089 



309 i Descend, Celestial Dove 

109 Did archangels sing thy coming 



Come, shout aloud the Father's grace 
Come, smiling hope, and joy sincere . 
Come, tend'rest Friend, and best . . 
Come the great day, the glorious hour 
Come then", my soul, now learn to . . 
Come, thou incarnate Word .... 

Come to that happy land 1259 

Come to the ark 529 

Come to the bright and blest .... 5: 



54 
205 
070 
442 
010 
010 

48 
1188 
485 



Did ever mourner plead with thee . . 
Did the Lord a man become .... 
Didst thou regard the beggar's cry . . 
Didst thou regard thy servant's cry . 
Direct, control, suggest, this day . . 
Dissolve thou these bands that detain 
Divine Instructor, gracious Lord . . 
Do not I love thee from my soul? . . U',« 
Do thou assist a feeble worm .... 10C8 
Do thou but point the way .... 7i'0 
Do thou, Lord, 'mid sorrow and woe 1261 
Dost thou not dwell in ail thy saints . 455 
Down from the realms of light . . ,1092 
Down from the shining seats above . 202 
Draw us, O God, with sovereign grace 1164 
Drawn by his bleeding love .... 524 



Come to thy living temples then 

Come up hither 528 

Come, wanderers, to my Father's home 525 

Come with us, — we will do thee good 1070 

Come, worship at his throne .... 80 

Come, ye blessed ofmy Father . . . 1280 

Comfort me ; I am cast down . . . 938 

Confirm our hearts, in each good work 95 . — . 

Congenial minds, arrayed in light . . 1248 j Farfy Ft us seek thy favor 

Constant to my latest end , . ". . . 203 j Earth, and her thousand voic< 

Control my every thought . 



198 ; Drawn from thy pierced and bleeding 304 
00 Dttst and ashes though we be . . '. 710 
Dust, to its narrow house beneath! . 1208 
Dwell, Spirit, in our hearts .... 452 
Each coming period he will bless . . 970 
Each rolling year new favors brought 212 
Each tender tie, dissolved with pain . 1243 
Earlv hasten to the tomb 290 

4m 
cs give . 1153 



S03 1 Earth has a joy unknown in heaven . 614 

918 



ALL STANZAS BUT THE FIRST. 



IIYMY | 

Earth's fondest hopes and brightest . 719 : Firm on a rock he made me stand 
Earth to heaven, and heaven to earth 108 ; Fix>d on this ground will I remain 
Earth, with its caverns dark and deep 38 j Fling wide the portals of your heart 
E'er since, by faith. I saw the stream . 300 | Fly abroad, thou mighty gospel! 

. 1031 Follow to the judgment-hall . . . 
465 j Foolish, and impotent, and blind . 



Enemies no more shall trouble 
Enl'ghtened by thy heavenlv # ray . 
Enter his gates with songs of joy . . 34 
Enter with all thy glorious train • . 1075 
Enthroned amid the radiant spheres . 129 
. 749 
. 783 
. 1182 



Ere long a heavenly voice I heard 
Ere long that happy day will come 
Ere my soul her bonds has broken 
Ere rolling worlds began to move , 
Eternal are thy mercies, Lord . . 

Eternal glory to the King 1229 

Eternal life thy words impart ... 411 
Eternal Spirit! by whose breath . . 471 
Eternal wisdom has prepared . . . 508 

Eternity — Eternity! 1290 

Eternity, with all its years 142 

Ever be near our side 1084 

Ever in the raging storm 410 

Ever let thy grace surround it . . . 570 

Every sun of splendid ray 207 

Ev'n death, which sets the prisoner . 283 
Ev'n now, by faith, we join our hands 809 
Ev'n now to* their eternal home . . . 809 
Ev'n the hour that darkest seemeth . 151 



HYMN 

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. 1127 

. 290 

. mi 

612 



Foolish fears and fond desires 

Fools never raise their thoughts so high II 

For all thy saints, O God 1247 



For burdened ones a resting-place . 
For Christ the Mediator's sake . . 
For, ever on thv burdened heart 

133 j For, faithful is the word of God . . 

103 For friends and brethren dear . . 
For God has marked each sorrowing 
For God the Eord, both sun and . 
For God, who is our sun and shield 
For God will never from his saints 
For good is the Lord, ever gracious 
For he indeed is Lord, of lords . ' 
For he is great, for he is great . . 
For he is precious in the sight . . 
For her my tears shall fall .... 
For her our prayer shall rise . . . 
For he 's the Lord, supremely good 
For him shall prayer unceasing . . 
For his truth and merey stand . . 
For, if unheeding or beguiled 



Ev'n through the awful gloom . . . 737 | For light and gentle is my yoke 
Ev'n treading the valley, the shadow of 1006 ; For lo ! he comes, for lo ! he comes 

Exalt our low desires 451 , For me, to lowest depths of woe 

Exalt the Lamb of God 523 I For -mercy dwells with thee 



Expand, mv soul, with holv jov . . 739 
Extend tome that favor. Lord* . . . 181 

Fain were I of self bereft 841 

Fain would I call thy grace to mind . 667 
Fain would I learn of thee, my God . 581 
Faint not, Christian! though the world 981 
Fair, distant land! could mortal eyes . 1236 
Faith in thy name forbids my fear . . 71 
Faith is the rainbow's form .... 757 
'Faithful amid unfaithfulness . ... 284 

Far be thine honor spread 102 

Far, far above thy thought . ... 6TQ 
Far from this world of toil and strife . 1212 
Far in the distant heavens they shine 1215 
Far off I stand with tearful eyes . . 606 
Far over sea and land ...*.. . 1138 
Farewell, conflicting hopes and fears . 1192 



Fast and yet faster flow my tears 
Fast flow my tears, — yet faster flow ! . 
Father in heaven ! in whom our hopes 
Father, let me taste thy love .... 
Father, make it pure and lowly . . . 
Father of mercies, God of love! . . . 
Father, save me from mv sin .... 
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, One . 
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, One in 
Father, Son, and Spirit. — thou . . . 
Father, Source of all compassion . . 
Father, thy Son hath poured ...._. 

Father, thy Son is King 315 

Father, thy Son on earth .... 
Fathers to sons shall teach thy name 
Fear hath no dwelling here . . . 



743 
94 
282 
177 
29 
948 
13 
17 
944 
85 
439 
37 
406 
1017 
1111 
32 
1039 
104 
1082 
505 
37 
0^5 
575 
K 9 
1280 
1038 



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it! be s 



Fear not! be strong! your cause 
Fear not, I am with thee ; oh, be not 
" Fear not," said he, for mighty dread 
Fearless of hell and ghastly death . 
Feeble, trembling, fainting, dying . 
Feed us with the heavenly manna . . 1222 
Fight on, my soul, till death .... 6"6 
Fight on, ye conquering souls, fight on ! 895 
Fight the fight. Christian; Jesus is . 993 
Filled with delight, my raptured soul 1234 
Finish, Lord, thy new creation . . . 997 
Firm as his throne his promise stands 797 



For mortal crimes a sacrifice . . . 
For never shall my soul despair 
For not like kingdoms of the world 
For, not their courage, nor their sword 1110 
For she hath treasures greater far . . 958 
For sure, of all the plants that share . 708 
For ten thousand blessings given . . 99 
For the blessings of the field . . . .1142 
For thee I count all things but loss . 752 
For thee, my God, the living Gud . . 654 

For thee, Oman, arose 4l.'7 

For them no bitter tear we shed . . 1215 

For this, thy name we bless .... 1247 

For thou hast placed us side by side , 1100 

For thou, within no walls confined . 42 

For us wast thou not lifted up? . . . 005 

. 849 

. 1097 

. 70S 

. 31 

. 702 

. 316 

. 915 

. 5^7 

Forever blessed be the Lord .... 1-72 

Forever blessed they 1263 

Forever firm thy justice stands . . . 157 

Forever his dear, sacred name . . .1251 

Forever let my grateful heart .... 970 

Forever reign* victorious King! . . . 381 

315 Forever shall thy throne endure . . 145 

" Forever with the Lord! " . . . .1237 

527 | Forget not thou hast often sinned . . 905 

230 ! Forgive me, Lord! through thy dear . < 

899 : Forgive my follies past 

180 ! Forgive our transgressions 

_ 268 Forgiveness, peace, salvation, heaven 
. 684 i Forgotten be each Avorldly theme . . 
. 1184 I Forth from thy rich and bounteous 



For voice and silence both impart 

For, while we every yoke would . 

For whom didst thou the cross . . 

57 I For why? the Lord our God is good 

470 Forbid 'it, Lord! oh. bind this heart 

570 | Forbid it, Lord! that I should boast 

723 ' Forbid it, mighty God! 

470 | Forerunner of the sun 
291 



607 

3 

719 

84 
646 
833 
1L 



Fountain of overflowing grace 
Frail children of dust, and feeble as 
Fresh as the grass our bodies stand . 1105 
Friend of the" friendless and the fa'nt 670 
From beneath that thorny crown . 
From busy scenes we now retreat . 
From dark temptation's power . 



919 



INDEX OF FIRST LINES OF 



HYMN 

From dawn to eve, with heart, with . 1.52 
From day to day, from hour to hour . 122" 
From day to day, O Lord, do we . . 96 
From east to west, from north to south 1105 
From east to west, the sun surveyed . 74 
From heaven he came, of heaven he . 525 
From marble domes and gilded ... 41 
From morn till noon — till latest eve . 139 
From night to day, from d;iy to night 1106 
From sin, — the guilt, the power, the 744 
From sorrow, toil, and pain .... 857 
From strife of tongues and bitter . 413 
From the dark grave he rose .... 332 
From the highest throne in glory . . 265 
From the provisions of thy house . .157 
From the third heaven, where God . 1266 
From thee, the overflowing spring . . 890 
From thence he '11 quickly come . . 332 
From thine house when I return . . 81 
From those celestial springs .... 861 
From thy flock, a straying lamb . .711 
From worldly snares and Satan's wile 406 

Full of joyful expectation 1286 

Fully in my life express 588 

Gently the passing spirit fled .... 1206 

Gethsemane can I forget? 1050 

Gird him with all-sufficient grace . . 1063 
Give, give to me the good I crave . . 752 
Give glory to his awful name . . . . 124 
Give glory to his holy name .... 126 
Give me a calm, a thankful heart . . 926 
Give me a will to thine subdued . . 598 
Give me in that dread day a place . . 1282 

Give me, O Lord, a place 22 

Give me one kind, assuring word . . 1278 
Give me to read my pardon sealed . 986 

Give me to trust in thee 72 

Give thanks aloud to God 168 

Give the struggling peace for strife . 458 
Give thou the word: that healing sound 464 
Give to the Lord, give to the Lord . . 37 
Give to the Lord of lords renown . . 166 
Give us this day our daily bread . . 1 
Giver of the heavenly peace .... 623 
Glad shouts aloud, wide echoing round 387 
Gladly would we now be clean . . . 710 
Glorious things of thee are spoken . 1023 

Glory in the highest be 1076 

Glory to God above! 599 

Glory to God on high! 271 

"Glory to God! " the sounding skies . 272 

G!ory"to the Holy Ghost! 1076 

Glory to the Son we bring 1076 

Glory to thee, who safe hast kept . . 48 
Go and dwell with him above . . . 120$ 
Go, bid the hungry orphan be . . . 11-18 
Go, labor on; enough? while here . . fiTS 
Go, labor on; 'tis not for naught . . 878 
Go, labor on, while it is day .... 879 

Go up, go up, my heart! 925 

Go up, reluctant heart! 925 

Go with him to his cross 533 

God, and yet Man, thou art .... 416 

God by his word arrayed 427 

God calling yet! 556 

God did love them in his Son . . . 957 
God, from on high, invites us home . 1164 
God, from on high, thy groans will . 1024 
God has laid up in heaven for me . . 1170 

God is my everlasting Aid 1170 

God is our shield, and God our sun . 1029 
God is our shield, our joy, our rest . 187 
God is our strength and song .... 113 
God is our sun — he makes our day e 15 
God is the treasure of my soul . . . 951 
God is thy Rest; with heart inclined . 984 

God, my Redeemer, lives 1274 

God of grace, before thy throne . . . 1146 



HYMN 

God of mercy! God of grace ! . . . 612 

God of my life, be near 1232 

God of unfailing grace 572 

God only knows the love of God . . 703 

God pities all our griefs 78G 

God reigns on high ; but ne'er confines 147 

God ruleth on high 349 

God shall preserve my soul from fear 199 
God, the eternal, mighty God . . . 970 
God, thine own God, has richly shed 252 
God, thy God, will now restore thee • 1031 
God, who must stoop to view the skies 174 

God will never leave us 679 

God will not always chide 161 

Good, everlasting good 1093 

Good, when he gives, supremely stood 242 
Good will to men, and zeal for God . 288 
Goodness and mercy, all my life . . 220 
Grace all the work shall crown . . . 1014 
Grace first contrived a way .... 1014 
Grace taught my wandering feet . . 1014 
Grace!— 'tis a sweet, a charming theme 165 
Grant, oh, grant, thy Spmfts teaching 745 
Grant, O Lord, that we may he . . . 397 
Grant one poor sinner more a place . 1067 
Grant these requests,— I ask no more . 986 
Great Advocate! almightv Friend! . 374 
Great All in All! eternal King! . . . 810 
Great are thy works of praise ... 97 
Great God ! and wilt thou condescend 15S 
Great God! how high thy glories rise . 132 
Great God! how infinite art thou . . 142 
Great God! I would not ask to see . . 234 
Great God! impress this solemn tho't. 1083 
Great God! on what a slender thread 1157 
Great God! should thv severer eye . 600 
Great God! the work is all divine . . 1026 
Great God! thy sovereign aid impart . 828 
Great God! thy sovereign grace impart 1180 
Great God! thy sovereign power . . 580 
Great God ! to thine almighty love . . 201 
Great God! we hail the sacred day . 18 
Great is his love, and large his grace . 601 
Great is the Lord, his power unknown 825 
Great Jehovah!— Father, Son . . .1044 
Great Prophet of our God! .... 440 
Great Redeemer! thee we praise . . . 93 

Great Sacrifice for sin 446 

Great Shepherd of thy chosen few . 42 
Great Source of light and peace, return! 463 
Great Sun of Righteousness, arise! . 479 
Great words are these, and strong . . 900 
Green pastures are before me .... 673 
Guarded by the Shepherds' rod . . . 264 
Guide me to that world of spirits . . 1182 

Guilt, like a heavy load 607 

GuiltyIstandbeforethyf.ee ... 726 
Had I a glance of thee, my God . . . 810 
Had I ten thousand hearts, dear Lord 1053 
Hail, Great Immanuel! all-divine . . 21 
Hail, Jesus! all-victorious Lord! . . 895 
Hail, peaceful hour! supremely blest 843 
Hail, the heaven-born Prince of Peace 270 
Hail, thou everlasting Lord .... 244 

Hallelujah! for the Lord 392 

Hallelujah, hallelujah! 384 

Hallelujah! — hark! the sound . . . 392 

Happy only in thy love 994 

Happy shepherds on whose ear . . . 264 

Happy the home 1087 

Happy the man whose hopes rely . . 221 
Happy the man whose hopes rely on . Ill 
Happy, who in thy house reside . . 13 
Hark! hark! the sound draws nigh . 273 
Hark ! hark ! to God the chorus break 428 
Hark ! his dying word : " Forgive " . 838 
Hark! how the choirs above .... 340 
Hark! the trumpet's awful voice . .1268 



920 



ALL STANZAS BUT THE FIRST. 



HYMN 

ITark! the voice of nature sings . . .1114 
Hark! they whisper; angels say . . . 1189 
Hus thv night bv-en longhand . . . .1031 
Hast thou a lamb in all thy flock . . 093 
Hast thou a rival in my breast? . . . 700 
Hast thou not bid me seek thy face? . Gu8 
Hast thou not given thy word. . . . 194 
Hast thou not planted with thy hand . 1021 
Hast thou not promised to thy Son . 1272 
Hast thou the cross for me endured . 799 
Hast thou wasted all the powers . . . 513 
Haste, and mercy now implore . . . 537 
Haste, my beloved! raise my soul . . 1252 
Haste, O sinner! now return .... 537) 
Haste, O sinner, to the Saviour! . . . 636 1 
Haste thee on from grace to glory . . 9(57 j 
Haste, while a shelter you may gain . 53S j 
Haste, ye mortals, to a°dore him . . . 2G9 ' 
Have mercy on us, through thy blood 4(57 | 
Have we forgot th' almighty Name . . 887 j 
Have you no words? ah ! think again . 853 
He bids his gales the fields deform . . 131 1 
He bids the sun to rise and set . . . 1144| 
He bids us make his glories known . 1090 ! 
He bows the heavens; the mountains . 220 j 
He breaks the power of reigning sin . 247 | 
He breathes that gentle voice we hear 40(5 j 
He built the earth, he spread the sky . 100 
He by himself hath sworn 110; 



9S5 
985 j 
4(50, 
513 I 
173 
795 
224 
2741 
400| 
274| 
274 
271 
223 



He called me in the time of dread . 

He called me when my thoughtless 

He came in tongues of living flame 

He can heal thy bitterest wound . 

He can raise the poor to stand . . 

He can suffice for these good things 

He clothes thee with his love . . . 

He comes, from thickest films of vice 

He comes, his graces to impart . . 

He comes, the broken heart to hind 

He conies, the prisoner to release . 

He comes, your souls to save . . . 

He crowns thy life with love . . . 

He dies, — and, in that dreadful night 1003 

He does my wandering soul reclaim . 218 

He cloth the food supply 229 • 

He feeds and clothes us all the way . 154 i 

He feeds in pastures large and fair . . 963 [ 

He fills the poor with good 223 j 

He fills the sun with morning light . 100 i 

lie formed the deeps unknown ... 30 ! 

He framed the globe, he built the sky . 107 

He frees the soul condemned to death 1034 

He gave his well beloved Son .... 201 

He gives the conquest to the weak . . 992! 

He guards thy soul, he keeps thy . . 232 j 

He guides our feet, he guards our . . 225 

He hath dearly bought my soul . . . 838 

He hath, with a piteous eye .... 228 i 

He hears his saints, he knows their . G18 

He hears our praises and complaints . 27 

He hears the Saviour's cheering word 875 

He hears their softest plaint .... 401 

He hears thy softest prayer .... 675 

He his chosen race did bless .... 228 

He, in our depths of woes 229 

He, in the days of feeble flesh . . . 424 

He in the thickest darkness dwells . . 241 

He is a refuge ever nigh 422 

He knows the secret lure which led . 1100 

He knows we are but dust 1(52 

1 le knows what arguments I "d take . 055 

He knows your every pain 507 

He leads me to the place 217 

He leads them to the gentle stream . . 1081 

He left his starry crown 332 

II" lives, and blessed be my R -ck . . 19*1 

He lives 1 he lives] and sics above . . 1005 



UTM>* 

He lives, he reigns in every land . . 131 
He lives that I may also live .... 309 
He lives — the everlasting God . . . 225 
He lives to rill my breast with love . 309 
He lives, triumphant o'er the grave . 309 
He '11 never quench the smoking flax 4-4 
He '11 shield you with a wall of fire , 1130 
He loves his enemies, and prays . . 921 
He loves his saints, he knows them . Ill 
He loves his saints, he knows them . 221 
He overrules all mortal things . . . 174 
He pardons all thy sins . .". . . . 221 
He raised me from a horrid pit . . . 851 
He raiseth the fallen, he cheereth the 982 
He rides and thunders through the . 187 
He rules the world with truth and . 277 
He sank beneath our heavy woes . .1057 
He sat serene upon the floods . . . 124 
He saw me plunged in deep distress . 3^3 
He saw me ruined in the fall . . . . 4'"1 

He saw the nations lie 168 

He sends his showers of blessings . . 1140 
He sends his word, and melts the . . 1149 

He sent his only Son 168 

He sent his Son with power to save . 166 
He shall charge his angel legions . . 077 
He shall come down like showers . . 1039 
He shall reign from pole to pole . . . 392 
He sits a sovereign on his throne . . ]0.".4 
He smiles — and seraphs tune their . 1258 
He smiles, we live; he frowns, we die 131 
He spake, and light shone round his 

head 1135 

He speaks, and listening to his voice . : 47 
He spreads his kind, supporting arms 8/5 
He subdued the powers of lit 11 . . . $80 
He sweetens every humble groan . . 375 
He the broken spirit cheers .... L3 
He to freedom hath restored us . . .1048 

He to the lowly soul 993 

He took the dying traitor's place . . 311 
He vanquished sin and hell .... 345 
He waits in secret on his God . . . 974 
He wants no pomp nor royal throne . 974 
He wept that we might weep . . . 280 

He whispers in my bfeast 751 

lie who has made my heaven secure 051 
He who now enthroned above . . . 415 
He who on th' accursed tree .... 415 
He who shuns the sinner's road . . 922 
He who trusts in Christ alone . . . 922 
He who wields creation's rod . . . 415 
He whose heart thy love has warmed 922 
He will gird thee by his power . . . UG 

He will not always chide 224 

He will present our soul3 240 

He wills that I should holy be ... 863 
He with all-commanding might . . 228 
He witli earthly cares ehtwiheth . . 151 
Head of thy church beneath ! . . . 872 
Pleal me, for my flesh is weak . . . 941 
Hear and save me, gracious Lord! . Gi'4 
Hear, and your soul shall live . . . 533 
Hear him, ye deaf! his praise, ye . . 247 
Hear, Lord! and grant me quick relief 019 
Hear, oh, hear our grateful song . . 1140 
Hear the heralds of the .eospel . . . 517 
Hear them tell the wondrous story . 209 
Hear thou, and to my longing eyes . 613 
Heart-broken, friendless, poor, cast . 734 
Heaven and earth must pass away . 25 
Heaven, earth, and air, and sea are . 132 
Heaven is thy glorious throne . . . 1-^7 
Heir of pain and toil, whom none . . 2 4 
Heir of the same inheritance . . . . 5)0.5 
Hell and the grave unite their force . 59 
Hell and thy sins resist thy course . 889 



921 



INDEX OF FIRST LINES OF 



HYMN 

Help me to love like thee 803 

Help me to watch and pray .... 910 

Help us, through good report and ill . 1004 

Help us to build each other up . . . 900 

Help us to help each other, Lord . . 900 

Help, ye bright angelic spirits! ... 371 

Hence, gloomy doubts and fears ! . . 340 

Hence, then, ye black, despairing . . 374 

Hence, while I wrestle with my foes . 731 

Henceforth myself to thee I give . . 827 

Her dust and ruins that remain . . . 1034 

Here, at that cross, where flows the . 100S 
Here, beneath a virtuous sway . . .1114 

Here fix, my roving heart 780 

Here, gracious God, do thou .... 1074 

Here I Avould forever stay 090 

Here, in tender, grateful sorrow . . 295 

Here, in thy courts, I leave my vow • 820 

Here is my heart! 5.33 

Here it is I find my heaven .... 205 

Here let him hold a lasting throne . . lOi 
Here let me rest — on thee depend 
Here let my faith unshaken dwell . . 
Here let our hearts begin to melt . . 
Here let the Son of David reign . . . 
Here may we gain from heaven . . . 
Here Mercy's boundless ocean flows . 
Here, mighty God, accept our vows . 
Here my poor heart can rest .... 
Here my Redeemer's welcome voice . 
Here, O my Lord, my soul, my all . . 
Here, O my soul, thy trust repose . . 

Here, on the mercy-seat 

Here shall you taste unmingled joys . 
Here, sinners, come and heal your 
Here 's love and grief beyond degree . 
Here 's my claim, and here alone . . 
Here the whole Deity is known . . . 
Here then, my God, "he pleased to stay 

Here to his altar brought 

Here, too, my willing soul 

Here we come, thy name to praise . . 
Here will I rest, and build my hope . 
High ns the htavens are raised . . . 
High Heaven, that heard the solemn 

High lifted on the cross 3ua 

High o'er th' angelic bands he rears . 350 

High o'er the earth his mercy reigns . 100 
High on a throne of radiant light" . .10)1 

Higher, still higher, swell the strain . 347 

Higher yet and higher 991 

His arm shall well sustain . . . .•• S17 

His blessing on them rests 07;! 

His conscience knows no secret stings 974 

His enemies, with sore dismay . . ■ 12N5 

Hi s everlasting love is sure .... 103 

His eye can never slumber 894 

His goodness stands approved . . . 510 

His grace will to the end ..... 680 

His hand divine shall lead you on . . 971 

His hand no thunder bears .... 255 

His hands the wheels of nature guide 888 

His heart, where love and pity dwelt. 702 
His hoary frost, his fleecy snow . . .1149 

His holy angels pitch their tents . . 104 

His honor is engaged to save .... 88.2 

His kingdom cannot fail 891 

His love exceeds your highest tho'ts . 543 

His love what mortal tho't can reach! 327 

His might thy heart shall strengthen . 884 

His name shall be the Prince of Peace 207 

His name the sinner hears 318 

His own soft hands shall wipe the tears 12t>0 

His pleasures rise from things unseen 974 
His power, increasing, still shall spread 207 

His power subdues our sins . _ . . . 101 

His presence fills each heart with joy 1250 

llis promise stands forever firm . . •. 751 



. mi 

750 
1057 
1975 
1074 
501 
1075 
932 
485 
1007 
750 
22 
1028 
258 
358 
291 
350 
787 
831 
1033 
55 
682 
161 
1035 



IIYM X 

His providence unfolds the book . . 235 
His purposes will ripen fast .... 230 
His rod and staff shall comfort thee . 1173 
His sacred blood hath washed our . . 313 
llis sacred name a common word . . 912 
His sovereign power, without our aid 33 

His spirit, with a bound 1207 

His steady counsels change the face . 1149 
His terrors keep the world in awe . . ISO 

His the battle, his the toil 880 

His truth forever stands secure . . . Ill 
His very word of grace is strong . . 173 
His voice commands the tempest . . 585 
His voice sublime is heard afar . . . 130 
His wisdom, love, and power .... 507 
His wondrous works and ways . . . 223 
His work my hoary age shall bless . . 832 
Hither come! for here is found . . . 514 
Hither, from earth's remotest bounds 53 
Hither, then, your music bring . . . 201 
Ho! all ye hungry, starving fouls . . 503 
Ho! ye that pant tor living streams . 508 
Holy Ghost! to thee we cry . . . .1044 
Holy Ghost! with joy divine .... 457 
Holy Ghost! with power divine . . . 457 

Holy, holy, holy ! all 472 

HoJv, holy, holy! thee 472 

Holy Spirit, ail Divine! 457 

Hope looks beyond the bounds of . . 1201 

Hoping ever, failing never 867 

Hoping still and trusting 991 

Hosanna! here, in joyful bands . . . 890 
Hosanna in the highest strains ... 23 
Hosanna! let the earth and skies . . 47,3 
Hosanna! on the wings of light . . . 399 
Hosanna! sound from hill to" hill . . 890 
Hosanna to the anointed King . . . 28 

Hosanna to the King 1027 

Hosanna!— to their heavenly King . 1072 
How beauteous nature now! .... -;9 
How beautiful on all the hilis . . . .11911 

How blessed are our eyes 1002 

How blest the man, who, near thee . 5 
How can I die while Jesus lives . . S21 
How changed, alas! are truths divine 1118 
How charming is their voice! . . . .1002 
How cold and feeble is my love! . . 580 
How decent, and how wise! .... 19 
How did the spreading branches shoot 1021 
How doth thy word my heart engage ! 486 
How dreadful was the hour .... y^2 
How free thy mercy overflows . . . 731 
How glorious he! how happy they . 888 
How glorious was the grace .... ",r2 

How God hath built above 753 

How great his power is, none can tell 1089 
How happy all thy servants are! . . 820 

How happy are our ears 1062 

How happy are the saints above . . 801 
How kind are thy compassions, Lord! 147 
How large his bounties are ! .... 786 
How long, dear Saviour! oh, how long 1200 
How long, dear Saviour, shall I feel ~~. 579 
How long, O Lord, our God .... 1270 
How many hearts thou might'st have 240 

How mighty is his hand! 168 

How mildly on the wandering cloud . 1190 
How much is mercy thy delight . . 829 
How oft my mournful thoughts . . . 637 
How shall thy servants give thee rest 1122 
How shall we tune our voice to sing . 1020 
How slowly doth his wrath arise! . . 163 
How soon,"0 Lord, will life decay! . 781 
How strange ! how wondrous is thy . 158 
How vain a toy is glittering wealth . 643 
How vast his knowledge! how . . . 182 
How we deserve the deepest hell . . 1KJ4 
How will my heart endure . . . . -. IiSS 



922 



ALL STANZAS BUT THE FIRST. 



H 

How will my lips rejoice to tell . . . 
How will the powers of darkness boast 
llowe'er mysterious are his ways . . 
Howl, winds of night, your force . . 
Humble, holy, all resigned . . . . 
Hunger, thirst, disease unknown . . 
Hushed is each doubt, gone every . . 
Hyrnns of praise then let us sing . . 
I am Dot worthy, Lord, that thou . . 
1 ask thee for a thoughtful love . . . 
I ask thee for the daily strength . . . 
I ask them whence their victory came 

3 call that legacj' my own 

I can but perish if I go 

I can do all things— or can bear . . . 
1 cannot feel thee touch my hand . . 
1 cannot live without thy light . . . 
I cannot rest till in thy blood . . . . 
I cannot serve him as I ought . . . 
I cast my burdens on the Lord . . . 

I cast my hopes on thee 

I charge my thoughts, be humble still 
I choose the path of heavenly truth . 
3 come, I come, at thy command 
I dare not choose mylot . . . 
I 'd sing the characters he bears 
I 'd sing the precious blood he spilt 
I 'd tell him how my sins arise . 

1 feel that I am weak 

I feel thine arms around . . . 
I find him lifting up my head . 

I glory in infirmity 

I have no argument beside . . 
I have no skill the snare to 6hun 
I have scorned the Son of God . 
I have sinned, but, oh, restore me 
I hear thy word with love . . . 
I heard a voice in truth's pure word 
I heard an angel-voice proclaim . 
1 heard the voice of Jesus say 
I, in my flesh, shali see my God 
I know" not, oh! I know not . . 
I know that he shall soon appear 
I know that thou, who on the tree 
I know the Power in whom I trust 
I know thy will is right . . . 
I lay my body down to sleep . 
I lay my wants on Jesus . . 
1 11 forbid my vain aspiring . 
" I '11 give him," saith the Lord 
'• I '11 give the mourner," saith the 
I '11 go to Jesus, though my sin . . , 
I '11 lift my hands, I '11 raise my voice 
I '11 make your great commission 
I '11 praise him while he lends me 
I '11 read the hist'ries of thy love 
1 '11 sing thy truth and mercy, Lord . 
I '11 speak the honors of thy name . . 
I'll spread his works of grace abroad 
I '11 to the gracious King approach 
I loathe myself when God I see 

I long to be like Jesus 

I long to lay this painful head . 
I long to serve thee more . . . 
1 love, by faith, to take a view . 
I love her gates, I love the road . 
1 love his people and their ways 
I love, in solitude, to shed . . . 
1 love the Lord; he bowed his ear 
1 love thee for the glorious worth 
I love thee, therefore, O my God! 
I love thy church, O God! . . . 
I love to hear that he was slain . 
I love to meet among them now . 
I love to think on mercies past . 
I love to think the time will come 
I 'm weary of the strife within . 
I need not fear my foes .... 



TMS | IT 

324 I own my guilt, my sins confess . . 

019 I pass the gloomy vail of death . . . 

430 j I pay this evening sacrifice .... 

ISO I rest my soul on "Jesus 

994 1 1 rest upon the ground 

1243 I said, " My God! at length .... 

844 I said, " My God! oh, sure .... 

353 I saw my sad estate--condemned to . 

233 j I saw that I was lost, far gone astray . 

215 < I see its domes resplendent glow . . 

215 1 1 see, or think I see 

1245 j I see the scourges tear his back . . . 

840 I see thee not, I hear thee not . . . 

558 I sing the goodness of the Lord . . . 

886 I sing the wisdom that ordained . . 
1077 I smite upon my troubled breast . . 

595 I thank thee, uncreated Sun . . . . 

744 I thought I saw an angry, frowning . 
095 I thought upon the law, the fiery law 
199 I told him all my secret grief .... 
599 I, too, with thee^ shall walk in white . 

557 I tremble, lest the wrath divine . . . 
826 I urge no merits of my own .... 

1180 I've seen thv glorv and thy power . . 

928 I waitforttiee;Iwait 

433 I wait for thy salvation, Lord . . . . 

433 I was a wandering sheep 

055 I was a wayward child 

778 I was not born a little slave . . . . 
418 I was not born as thousands are . . . 
308 I welcome all thy sovereign will . . 

880 J I, who am defiled with sin 

413 1 1 will love in joy or sorrow! . . . . 
064 j I will not ask what else is mine . . . 
604 I will praise thee, Sun of glory ! . . . 

745 I would — but thou must give the . . 
482 1 1 would forever speak his name . . . 

945 I would love thee 

945 I would not be a stranger still . . . 
505 I would not breathe for worldly joy . 

1273 I would not have the restless will . . 

1230 I would not live alway ; no, welcome 

1273 the tomb ! 

1010 I would not murmur, Lord .... 
213 I would not wish in heaven to dwell . 
932 I yield my powers to thy command . 

71 I yield to thy control 

740 If aught should tempt my soul to 
586 If but my fainting heart be blest 
352 j If done beneath thy laws . . . 

1219 j If earthly parents hear .... 

558 If e'er I go astray 

45 | If God hath made this world so fair 

1135 | If he is mine 

221 If he my Father be 

487 If he our ways should mark . . 

956 If I must die 

432 If I to mention thee forbear . . 

851 If in my Father's love .... 

558 If in the gloom of night I shroud 

705 If joy shall at thy bidding fly . 

740 If lite be long, I will be glad . . 
1198 If life's wide ocean smile or roar 

720 If love to God and love to men . 
64 If my immortal Saviour lives . 
27 If now, while pardon may be found 

691 If o'er my sins I think to draw . 
64 If on the morning's wing they fly , 

650 If on the wings of morn we speed 

692 If once I wander from thy path 
949 If, pressed by poverty severe 

1017 If, richly clothed, and proudly fed 
691 If sang the morning stars for joy 
603 If sin be pardoned, I 'm secure . 
64 If sin lay covered in my heart . 
691 If still he silence keep ..... 

777 If such the sweetness of the streams 

778 If tears of sorrow would sufiice . . , 

923 



730 
218 

746 



1)50 

950 
314 
314 

1010 
567 
747 
089 
118 
118 
(506 
823 
314 
314 
104 
744 

1289 



44 

599 
000 
551 
551 
1078 
1078 
931 
1053 
040 
930 
640 
581 
348 
649 
751 
832 
215 



1176 
932 
696 
62 
622 
412 
929 
876 



217 
226 
959 

848 
499 
1171 

1020 

1002 
131 

1094 
763 

1107 
866 
750 

1280 
136 

1107 
139 
826 

1009 

1099 
464 
754 
850 
848 

. 909 
560 



INDEX OF FIRST LINES OF 



HYMN 

If the way be drear 4 '4 

If thou hadst bid thy thunders roll . 554 
If thou, in. thy great love to us . . .1154 
If thou shouldst call me to resign . . 929 
If thou the furnace dost employ . . 94(5 
If to the right or left I stray . " . . . G35 
If, winged with beams of morning . 136 
Immortal glories crown his head . . 1258 
In all my ways thy hand I own . . . 6(54 
In ail our Maker's grand designs . . 129 
lu all the varying scenes of time . . 189 
In all their erring, sinful years . . .1086 
In all thy doctrines and commands . 150 
In all thy mercies, may my soul . . 214 
In countries far from home .... 572 
In darkest scenes, when sorrows rose 632 
In darkest shades, if he appear ... 681 
In darkness willingly I strayed . . . 823 

In deep submission, aid 1204 

In each event of life, how dear ... 4 
In early years thou wast my guide . . 213 
In earth below, in heaven above . . 210 
In every action, every thought . . . 805 
In every dark, distressful hour . . . 374 
In every joy that crowns my days . . 4 

In every new distress 1025 

In every pang that rends the heart . 85.5 

In every period of my life 214 

In eveiy smiling, happy hour . . . 205 

In every state secure 06) 

In faith may we receive thy word . . 80 
In foreign realms, and lands remote . 202 
In gentler language, there the Lord . 123 
In God the Lord let Israel trust . . . 600 
In heaven above, on earth below . . 767 
In heaven, and earth, and air, and seas 241 

In holy duties let the day 61 

In humble notes our faith adores . . 184 

In it all is light and glory 1226 

In life, in death, on earth, in heaven . 1093 
In life or death, I take my stand . . . 761 
In life's first dawn, my tender frame . 212 
In life's short day, let me yet more . 088 

In me he ever dwells 077 

In midst of dangers, fears, and deaths 202 
In my heart thy word I cherish . . . 980 
In my Redeemer's name 778 



In one sweet symphony of praise . . 110. 
In pastures green he '11 lead his flock . 1250 
In prayer, in effort, tears, and toils . 704 
In prayer, my soul drew near to God 617 
In reason's ear they all rejoice . . . 119 
In robes of judgment, lol he comes . 1285 
In scenes exalted or depressed . . . 1156 
In shame and anguish, once he died . 381 

In spite of all my foes 217 

In suffering, be thy love my peace . . 704 
In tender grass he makes me feed . . 218 

In that decisive hour 574 

In that lone land of deep despair . . 407 
In the cold prison of a tomb .... 50 
In the cross of Christ I glory .... 31 
In the furnace God may prove thee . 
In the hour of pain and anguish . . 
In the last hour of deep distress . . 

In the wilderness astray 

In the world of endless ruin .... 

In thee alone I trust 

In thee be our salvation sure .... 
In thee I live, and move, and am . . 

In thee I place my trust 

In thee we trust — on thee rely. . . . 
In thee we trust: we pray thee, Lord , 
In them thou may'st be clothed and , 

In this divine abode , 

In thy dear cross a grace is found . . 
In thy fair book of life and grace . , 
In thy fair book of life divine . . 



053 

750 
281 
231 
561 
033 
322 
C>5S 
762 
837 
335 
1101 
527 
330 
235 
242 



HTMIT 

In thy word I hear thee saying . . . 745 

In us " Abba, Father," cry 456 

In us, for us, intercede 4513 

In vain I task my aching brain . . . 814 
In vain we seek for thine abode . . . 175 
In vain we tune our formal songs . . 462 
In want, my plentiful supply . . . . 253 

In Zion God is known 1025 

Incarnate God! — now to thine arms . 435 
Incarnate Word! by every grief . . . 1099 
Increase my faith, increase my hope . 037 
Increase, O Lord, our faith and hope . 77 
Indignant Justice stood in view . . . 749 
Infinite joy, or endless woe . . . .1157 
Infinite strength, and equal skill . . 183 
Inspire my soul with life divine . . . 830 
Into his presence let us haste .... 83 
Into temptation lead us not .... 1 
Is not e'en death a gain to those . . . 1217 
Is not thy name melodious still . . . 098 

Is there a blissful home 1-03 

Is there a heart that will not bend . . 823 
Is there a thing beneath the sun . . . 602 
Is there a way for man to rise . . . . 334 
Israel, a name divinely blest .... 225 
Israel, rejoice, and rest secure . . . 232 
Israel's strength and consolation . . 394 
Israel, thus the world despising . . . .^ii 
It can bring with it nothing .... 972 

It hallows every cross 709 

" It ia finished!" Oh, what pleasure . 297 

It is not death 1173 

It is not place — above, below . . . 093 
It is that heaven-born faith surveys . 1289 
It is the Lord, ray cov'nant God . . 9 4 
It is the Lord— who gives me all . . 934 

It is the oft-told tale 1019 

It makes the coward spirit brave . . 319 
It makes the wounded spirit whole . 441 
It sweetly cheers our drooping hearts 483 
It tells me of a place of rest .... 530' 

It tells of joys to come 907 

It was my guide, my life, my all . . 4-8 

It was no patli of flowers 737 

It was the sight of thy dear cross . . 708 
Jehovah! Father, Spirit, Son! ... 471 
Jehovah sits upon the floods . . . . 1_0 

Jehovah's voice of majesty 120 

Jehovah, the Lord, is my treasure and lOOli 
Jehovah — 'tis a glorious word I . . . 112 
Jerusalem, my glorious home! . . . 12"1 
Jesus, and didst thou leave the sky . 3.3 
Jesus! be endless praise to thee . . . 743 
Jesus can make a dying bed . . . . 1194 

Jesus for me hath died 932 

Jesus, I hang upon thy word .... 303 
Jesus, I throw my arms around . . . 1278 

Jesus Immanuel (J'i 

Jesus, in heaviness and fear .... 405 

Jesus, in solitude and grief 405 

Jesus, in weakness of this flesh . . . 405 

Jesus is gone up on high 377 

Jesus is worthy to receive .... 
Jesus, may thy love constrain us 
Jesus, may thy promised blessing . 
Jesus, my all m all thou arc . . . 
Jesus, my God !— I know his name 
Jesus, my God! thy blood alone . 
Jesus! my Shepherd, Guardian . 



338 
296 
1048 
253 
797 
402 
441 



Jesus my Shepherd is 551 

Jesus, on thy people shine 377 

Jesus, our God, ascends on high . . 878 

Jesu3, our great High Priest, Hath . . 523 

Jesus, our great High Priest, Offered . 440 

Jesus, our living Head ! 786 

Jesus, our Lord, descend . . . . . 474 

Jesus, our Lord, how wondrous great 287 

Jesus, our only joy be thm! .... 667 



924 



ALL STANZAS BUT THE FIRST. 



Jesus! save our dying semis 



: Let every creature rise and bring' . 



Jesus sought me when a stranger . . 048 \ Let every creature sing . . 
Jesus, still lead on 404 Let every element rejoice . 



. 1047 



Jesus ihe ancient faith confirms 
Jesus, the Lamb of God, hath bled 
Jesus, the Lamb of God, Who, us . . 
Jesus, the Lord, appears at last . . . 
Jesus, the Lord, shall guard me safe . 
Jesus ! the name that calms our fears . 

Jesus, the Saviour, reigns 

Jesus, thee our Saviour hailing . . . 
Jesus, thine aid afford ...... 

Jesus, this feast receiving 

Jesus, thou Friend divine . . 
Jesus, thou in the form of God 

Jesus, thou Prince of life! 11/8 

Jesus, thy name our souls adore . . . 837 

Jesus! thy smiles impart 042 

Jesus, to multitudes unknown . . . 436 

Jesus! to thee I cling 1169 

Jesus! to thy dear faithful hand . . . 1172 

Jesus, to whom I fly 769 

Jesus, we come at thv command 



Let every kindred, every tribe 

Let every land his power confess . . 

Let every moment, as it flies . . . . 

Let fail thy rod of terror 

Let floods and nations rage . . . . 

Let good or ill befall 

Let grace our selfishness expel . . . 
Let him be crowned with majesty . . 

Let him that htareth say 

Let him who pines with piercing cold 
Let Israel trust in God 



. 389 i Let Kedar's wilderness afar . 



. 504 
. 397 



341 

794 
871 



Jesus, who thy life didst giv 

Jesus, whose dwelling is the skies 

Join, alive ransomed race . . . 

Joined in one body may we be . 

Joined in one spirit to our head . 

J iy of the desolate, Light of the . . vos 

Joy to the world! the Saviour reigns! 277 

Joyful, alive nations, rise 270 

Joyful are we now to own 1007 

J< yi'ul, with all the strength I have . 754 
Joyfully on earth adore him .... 99 
Jiidge not the Lord by feeble sense . 236 

Just as I am 559 

Justice and judgment are thy throne . 132 
Justly might the fatal dart .... 
Kept peaceful in the midst of strife 
Kind Shepherd of the sheep! . . 
King of giory, reign forever! . . . 
Kingdoms wide that sit in darkness 
Kings shall fall down before him . 
Knock, and with patience wait . . 
Knowing " as I am known "... 
Knowledge — alas! 'tis all in vain . 
Lamb of God, thy lowly name . . 
Lamb of God! to thee I cry 



592 
. 3094 
. 401 
. 386 
. 1127 
. 1039 
. 503 
. 1237 
. 858 
. 204 
. 741 
. 1115 
. 1185 
. 661 
893 
395 
454 
4.-4 
910 



Let love, in one delightful stream . . 
Let man, by nobler passions swayed . 
Let me among thy saints befouncl . . 
-Let me be with thee where thou art . 
Let me but hear thy dying voice . . 
Let me love thee more and more . . 
Let me never from thee stray .... 
Let mockers scoff, the world defame . 
Let mountains from their seats be . . 

Let music swell the breeze 

Let nature change, and sink, and die 
Let not sorrow dim your eye .... 
Let not the world, with spot or soil . 
Let not thy face be hid from me . . 
Let not thy love flow out ..... 
Let othersstretch their arms like seas 

Let past ingratitude 

Let peace within her walls be found . 
Let princes hear, let angels know . . 
Let songs of Zion, known of old . . 
Let storms of woe in whirlwinds rise 
Let strains of heavenly music rise . . 

Let strangers walk around 

Let such as feel oppression's load . . 
Let that love vail our transgression 
Let the dark, benighted pagan . . . 
Let the ransomed thus rejoice . . . 
Let the redeemed of the Lord . . . 
Let the sweet hope that thou art mine 
Let the world despise and leave me . 
Let this blest hope mine eyelids close 
Let this my every hour employ . . . 
Let this vain world engage no more . 

Let those refuse to sing 

Let those that sow in sadness wait . . 
Let thrones and powers and . . . . 
Let thronging multitudes around . . 
Let thy kind Spirit in my heart . . . 
Let thy loins be straitly girded . . . 
Let troubles rise, and terrors frown . 
Let us be simple with him then . . . 
Let us devote this consecrated day 
Let us then with angels sing 



HVMX 

. Has 
. 114 

. 110 
. 379 
. 35:) 
. 385 
. 1133 
. 121 
. 762 
. 1094 
. 2*7 

506 
1148 

071 
10 55 

859 

110 

m\ 

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015 
5X9 
45U 
800 
192 
1L-0 
250 
890 
9.0 
074 
925 



Laws, freedom, truth, and faith iu 
Lay thy supporting, gentle hand 
Lead me, and then my feet .... 

Lead on, almighty Lord! 

Lead on, dear Shepherd!— led by thee 
Lead us to God, our final rest . . . 
Lead us to holiness— the road .... 
Leaning on thy loving breast. ... 
Leave me not, my Strength, my Trust! 024 

Less, less of self each day 987 

Less of the flesh each day 9X7 j Let us then, with gladsome~mind 

Less than tin-self will not suffice . . 701 ! Let your droopinsr hearts be glad . . 

Less wayward let me be 9x7 Life", death, and hell, and world* . . 

Lest I err, thine aid disdaining . . . 3'.,'9 Life is the hour that God has given . 

Let all combined, with one accord . . 1035 ! Life, like a fountain rich and free . . 

Let all that dwell above the sky ... 338 : Life's labor done, as sinks the clay .' . 
Let all the lands, with shouts of joy . 40 '• Lift the eye, Christian, just as it . . 

Let all the nations fear 120 ! Lift up our thoughts, lift up our . . 

Let all the people of the Lord . . . 107 > Lift up the everlasting gates . . . . 

. 865 I Lift up to God the voice of praise . . 

. 1000 j Lift up your eyes, ye sons of light . . 

. 1260 Lift up your heads, ye gates ! and high 

. 214 Lift up your heads, ye gates! unfold . 

. 824 Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates! . 

• 665 I Lift up your hearts, and stretch your 

• 411 : Light and peace at once deriving . . 
. 337 Light are the pains that nature brings 
. 483 Light serene and holy 

• 385 Like floods the angry nations rise . . 
. ICO Like fruitful showers of rain . . . . 



043 
555 
18 
38 
795 
1228 

sm 

19 
1143 
1119 
1127 
231 
154 
9-0 
900 
JVi 

1180 

968 
169 

1121 



Let all who bear the name of Christ 
Let all your lamps be bright . . . 
Let cares like a wild deluge come . 
Let day and dusky night .... 
Let distant times and nations raise 
Let earth and all her charms depart 
Let earth's alluring joys combine 
Let elders worship at his feet . . 
Let everlasting thanks be thine . 
Let every act of worship be . . 
Let every creature join to bless . 



1059 
459 
L81 



57 

270 
2a8 
896 

501 

1o7 
1192 
993 
365 
10i8 
256 
351 
364 
363 
30 
366 
1213 
751 
991 
145 
S60 



925 



INDEX OF FIRST LINES OF 



Like him, now in my youth . . . 
Like lilm, through scenes of de<-p . 
Like mighty rushing wind .... 
Like sorm- bright dream that conies 
Like the dew, thy peace distill . . 
Like the sun's reviving ray . . . 
Like them may avo rejoice to own . . 

Little then myself I knew 

Live till all thy life I know .... 
Lives again our glorious King! . . . 
Lo! every kindred, tongue, and trib-j 
Lo! glad I come; and thou, blest . . 
Lo! God is here!— him, day and night 
Lo! he comes; he heeds my plea . . 
Lo! his triumphal chariot waits . . . 
Lo! in t!uso latter days, our land . . 
Lo! Jehovah, we adore the* 



HYMN I HTMtf 

. 804 J lord, let thy peace my soul sustain . 738 

. 1100 ; Lord, let us in our homes agree . . . 1087 

. 448 Lord, may I ever keep in view . . . 1246 

. 689 Lord of earth and heaven! my breast . 639 

. 450 Lord of glory, God most high! . . . 741 

50 Lord of heaven! beyond our sight . . 609 

. 806 Lord, our God, for these, thy bounties 1071 

. 032 I .Lord, search my thoughts, and try my 141 

. 398' Lord, send a beam of light divine . . 1265 

Lord, shall it be forever said .... 1272 

Lord, spread the triumphs of thy . . 1037 

Lord, thine atoning blood apply . . 615 

8 Lord, through another year .... 1160 

9*1 Lord, thy church is still thy dwelling 1023 

362 ; Lord, thy guardian presence ever . . 399 

1104 ! Lord, thy helpless sheep behold . . 396 

49 j Lord, till I reach that blissful shore . 844 



Lo! Jesus, who invites 506 < Lord, turn thee to my soul 775 

Lo! such the child, whose early fort . 1089 Lord, we adore thy ways 312 

Lo! the angelic bands 356 .Lord, we have long abused thy love . 557 

Lo! th' incarnate God ascended . . . 518 j Lord, we obey thy call 255 

Lo! the pris'ner is released 1264 j Lord, we repent, we weep, we mourn 1117 

. ;560 i Lord, we return thee what we can . . 288 

. 877 I Lord, we thy presence seek .... 998 

. 1250 j Lord, what can I impart 203 



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144 
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1122 
462 
783 
875 
362 
917 

1085 
534 
589 



Lo! the rising sun appears . . 
Lo! the world, from thee rebelling 
Lo! these are they from sufferings 
J,o! through the gloom of guilty . 
Lo! thy church, thy garden now . 
Lo! thy sun goes down no more 
Lo! we come to thee for ease . . . 
Lo! with deep contrition turning . 
Lone are the paths, and sad the . . 
Lonely I no longer roam .... 
Long as we live, and when we die . 
Xiong hadst thou reigned ere time . 
Long have we roamed in want . . 
Look, as when thy dying eye . . . 
Look down, O God, with pitying eye 
Look, how we grovel here below . 
Look to the Lord, his word, his . . 
Look up, my soul, with cheerful eye! 
Loose all your bars of massy light! 
Lord, arm me with thy Spirit's might 
Lord, bring thy sheep th it wander 
Lord, come thou with power to . . , 
Lord, decide the doubtful case . . , 
Lord, do not let me trust ..... 
Lord, do thou the sinner turn . . t _ 
Lord, dost tiiou sweetly urge and press 460 
Lord, draw reluctant souls" .... 516 
Lord, from thine inmost glory send . 1073 
Lord, give us such a faith as this . . 758 
Lord God of hosts! Oh, nmy our . . 8 
Lord God of hosts, who reign'st on high! 13 
Lord God of truth and grace .... 496 
Lord, grant me grace for every day . 947 
Lord, here we bend our humble souls 184 
Lord, how can I, whose native sphere 
Lord, how thy wonders are displayed 
Lord, I adore' thy matchless grace" . 
Lord, I am brought exceeding low 
Lord, I believe; But gloomy fears . 
Lord, I believe; but oft, I know . . 
Lord, I believe thou hast prepared 
Lord, I believe thy precious blood . 
Lord, I believe were sinners more . 
J^ord, I desire with thee to live . . 
Lord, I my vows to thee renew . . 
Lord, incline me to repent . . . . 
Lord, it is my chief complaint . . 

Lord, it is not life to live 

Lord Jesus! be our constant guide . 
Lord Jesus! spoed the day .... 
Lord Jesus! take my spirit . . . . 
Lord, lend thy gracious ear . . . 

Lord, let me still abide 

Lord, let rny soul forever share . . 
Lord, let not ail my hon^s be vain . 
Lord, let thy love shine forth and . 



734 ' Lord, what is man, or all his race . . 287 

1146 j Lord, what is man, that thou shouldst 170 

1042 Lord, what is worthless man .... 371 

776 ! Lord, when this mortal frame decays 212 
1119 I Lord, with this sinful heart of mine 



5-37 



. 73 
Loud let the gospel trumpet blow . .1122 
Loud may the troubled ocean roar . 192 
Love and grief my heart dividing . . 295 
Love is the golden chain that binds . So') 
Love, only love, thy heart inclined . 200 
Love's redeeming work is done . . . 354 
Low at his feet, men, O my soul! . . 122 

Low at thy feet I bow 733 

Low at thy feet I '11 cast me down . . 730 
Low at thy feet my soul would lie . .411 
Make haste, my days, to reach the goal 6-9 
Make me like a little child 910 



Make me to walk in thy commands . 914 

Make thy salvation sure 5-°5 

Making thus the Lord my ehoice . . 835 
Man cannot aught conceive .... 977 
Man in immortal beauty shone . . . 259 
Man may trouble and distress me . . 966 
March on in your Redeemer's . . . 971 
May each in each still feed the flame . 1140 
May erring minds that worship here . 1073 
May every heart confess thy name . 809 
May faith grow firm, and love grow . 1073 
May grace each idle thought control . 46 
May he, by whose kind care we meet . 84 

May he teach us to fulfill 93 

May peace attend thy gate . . . . 26 
May peace within thy 6acred walls . 28 
May the blood of Jesus heal it . . . 570 
May the Gospel's joyful sound . . . 55 
May they that Jesus whom they . . 1031 

May thy rich grace impart 722 

May thy will, not mine, be done . . 908 

May we this life improve 49 

Meek and lowiy, pure and holy . . . 8H7 
Men die in darkness at your side . . 87!) 
Mere human power shall fat decay . 902 
Mere mortal power shall fade and . . 8S7 
'Mid keen i-eproach, and cruel scorn . 281 
Might I enjoy the meanest place . . 15 

tfow , Mighty King of righteousness . . . 264 
1003 i Mighty- to redeem and save .... 410 

509 ! Mild he lays his glory by 270 

1147 j Millions of happy spirits live .... 4:19 

(534 ' Millions of years my wondering eyes 1252 
05 i Mine is an unchanging love .... 709 

548 j Mine thf> God whom you adore . . . 10(59 

582 I Mine to chide me when I rove ... 491 



926 



ALL STANZAS BUT THE FIRST. 



Mine to comfort in distress 



HYMN ! 

491 i My sure defense is firmly placed 



Mine to tell of joys to come .... 401 i My table thou ha»t furnished . . 
More molded to thy will . _ . . . . 087 | My terrors all vanished before his . 



More of thy presence, Lord, impart 
Mortals with joy behold his face . . 254 
Momning souls, dry up your tears . . 261 
Much of my time has run to waste . 71 
Must I be carried to the skies .... 885 

Must I be smitten, Lord? 950 

My cheerful hope can never die . . . 846 
My crimes are great, but ne'er surpass 504 
My days are shorter than a span . . 1162 
M>' days, unclouded as they pass . . 66 
My dying Saviour, and my God . . 905 
My fainting flesh had died with grief . 674 
My faith would lay her hand .... 299 
My Father, God! and may these lips . 970 

My Father's house on high 1237 

My feet shall never slide 104 

My feet shall travel all the length . . 324 

My flesh shall slumber in the ground . 816 

My flesh would rest in thine abode 

My God! forgive my follies past . . 

My God hath saved' my soul from . 

My God, how excellent thy grace! 

My God, how wonderful thou art 

I'ly God! I cry with every breath . 

My God! I feel the mournful scene 

My God! I thank thee, who hast . 

My God! I would not long to see . 

My Ciod! thy name is Love . 



086 i My thoughts address his throne . 



14 
501 

650 

157 
172 

500 
547 
1078 
235 
032 
Goo 
4S1 
247 
846 



My God will pity my complaints 
My gracious Goo! how plain . . 
My gracious Master, and my God , 
My great Protector, and my Lord , 
My guilt appeared but small before 
My heart for gladness springs ... 753 
My heart grows warm with holy fire . 21 
My heart is fixed; my song shall raise 100 
My heart resolves, my tongue obeys . 1080 
My heart shall triumph in my Lord . 11 
My highest praise, alas, how poor! . . 732 
My Hope, my Trust, my Life, my Lord 626 
My hopes of heaven were firm and . 500 
My humbled soul, when thou art near 705 

My Jesus, as thou wilt! 036 

My Jesus shall be still my theme . . 3! 
My knowledge of that life is small . , 
My life, my health, my friends I owe 
My life, my joy, my hope I owe . , 
My life, while thou preserv'st . . . 
My lifted eye, without a tear . . . , 
My lips and cheerful heart prepare 
My lips with shame my sins confess . 

My longing eyes look out 

My longing soul faints with desire . 
My Lord, before to glory gone . . 
My native country, thee ..... 

My pathway is not hid 631 

My Saviour, by his powerful word . . 621 
My Saviour! every smile of thine . .1252 
1188 
591 
8.54 
13 
220 
5;)(5 



703 
2(4 
305 
202 
4 
850 
504 
671 
17 
1107 
1120 



My Saviour, whom absent I love 
My sins a heavy load appear . . 
My soul! ask what thou wilt . . 
My soul doth long and, fainting, si, 
My soul he.doth restore again . 
My soul lies humbled in the dust 

My soul looks back to see 200 

My soul obeys th' almighty call . . 403 

My soul rejoices to pursue' 483 

My soul shall pray for Zion still ... 27 

My soul to thee alone 72 

My soul with patience waits .... 671 
My soul would leave this heavy clay . 684 
My soul would thither tend .... 1263 

My spirit homeward turns 1232 

My Strength, my Guide vouchsafe . 767 
My struggling will by grace control 085 



HYMN 

. 944 
. 220 
. 1006 
. 817 
. 501 
134 
135 
656 
26 
601 
486 
947 
53 



My thoughts are like a troubled sea . 
My thoughts, before they are my own 
My thoughts lie open to the Lord . . 
" My times are in thy hand" .... 
My tongue repeats her vows .... 
My trust is fixed upon thy word . . 
My waking eyes prevent the day . t 
My weaned soul was all resigned . . 
My willing soul would stay .... 

My worthless heart to gain 563 

Myself can hardly bear 733 

Myself I cannot save 72 

Name, above every name! thy praise . 302 

Nearer my Father's house 1169 

Nearer my going home 1169 

Nearer that hidden stream 1169 

Ne'er think the victory won .... 636 

Never weary of well-doing 867 

New-born, I bless the waking hour . 51 
No bleeding bird, nor bleeding beast . 492 

No burning heats by day 104 

No chilling winds, no poisonous . . 1234 
No cloud those blissful regions know . 1236 
No earthly father loves like thee . . 172 
No: facing all its frowns or smiles . . 807 

No force of earth or hell 900 

No good in creatures can be found . . 651 
No heavenly harpings soothe our ear . 449 
No human power shall e'er eontrol . 830 
No: I must my praises bring .... 442 

No joys that angels know 977 

No: let the world cast out my name . 802 

No longer now delay 524 

No longer would my soul be known . 1008 



No, Lord, I'm not ashamed of thee . 709 
No, Lord, thou'lt ne'er deceive . . . 503 
No man of greater love can boast . . 602 
No more a lily among thorns .... 1032 
No more fatigue, no more distress . 1253-4 
No more let sin and sorrow grow . . 277 
No more on promises I'll rest .... 633 
No more shall foes unclean invade . . 1024 
No more the drops of piercing grief . 1190 
No more, ye lusts, shall ye command . 557 
No mortal can with him compare . . 328 

No, no, it is not dying 1177 

No other name but thine is given . . 437 
No: rather let me freely yield . . . 927 

No rest is to be found 663 

No restine-plaee we seek on earth . .1240 
No rude alarms of raging foes . . 
No slacker grows the fight .... 
No: still the ear of sovereign gr:;ce 
No sun shall smite thy head by day 

No sw r eeter is the cup 

No taunting foes the song require . 
No temple made with hands . . . 
No: thou art precious to my heart . 
No threat'ning foes shall drive mo . 
No: thy dear name engraven stands 

No wider is the gate 

No winter there, no shades of night 
No words can tell w-hat sweet relief 
Nor alms, nor deeds that I have done 
Nor death itself shall stop my song 
Nor deuth, nor hell shall e'er remove 
Nor death, nor life, nor earth, nor hell 

Nor doth it yet appear 

Nor earth, nor all the sky 645 

Nor earth, nor seas, nor sun, nor stars 251 
Nor fear thy Salem's hills to wrong . 
Nor here alone: 1) ope pierces far . , 
Nor let the good man's trust depart 
Nor pain, nor grief, nor anxious fear 

927 



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. 1019 

. 608 
. 22o 
. 10:0 
. 1041 
. £76 
. 700 
. 729 
. 420 
. 1019 
. 1153 
. 844 
. 606 
. 205 



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1041 
646 
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1200 



INDEX OF FIRST LINES OF 



H VMS' | HYMN 

Nor pleasure's fascinating charms . . 812 I Oh ! could our thankful hearts devise . 174 



Nor shall my tongue alone proclaim 
Nor shall the glowing flame expire 
Nor shall thy spreading gospel rest 
Nor that deluding, empty joy . . , 
Nor voice can sing, nor heart can . , 
Nor will our days of toil be long . . 
Not all our groans and tears . . . . 
Not all that men on earth can do . . 

Not all the harps above 

Not angel-trumpets sound more clear 
Not atigcls that stand round the Lord 



'J->5 
804 
479 
812 
087 



Not forour duties or deserts 
Not for this span of life alone . . 
Not half so far has nature placed 
Not half so high his power hath 
Not in mine innocence I trust 
Not life itself, with all its joys 
Not many rich or noble called 



308 

645 
74 
10.S0 
1008 
. 1141 
. 163 
. 163 
. 1186 
. 44 
. . 1032 



Not many years their round shall run 1 158 Oh for his sake, our guilt forgive 



Oh! could we make our doubts remove 1191 
Oh, enter his gates with thanksgiving . 85 
Oh, enter, then, his gates with praise . .31 
Oh, enter ye his temple gate .... 32 

O everlasting Light 444 

Oh, everywhere, Oh, every dav . . .1097 
Oh, faint not, Christian ! for thy sighs 903 

O Father! in that hour 1:102 

Oil, fill my soul with faith and love . .570 

Oh for a godly fear Q£4 

Oh for a lowly, contrite heart . 

Oh for a shout of joy . . 15i 

Oh for a shout of sacred joy . . 
Oh for a sight, a pleasing sight . 
Oh for a strong, a lasting faith 
Oh for a trumpet voice .... 
Oh for a voice of sweeter sound . 
Oh for grace our hearts to soften! 



Oh for that grace which springs from 



Not mine, hot mine the choice . . . 9_'8 „ 

Not on a seraph's wing of fire .... 198 i Oh for the death of those 

Not so your eyes will always view . . 540 Oh for the living flame . 

Not soltest strains can charm my ears 700 

Not streaming blood nor cleansing Are 584 

Not vows, nor groans, nor broken cries 300 

Not walls, nor hills could guard so well 888 

Not what we wish, but what we want 666 

Nothing but truth before his throne . 141 

Now behold him high enthroned . . 377 

Now, for the love I Bear his name . . 7_'4 

Now God invites— how blest the day! 497 

Now I am thine, forever thine, Nor . 8-0 



Now I am thine, forever thine— Oh, save 820 
Now I esteem their mirth and wine . 498 
Now I forbid my carnal hope . . . .1103 
Now in the Father's glory high . . . 830 

Now is th' accepted time 510 

Now is the time; he bends his ear . . 88 
Now let the east in him rejoice . . . 107 

Now let the trumpet raise 39 

Now, Lord, I would be thine alone . 818 
Now, Lord, I would be thine alone . 554 
Now may the King descend .... 54 
Now may we hear our Shepherd's voice 90 
Now our solemn chant we raise . . 
Now proclaim his deeds afir . . . 
Now rest, my long-divided heart! . 
Now safely moored, my perils o'er . 
Now shall my head be lifted high . 
Now, sinners, dry your tears . ^ . . 
Now the desert lands rejoice . . . 
Now the full glories of the Lamb . 
Now the Lord his kingdom takes . 
Now, though he reigns exalted high 
Now to the God of victory .... 
Now to the God whose power can do 
Now to the Lamb that once was slain 
Nov.- to the shining realms above . 
Now to you my spirit turns . . . 
Now we arise from death to life . . 
Now will I tell to sinners round . . 



Oh for thine own, for Jesus' sake 
Oh fur this love let rocks and hills . 
Oh for those humble, contrite tears 
Oh, from the streams of distant lands 
O gentie Shepherd, still behold 
Oh, give us hearts to love like th.ee! 
Oh, glorious hour! oh, blest abode I 
O Glory that no eye can bear! . . 
O God! be thou nfy stay . . 
1 conv 



O God! my inmost soul convert . . 
O God of nope and peace divine . 
O God, our King, whose sovereign. 
O gracious God ! in whom I live . . 
Oh, guard my soul around .... 
Oh, guide me through the various . 
Oh, guide our doubtful feet aright . 
Oh! had he not so kindly glanced . 
Oh! hadst thou left me unchastised 
Oh, happy bond, that seals my vows 



Now, with triumphal palms, they stand 1250 i O Jesus, King of earth and heaven 



Now, ye angels, hovering round us 
Now, ye mourners, cease to languish 
Now, ye saints, his power confessing 

O all ye nations! rise 

Oh, be that noble portion mine ! . . 

Oh, bid my heart rejoice 

Oh, bid the bright archangel then . 
Oh, bless the Lord, my soul! His . 
Oh, bless the Lord, my soul! Nor let 
Oh, change these wretched hearts of 
O Christ, he thou our present joy . 
O city of the Lord! begin . ! . . 
Oh, come, and with his children taste 
Oh, come, behold the works of God ! 
Oh ! cculd I lose myself in thee . . 



O happy Heaven! where thine 

Oh, happy servant he 

. Oh, happy souls that pray . . . 

278 i Oh, hearken to the healing voice 

880 \ Oh, help us, Jesus!. from on high 

1005 ; Oh, help us, Lord, amid all pain 

428 Oh, help us, through the prayer of faith 770 

n Oh, help us when our spirits bleed . . 770 

O Holy Spirit! dost thou mourn . . 4G0 

O Hope of every contrite heart . . . 087 

Oli, how bright the morning seems! . 1042 

Oh, how I hate those lusts of mine 

Oh, how sweet, how excellent . . 

Oh, if my Lord would come and . .1104 

89 ; Oh, if the smiles of love are thine . . 1106 

337 I Oh, in that great, decisive day . . . ISO 

815 Oh, in thy light be mine to go 

10GU i O Jesus, ever with us stay ! . . . 

0:8 j O Jesus! friend to fallen man , . 

O J< sus, foil of truth and grace ! . 



!0 

255 
1130 

850 
KM0 

h )57 
4 



5 i 7 O Jesus, Light of all below ! 

1213 O Jesus, once tossed on the breast of 
249 O Jesus, Saviour! hear the sighs . . 

1128 i Oh, keep me in thy heavenly v*iy . 

1102 ! Oh, keep my soul fern death . . . 
625 Oh, lead me to the Rock 

1240 Oh let me climb those higher skies 
224 Oh let me, Lord, each grace possess 
223 i Oh let me, then, at length be taught 
540 ! Oh let me think how thou didst leave 
807 Oh let me wing my hallowed flight 

103.5 ! Oh let my hand forget her skill . . 
509 : Oh let my hope, so dear, so bright 
40 Oh let my spirit meekly rest . . 
705 Oh let that glorious anthem swell 

928 



179 
CIS 
847 
488 
810 
708 
1211 
113 
Oil 
202 
."70 
1085 
1082 
282 
816 
175 
988 
495 
<)75 
15 
037 
025 
51 

lqqo 

949 
1005 
400 
1000 
16 
8«8 
770 
088 



CSR 

LSI 
081 
706 
809 

1109 
7C0 
037 



197 
251 
460 

780 



ALL STANZAS BUT THE FIRST. 



HY'MX 

Oh let the dead now hear thy. voice . 1003 
Oh let the saints with joy record . . 154 
Oh let this love constrain us ... . 320 
Oh let thy love descend on tho c e . . 1103 
Oh let thy love, with sweet control . . 983 
Oil let thy love within us dwell . . . OHO 

0:1 let thy rising beams <?9 

0!i let thy smitten ones ngain . . . 1104 
Oh let thy Spirit to my heart .... 598 
Oil let us cast each vice away .... 321 

Oh let us fly,— to Jesus fly! 1180 

Oh let us to his courts repair .... 83 
O long-expected day, begin! . . . .1253 
O Lord, how infinite thy love! . . . 259 
O Lord, I cast my care on thee . . . 051 
O Lord, I'll treasure in my soul ... 692 
O Lord, my weary soul release . . . 461 
O Lord of hosts, my King, my God ! . 17 
O Lord, our heavenly King .... 177 
O Lord, the pilot's part perform ... 417 
O Lord, the sole begotten Son . . . 467 
O Lord, we need not to repeat . . . 591 
O Lord, with sorrow and with shame . 284 
O Love, how cheering is thy ray! . . 694 
O Love, that, long e'er time began . . 233 
Oh, lovely attitude! he stands .... 541 
Oh, magnify the Lord with me! II s . 152 
0:i, magnify the Lord with me! With 230 
Oh, make but trial of his love . . . 230 
Oil, may I bear some humble part . . 350 
Oil, may I ever hear thy voice . . . 333 

Oh, may I learn the art 803 

Oh, may I live to reach the phice . . 165 
Oh, may I, Lord, desire the pain . . 943 
Oh, may I no longer dreaming . . . 990 
Oh, may our sympathizing breasts . . 873 
Oil, may our willing hearts confess . 323 
Oh, may that mind in us be formed . 389 
Oli, may tiie heavenly prospect Are . 1236 
Oh, may the least omission pain . . 635 
Oh, may the righteous, when I stray . 6 
Oh, may the sweet, the blissful theme 327 
Oh, may these heavenly pacres be . . 485 
Oh, may these thoughts possess my . 134 
Oh, may this glorious, matchless love 1009 
Oh, may this truth my heart employ . 149 
Oh, may thy iove inspire my tongue! . 596 
Oh, may thy Spirit guide my feet . . 43 

Oh, may we all be found 1279 

Oh, may we all insure 1279 

Oh, may we ever walk in him ... 871 
Oh, may we through thy cross and . 307 
Oh, mean may seem the work we do . 1097 
Oh, might I hear thy heavenly tongue 178 
Oh, might I once mount up and see . 810 
Oh, might we, with believing eyes . . 605 
Oh, mighty grace! our life to live . . 793 

O my offended Lord ! 622 

O my Saviour! Shield, and Sun . . . 442 
Oh, never let my soul remove . . . 846 

Oh, no! this is not dying 1177 

Oh, not a joy or blessing 842 

Oh, not in circling deptn or height . 138 

Oh, not my own . . . 718 

Oh ! on that day— that wrathful day . 1283 

Oh, plead my cause above 372 

Oh, praise the Lord! for he is good . . 167 
Oh, pray we then for Salem's peace ! . 28 
Oh, rebuke me not in anger .... 980 
Oh, render thanks to God above . . 181 
Oh, rich and priceless is the grace . . 033 
O Salem! our once happy seat! . . . 1020 
O Saviour! Fount of wondrous might! 795 
O Saviour! then my soul receive . . 495 
Oil, s^nd thy Spirit down, to write . . 914 
Qh, shall rot warmer accents tell . . 1058 
Oh, sh'ns on this benighted heart . . 6'3) 
Oh, shout, ye people, and adore ... 387 

78* 9 



7 

1085 
959 

1278 
115 

1161 



652 
231 
61 
379 
383 



HYMIT 

Oh, show thyself the Prince of Peace 1110 
Oh, spare mc-, and my strength restore 1162 
Oh, speak of Jesus — of his death! . . 434 
Oh, speak of Jesus!— of his power . . 434 
Oh, speed thy chariot, God of love . 1183 
Oh, spread the joyful sound! .... 343 
. Oh, spread thy covering wings around 216 
I Oh, strange the gifts and marvelous . 793 
O sweet abode of peace and love . . 1223 
Ohl sweet will be the welcome day 
Oh, teach them to discern thy voice 
Oh, tell me, Lord, that thou art mine 
Oh, tell me that my worthless name 
Oh, tell of his might, oh, sing of his 
Oh that each, in the day of his . . 

Oh that I, as a little child 704 

Oh that I could forever sit 703 

Oh that I had a stronger faith .... 651 
Oh that I now the rest might know . 1256 
Oh that it were as it hath been ... 
Oh that men would praise the Lord . 
Oh that our thoughts and thanks may 
Oh that with yonder sacred throng 
Oh, the rich depths of love divine!. . 
Oh, the transporting, rapturous scene 1234 
Oh, then, be thou, my Saviour, nigh . 781 
Oh, then, let saints and angels join . 621 
Oh, then, rejoice, and shout for joy . 257 
Oh, then shall the vail be removed! . 1188 
Oh, then, with hymns of praise . . . 1074 
Oh these ever roaming eyes .... 623 
Oh this stubborn, praj-erless knee . 6-3 

O thou almighty Lord! 440 

O thou by whom we come to God . . 856 

O thou eternal Ruler! 11"7 

O thou gracious, wise and just! . . . 657 
O thou great God! whose piercing eye 590 
O thou great Source of joy supreme! . 1185 
O thou, to whom all creatures bow . 170 

O thou, who art our Life 737 

O thou, who every thought dost know 985 
O thou, who sitt'st at God's right hand 4<>8 
O thou, who to our humble prayer . 5 
O thou, whose infant feet were lound . 1089 
O thou, whose mercy bends the skies 1036 
Oh! to be brought to Jesut>' feet . . . 937 
Oh, to grace how great a debtor . . . 648 
Oh, turn us, turn us, mighty Lord . . 1118 

Oh, unexampled love! 318 

O voice of mercy! voice of love! . . 50 
Oh, wash my soul from every sin . . 594 
Oh, watch, and fight, and pray! . . . 6"0 

O Water, life-bestowing 105L 

Oh, welcome day ! when thou my feet 1010 
Oh, welcome him, the Prince of Peace! 541 
Oh, were I like some gentle dove . . 199 
Oh, were I there! oh that I now . . 1154 
Oh, what a night was that which wrapt 60 
Oh, what a scene was there display'd 294 
Oh! what amazing joys they feel . . 1235 
Oh, when his wisdom can mistake . . 125 
Oh, when shall these glad tidings . . 1L6 
Oh! when, thou city of my God . . 1231 
Oh, where is he fhat trod the sea? . . 279 
Oh, where stillest streams are poured . 711 
Oh, while I breathe to thee, my Lord . 608 
Oh, who, like thee so calm, so bright : 83 
Oh, who like thee so humbly bore . L<s3 
Oh, wondrous knowledge, deep and . J-p 
Oh, wondrous love! — to bleed and die 0'»2 
Oh, wretched state of deep despair! . ] ;7S 
! Oh, yes! these things are ever true . 700 
; O Zion ! in thy sacred courts .... 208 
; O Zion ! learn to doubt no more ... 5 9 
| O'er all the sons of human race . . . 17,2 
| O'er all those wide extended plains . 1_ 54 
j O'er the blue depths of Galileo . . . 272 
! Of Canaan's land, from Pisgah's top . l]7i 

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INDEX OF FIRST LINES OF 



HYMN" HYMN 

Of his deliverar.ee I -will boast . . . 230 Our life is a dream; our time, as a . .1161 

Of so divine a Guest 663 Our lips shall tell them to our sons .1090 

Offenses rise 'where'er I look .... 584 Our lives through various seems are . 142 
Oft do our eyes with joy o'erflow . . 805 Our longing eyes would fain behold . 320 

Oft have our fathers told 1025 Our quickened souls awake and rise . 552 

Oft I walk beneath the cloud . . . . 715 Our reason stretches all its wings . . 184 
Oft the nights of sorrow reign . . . 715 Our restless spirits yearn for thee . . 686 

Oft these earnest longings 991 , Our sacrifice is one 872 

On cherub and on cherubim .... 124 Our sins, our guilt, in love divine . . 789 
On eagles' wings they mount, they soar 992 Our sins, though numberless . ... 5 
Osi earth they sought their Saviour's . 1088 ' Our soaring spirits upward rise . . . 184 
On earth we want the sight .... 690 j Our sorrows and pur tears we pour . 174 
On every side I cast mine eye . . . 054 Our soul on God with patience waits . 177 

On God alone rely 675 Our very frailty brings us near . . . 7 ( .)2 

On him the weight of vengeance fell . 740 Our vows, our prayers we now present 216 
On me, as thou art dying 293 : Our willing feet shall stand .... 29 



On the Rock of ages founded . 
On thee alone my hope relics . 
On thee foul spirits have no power 
On thine own command relying 



, 1023 : Our wishes, our desires control . 
383 ! Pardon from an offended God . 
225 Partakers of the Saviour's grace . 
877 Peace be within this sacreel place 



. 829 

. 1099 
. 871 



On this auspicious nv rn . . . . . 58 i Peace is on the world abroad 



56 j Peace on earth, good-will f om heaven 2G9 



On thy dear cross I fix my eyes . 

On us' the vast extent display . . 

On wings of love the Saviour flew . 

Once again beside the cross . . . 

Once did the skies before thee bow 

Once on the raging seas I rode . . 

Once they were mourning here below 1245 " Permit them to approach," he cries 

Once with Adam's race in ruin 



011 i Peaceful be thy silent slumbc: 
873 i People and realms of every tongue 
688 Perfect our souls in eve- y grace . . 
203 Perhaps he will admit my plea . . 
428 j Perish ! — it cannot be 



One army of the living God 
One day, amid the place . . . 
One family — we dwell in him . . 
O-.e gracious look of thine . . . 
One like the Son of God . . . 
One privilege my heart desires . 
One will be with me there, whose 
One with the Lord and all his saints I 
One with thyself, may every eye 



1011 Perpetual blessings from above . 
809 j Pilgrims here on earth, and strangers 
53 Pity and save my ruined soul . . 
809 iPitvdwellcth in thv bosom .... 807 



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672 j Place on the Lord reliance 884 

20 i Place the crown upon his brow . . . 382 

, 1174 Plead, when the tempter's art . . . S72 
999 i Plenteous grace with thee is found . . 409 

. 282 I Poor though I am— despised, forgot . 670 

Only thee content to know 588 i Praise God, from whom all blessings . 05 

O iward, Christian, onward go! . . . 896 j Praise the Lord, his mercies trace . . 108 
O i ward speed thy conquering flight , 1040 j Praise the Saviour, all ye nations ! . .1102 
Onward then to battle move ! . . . . 896 j Praise to the goodness of the Lord . . 179 
0;>en thou the crystal fountain . . . 12:1 ' Praise ye the Lord! the Lord is good! 1018 

Oppressed with guilt,— a painful load 531 j Praises" to him 409 

O: if on joyful wing 989 : Pray for Jerusalem 29 

O-, if 'tis e'er denied thee 842 j Prayer is the burden of a sigh . . 

O • ler my footsteps bj- thy word . . 914 j Prayer is the Christian's vital breath 

O hv-r refuge have I none 408 Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice 

O ir absent King the watchword gave 1228 [ Prayer is the simplest form of speech 



1279 Prayer makes the darkened clouds . 
544 ; Precious is thy word of premise . . 
143 j Prepare us, Lord, by grace divine . 
2 , Presumptuous thought! to fix the . 
46 1 Prevent, prevent it by thy grace 
102 Prince of life ! to thee I cry 



Prince of Peace ! forever near us 
Proclaim abroad his name . . . 
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it . 
Prostrate before the mercy-seat 



Our anxious souls prepare 

Our blessed Lord refuses none . . 

Our children's children, still thy care 

O ir daily bread supply 

Our daily course, O Jesus, bless 

O ir days are as the grass .... 

O ir days run thoughtlessly along . . 1104 

O ir dying day will come * 1203 

O ir earthly garments thou hast worn 793 
Our faith shall rise to sight ere long . 646 

O ir fathers' God! to thee 1120 ' Prostrate I'll lie before his throne 

Our Fellow-sufferer yet retains . . . 855 I Pure are the joys above the sky . 
Our flesh and sense must be denied . 923 Put all thy beauteous garments on 
Our flesh he took, our sins he bore . . 791 J Quick as the apple of the eye 
O ir glad hosannas, Prince of Peace . 274 Quicker yet and quicker 
Our glorious Leader claims our praise 1245 " 
Our God! — how faithful are his ways! 1047 
O »r God in pity lingers still .... 544 
Our God, our help in ages past . . . 140 
Our grateful souls on Jordan's shore . 1151 

Our guilty spirits dread 312 

Our harps that, when with joy we . . 1020 
() ir hearts, by dying love subdued . 88! 



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O tr heavenly Father, thou . . . 
O ir infant race we bring to thee 
Our journey is a thorny maze . . 
Our labors done, securely laid . . 
Our life contains a thousand springs 



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Raised from the dead, we live anew 
Raised on dev otion's lofty wing . . 
Ready for their glorious crown . . 
Re-ascend, immortal Saviour! . . 
Rebel, ye waves, and o'er the land . . 330 
Rebuild thy Avails, thy bounds enlarge 1134 
Redeemer, come! I open wide . . . 30 
Rehearse his praise with awe profound 378 

78 | Rejoice in glorious hope '91 

. 1040) j Rejoice, ye righteous, in the Lord . . 356 
. 12:.9 j Rejoice, ye saints, rejoice and praise . 422 

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Remember all who love thee .... 842 
Remember still that they are thine . 1086 
Remember thee, and all thy pains . . 1050 
Remember thee — thy death", thy . . 1056 
Remember thy Creator now . . . . 1091 
Remove the hardness of my heart . , 1250 
Renew my will from day to day . . . 929 
Renouncing every worldly tiling . . 822 
Repeated crimes awake our fears . . 874 
Repentant sorrow fills my heart . . 830 
Rest for hit soul I Ion a to find . . . 581 

Rest for the fevered brain 1271 

Restraining prayer, we cea--e to fight 
Return, Almighty God, return! . . 
Return, my soul, unto thy rest . . 
Return, O holy Dove! return . . . 
Return, O wanderer, now return 
Return unto thy rest, my soul . . 
Revive our drooping faith .... 
Riches come of thee, and honor . . 
Ride on, ride on in majesty ! . . . 
Rise, Saviour! help me to prevail . 
Rise, touched with gratitude divine 
Rivers of love and mercy here . . 

Rivers to the ocean run 

Roll back the swelling tide of sin . 
Room in the Saviour's bleeding heart 
Safe the dreary vale I tread . . . 
Saint after saint on earth .... 
Saints below, with heart and voice 
Salvation and immortal praise . . 
Salvation! let the echo fly . . . . 

Salvation to God 

Saviour, at thy feet I hill .... 
Saviour, from thy wounded side . 
Saviour, hasten thine appearing 
Saviour, may our Sabbaths he . . 
Saviour of youh! could I from thee 
Saviour, shine, and cheer my soul . 
Saviour, since thou art gone before 
Saviour, thy needful grace afford . 
Saviour, to "me in pity give . . . . 
Saviour, when thy loved ones stray 
Saviour, where'er thy steps I see . 
Say, Live forever, glorious King 
Say, shall we yield him, in costly . 
Scenes of sacred peace and pleasure 
Scenes will vary, friends grow strange 
Seal my forgiveness in the blo'd 
Search for us the depths of God 
Season of rest! the tranquil soul 
Seasons and moons, still rolling round 
Seasons and times and moons and . 
ecure from every mortal care . . 
Secure them from the scorching beam 
See, dearest Lord, our willing souls 
See, from his head, his hands, his feet 
See heaven its portals wide display 
See how he loved, who never shrank 
See how he loved, who traveled on 
See human nature sunk in shame . 
See Jehovah's banner furled . . . 
See, Jesus stands with open arms . 
See, Lord, before thy throne of grace 
See me. Saviour, from above . . 
See nations at thy gates attend . 
See trie Judge our nature wearin, 
See! the Lord appears in view . 
See, where before the throne lie stand 
See where it shines in Jesus' face 
Seek, and expect to find . . . 
Seek first his kingdom's grace to share 
Seek we then the - " Lord's Anointed 
Seize the kind promise while it waits 
Send down thy likeness from above 
Sot up thy throne where Satan reigns 
Shall aught beguile us on the road . 
Snail God invite you from above ? . 



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Shall I then ask in vain 503 

Shall I withhold thy due? 203 

Shall love like thine be thus repaid? . 608 

Shall man reply against the Lord . . 238 
Shall persecution, or distress . . .1005 

Shall they adore the Lord 343 

Shall they hosannas sing 550 

Shall we, whose souls are lighted . . 1132 

She guides the young with innocence 958 

Should coming days' be dark and cold 1228 

Should earth against my soul engage 1200 

Should earth and hell with mahc'e . 225 

Should earth's vain treasures .... 430 

Should friends and kindred, near and 074 
Should friends misjudge, or foes . .1094 

Should I distribute all my store . . . 800 

Should I suppress my vital breath . . 130 

Should I, to gain the world's applause 802 
Should strong temptations fierce assail 774 

Should sudden vengeance seize my . 594 

Should swift death this night o'ertuke 09 

Should thy people silent be ... . 1007 

Should worlds conspire to drive me . 500 

Shouldst thou severely judge . . . 071 
Shout, ye bright angelic choir! . . .1011 

Show my forgetful feet the way . . . 580 

Show us some token of thy love . . 80 

Sinai, in clouds, and smoke, and fire . 150 

Since Christ and we are one .... 790 

Since first, by faith, I saw the stream . 301 

Since from liis bountv I receive . . 828 

Since God doth thus his wondrous . 218 

Since I have always placed mv trust . 013 

Since thou, the everlasting God . . 931 

Since, with firm and pure affection . 677 

Sing how eternal love 255 

Sing how he left the worlds of light . 351 

Sing of his dying love . . . 7 . . 331 

Sing of Jesus, sing forever 407 

Sing on your heavenly way . - . . . 831 

Sing the Son's amazing love .... 24 

Sing, till we feel our hearts .... 331 

Sing we then eternal love 24 

Sing we then the Victor's praise . . . 882 

Sing we, too, the Spirit's love .... 24 

Sinners, behold, as ye pass by . . . 502 

Sinners, believe the Saviour's word . 275 

Sinners, from earth's remotest end . 429 



Sinners, rejoice ! and saints, be glad! . 1020 
Sinners, turn; why will ye die? . . . 539 

Sins against a holy God 291 

Slain in the guilty sinner's stead . . 725 
Slain to redeem us by his blood . . . 339 
Small are the offerings we can make . 1100 
Smile, Lord, on each divine attempt . 1120 
So closely are we linked in love . . . 804 
So fades a summer cloud away . . 1192-3 

So it shall be good for me 938 

So Jesus looked on dying men . . . 873 
So Jesus slept; God's" dying Son . .1200 
So let thy grace surround me still . . 135 
So live forever, glorious Lord . . . 881 

So now, and till we die 1084 

020 | So pilgrims on the scorching sand . 44 
578 ; So shall his presence bless our souls . 585 



•593 1 So shall his staff and rod 881 

1287 | So shall I love mv God 593 

1208 ; So shall mv walk be close with God . 027 

s 720 ! So shall we faultless stand at last . . 919 

105 I So shall we, in his heavenly courts . 95 

503 j So strange, so boundless was the love 25H 

222 i So, when my latest breath 1237 

059 So, when the Christian pilgrim views 755 
109 j So, with mild influence from above . 802 
917 i Soar we now where Christ hath led . 354 
1124 j Soldier of Christ, well done! .... 1207 
1242 j Son of God! be with us here .... 1044 
540 : Songs of praise awoke the morn . . 25 

931 



INDEX OF FIRST LINES OF 



HYMN 

Soon as the evening shades prevail . 119 
Soon as the light of morning broke . 74 
Soon as the morn the light revealed . 617 
Soon as the morn with roses .... 330 
Soon as "we draw our infant breath . 492 
Soon, borne on time's most rapid wing 497 
Soon must we change our place . . 341 
Soon on wings, on wings of love . .1179 
Soon shall I pass the gloomy vale . . 431 
Soon shall our doubts and fears All . 773 
Soon shall our doubts and fears . . . 689 
Soon shall our raptured tongue . . . 334 
Soon shall the nocking nations run . 1036 
Soon shall the trump of God .... 1271 
Soon shall this goodly frame of things 143 
Soon shall we hear him say .... 331 
Soon, soon shall come that glorious . 789 
Soon the days of life shall end . . . 520 
Soon tocome to earth again .... 443 
Soon we pass this desert dreary . . . 1226 
Soon will our earthly race be run . . 1083 
Soon will the storm of life be o'er . . 1183 
Sore the strife, but rich the prize . . 382 

Sorrow and fear are gone 769 

Sovereign Kuler! mighty Lord! . . . 227 
Speak! "and the worid shall hear thy . 1124 
Speak gently to the erring one . . . 905 
Speak, Lord! and bid celestial peace . 616 
Speak of the wondtrs of that love . . 112 
Spirit Divine, attend our prayer . . 447 
Spirit of grace! Oh, deign to dwell . 18 

Spirit of light, explore 448 

Spirit of purity and grace I 466 

Spirit of truth and love 476 

Spirit of truth and love 63 

Spirit of truth, be thou 44S 

Spread for thee the festal board . . . 520 
Sprinkled afresh with pardoning blood 73 
Stand, then, in his great might . . . 898 
Stand up, and bless the Lord . . . 113 
Stand up! stand up for Jesus! . . . 902 
Standing now as newly slain .... 728 
Star divine! oh, safely guide him . .1108 
Star of faith! when winds are mocking 1198 
Star of hope! gleam on the billow . . 1108 
Stay with us, Lord, and with thy light 700 
Still faithful to our God 1019 



Still for me the Saviour stand: 
Still hand in hand, their journey 
Still I adore thee, gracious Lord! 
Still in the shameful cross I glory 
Still let thy love point out my way 
Still let thy tears, thy groans, thy si<_ 
Still looking to Jesus, oh, may I be 



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Still the SpYrit lingers near .... 76 
Still we wait for thine appearing . . 426 
Straight I upbraid my wandering heart 780 
Strangers on earth, we wait for tiiee . 1-140 
Strike, strike the harps again . . . . 273 
Strings and voices, hands and hearts . 108 
Stripped of my earthly friends ... 709 
Strong Creator, Saviour mild .... 443 
Strong in the Lord of hosts .... 898 
Strong were thy foes, but the arm that 1030 
Stronger his love than death or hell . 703 
Submissive would I kiss the rod . . 946 
Such blessings from thy gracious hand 216 
Such love can we, unmoved, survey? 285 
Such seeds of sin — that bitter root . 494 
Such was our Lord; and shall we fear 807 
Such was the pity of our God ... 275 
Such was thy grace, that for our sake 
Such was thy truth, and such thy zeal 280 

Suffering still and doing 991 

Sun, moon, and stars convey thy praise 479 
Sun, moon, and stars thy love attest . 148 
Sun of righteousness! dispel .... 85 
Supremely good and great 401 

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HTMN 

Sure as thy truth shall last 1017 

Sure I must fight, if I would reign . . 885 
Sure, never, till my latest breath . . 508 
Sure, there was ne er a heart so base . 579 
Surely Christ thy griefs hath borne . 534 
Sweet as the dew on herb and flower . 802 
Sweet, at the dawning light .... 12 
Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood 1191 
Sweet, in the confidence of faith . . 909 
Sweet is the day of sacred rest ... 11 
Sweet is the mem'ry of thy grace . . 147 
Sweet on his faithfulness to rest . . 909 

Sweet, on this day of rest 12 

Sweet resting-place of every heart . . SiO 
Sweet the place, exceeding sweet . . 24 
Sweet to look inward, and"attend . . 969 
Sweet truth, and easy to repeat! . . . 780 
Sweet was his service, and nis yoke . 734 
Swift as an eagle cuts the air . . . . 890 
Swift on the wings of time it flies . .11.58 

Take away my erring will 841 

Take courage, then, my trembling soul 783 
Take me, Lord, and all my powers . 475 

Take thou my cup, and it 928 

Take up my yoke, and learn of me . 505 
Tarry with me, O my Saviour! . . . 1184 
Teach all the nations my commands . 1135 
Teach me, in times of deep distress . 214 
Teach me some melodious measure . 6-18 

Teach me to live by faith 854 

Teach me to live, that I may dread . 65 
Teach my weak heart, O gracious . . 375 

Teach us, in every state 773 

Teach us, O Lord, how frail is man . 144 
Tell how the Holy Spirit's grace . . 257 
Tell of his wondrous faithfulness . . 378 
" Tell them, I Am," Jehovah said . . 117 
Ten thousand thousand lips shall join 60 
Ten thousand thousand precious gifts 211 
Ten thousand worlds, ten thousand . 834 
Tender and kind be all our thoughts . 803 
Thanks for mercies past receive . .1159 
Thanks we give, and adoration ... 83 
That blood which thou hast spilt . . 733 
That eye is fixed on 6eraph throngs . 852 
That glory never hence depart I . . .1072 
That God who hears the raven's cry . 222 
That God, whose word all nature . . 122 
That, having all things done .... 8bS 
That heavenly calm within the breast! 01 
That I from tnee no more may part . 635 
That is the city of the saints .... 1241 
That light shall glance on distant . . 1037 
That, long as life itself shall last . . 1066 
That power is prayer, which soars on 852 
That prize with peerless glories bright SS0 

That rich atoning blood 8.54 

That sacred stream, thine holv word . 192 
That tender heart, which felt for all . 807 
That thine eternal Son should bear . 287 

That we with sin polluted 1230 

That when thou shalt in might appear 9.0 
That, where thou art at God's rigi.e . 365 
That will not murmur nor complain . 753 
Th' almighty Former of the skies . . 435 

Th' angelic hosts descend 271 

The answering hills of Palestine . . ^~2 
Th' apostles' glorious company . . . 243 
Th' apostles join the glorious throng . 96 
Th' atonement of thy blood apply . . 995 
The arms of everlasting love .... 979 
The balm of life, the cure of woe . . 319 

The battle soon will yield 892 

The beams first poured on earth . . 427 
The beams of noon, the midnight hour 136 
The best obedience of my hands . . 724 
The best relief that mourners have . 487 
The best return for one like me . . . 695 



ALL STANZAS BUT THE PIHST. 



The bitter pains of hell . 
The bounties of thy love .... 
The broken heart in sacrifice . . . 
The broken heart, the poor . . . 
The burden of our weighty guilt . 
The burden which I feel . . . . 
The calm retreat, the silent shade . 
The changing wind, the flying cloud 
The church triumphant in thy love 
The city of my blest abode* . . . 
The consecrated cross I'll bear . . 
The cov'nant of the King of kings 
The creature of thy hand .... 
The cross hath power to save . . 
The cross! — it takes our guilt away 
The cross, the cross alone .... 
The darkness of my former state . 
The day of small and freble things 
The dead in Christ shall first arise . 
The dearest idol I have known . . 
The deepest reverence of the mind 
The dying thief rejoiced to see . . 
Th' eternal Life his life laid down . 
The evening cloud, the morning dew 
The ever-blessed Son of God. . . 
The evil of my former state . . . 
The faith and hope of things unseen 
The faith that works by love . . . 
The Father of eternal light . . . 
The fearful soul that tires and faints 
The feeling heart, the melting eye . 
The final, awful hour is near . . . 
The forests in his strength rejoice . 
The gladness of that happy day . . 
The God of Abrah'm praise . . . 
The God of glory down to men . . 
The God of harvest praise .... 
The God we worship now .... 
The gospel trumpet hear 



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The least and feeblest there may bide 968 
The light and strength, the pardoning 840 
The light of love is round Ins fret . . 912 
The light of smiles shall fill again . . 943 
The light of truth to us display . . . 4.34 

The lofty hills and towers 081 

The Lord abounds with tender love . 160 
The Lord beheld me sore distressed . 659 
The Lord can clear the darkest skies . 100 
The Lord hath eyes to give the blind 221 
The Lord he is God, and Jehovah alone 85 
The Lord himself will judge his saints 1018 



The graves of all his saints he blessed 

The grief beyond expressing . . . 

The hand of fellowship, the heart . 

The hand that gave it still supplies 

The hand that now withholds my joy 

The happv gates of gospel-grace " . 

The heathen lands, that lie beneath 

The heavenlv Babe vou there shall fin 

The hill of Zion yields .... 

The holy to the holiest leads . . 

The holy triumphs of my soul . 

The hopes that holy word supplies 

The hosts of God encamp around 

The King himself comes near . 

The king of terrors then would be 

The kingdom that I seek ... 

The Lamb that dwells amid the throne 1250 



The Lord his people lo'v 
The Lord is God; 't is he alone . . 
The Lord is good, the Lord is kind 
The Lord is great! his majesty, how 
The Lord is great! h'»s mercy* how 
The Lord is in the midst of her . . 

The Lord i3 King! 

*' The Lord is risen indeed" . . . 
The Lord makes bare his arm . . 
The Lord our strength and refuge is 



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The Lord preserves thy soul from sin 195 
The Lord proclaims his power aioud . 123 

The Lord shall come! 1207 

The Lord sits- Sovereign on the flood L3 
The Lord, the mighty God. on high . 333 
The Lord, thy keeper, shades thy way 395 
The Lord, who left the heavens . . . 'J'jS 
The Lord will give his people strength 324 
The Lord will raise Jerusalem . . . 3034 
The Lord, ye know, is God indeed . 31 • 
The meek, the still, the lowly mind . 564 
The men of grace have found . . . 968 
The mighty God, whose matchless . 890 
The more thy glories strike my eyes . 3233 
The mountains, in thy wrath . . . 499 
The mountains melt away . . . . . 376 

The northern pole, and southern, rest 332 
The once loved form, now cold and . 1201 
The opening heavens around me shine 684 
The order of thy house ...... 39 

The pains of death are past . . . .3207 

The pains, the groans, and dying strife 3194 
The parent finds his long lost child . 3243 
The patient soul, the lowly mind . . 587 
The peaceful gates of heavenly bliss . £09 

The powers of hell agree 332 

The prophets* goodly fellowship . . 248 
The race appointed I have run . . .1186 
The ransom Christ hath paid .... 357 
The riches of thy mercy, Lord . . . 177 
The rising God forsakes the tomb . . 858 
The rising tempest sweeps the sky . 5ZS 
The rolling sun, the changing light . 479 
The saints of God, from death set free 1275 
The saints shall flourish in his days . 1323 
The saints shall mount on eagles' . . 887 
The same his power his flock to guard 250 
The Saviour! — Oh, what endless charms 435 
The Saviour smiles — upon my soul . 614 
The scribe and angry priest .... 10^7 
The sense of thine expiring love . . 701 
The Shepherd sought his sheep . . 551 

The shining worlds above 320 

The Son of God in tears 286 

The sons of God,— how bright they . 999 

The soul by faith reclined 769 

The soul, of origin divine 1398 

The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for 180 
The soul that's filled with virtue's . . 962 
The sovereign will of God alone . . 552 
" The Spirit and the bride sav, Come " 582 
The Spirit calls to-day . .". . . . 515 
The Spirit, like some heavenly wind 552 
The Spirit takes delight to view ... 571 
The storm is laid, the winds retire . . 203 
The storm that racks the wint'ry sky 1198 

The story of the past 1019 

The stream that flows from Zion's hill 200 
The strong foundations of the earth . 14.1 
The sun is but a spark of fire .... 1198 
The sun that lights mine eyes ... 753 
The swelling floods tumultuons rise . 18:1 
The terror and the charm repel . . . 901 
The testimonies of thy grace .... 82(1 
The threatenings of thy broken law . 303 

The thunders of his hand 18,9 

The time draws nigh, when, from the 327,3 
The troubled conscience knows thy . 465 
The unbelieving world shall wail : . 82.1 
Th' unwearied sun, from day to day . 139 
The vaulted heavens shall fall . . . 681 
The vital savor of his name .... 490 
The voice at midnight came . . . .1207 
The vow is past beyond repeal . . .3067 
The want of s'ght she well supplies . 756 
The watchmen join their voice . . .3002 
The wave s of t rou bl e — h ow th ey ri se ! 3 251 
The way the holy prophets went . . 735 



INDEX OF FIRST LINES OF 



HYMTf 

The weakest lamb amid the flock . . 1081 
The whole creation join in one . . . 333 
The whole triumphant host .... 344 
The wicked there from troubling . . 11*.X> 
The widow's heart shall sing for joy . 1090 
The winds breathe low, the withering 1199 
The wings of every hour shall bear . 824 
The words of his extensive love . . l')47 
The work, O Lord, is thine .... 1027 
The world beheld the glorious change 109 

The world can never give 400 

The world may fail and flee . ... 977 
The world recedes — it disappears ! . 1189 
The world shall then confess thee jnst 044 j 
The world shut out from all my soul . 78S i 
The world's foundations by his hand 128 
The world's temptations may assail . 788 ! 
The year rolls round, and steals away 1157 \ 

The young, the old inspire 448 j 

Thee at all times will I bless .... G57 j 
Thee, Holy Father, we confess . . . 473 | 
Thee, in the watches of the night . . 652 j 
Thee, in thy glorious realm, they praise 870 I 
Thee may our tongues forever bless . 809 j 
Thee their Guide and Guard they . . 396 ' 
Thee, though winds and waves are . 677 I 
Thee to praise and thee to know . . 965 j 
Thee we acknowledge God and Lord 243 j 
Thee will I love, my Joy, my Crown . 823 
Their bodies in the ground •. . . .1211; 
Their fancied joys — how fast they flee! 498 : 
Their Father murks their generous . 1243 ! 
Their harmony shall sound . . . . 176 j 
Their lifted eyes salute the skies . . 141 ! 
Their ransomed spirits soar . . . . 1211 j 
Their steadfast feet shall never fall . 232 ! 
Their streaming tears together flow . 864 ! 
Their toils are past, their work is done 1217 | 
Their tongues are used to speak deceit 494 t 
Then Afric's long enslaved sons . . 1105 

Then all the chosen seed 246 

Then at each soul's return 572 

Then at thy feet I '11 bow 760 ; 

Then at thy feet, with awful fear . . 1233 
Then back to heaven they fly . . . ooii j 
Then be his law our choice .... 881 

Then bless his holy name 224 

Then blessed be the hand that gave . W7 
Then, bright as morning, shall come . 1148 
Then come, Lord Jesus'"! come with . 1181 
Then did 1 raise a louder cry .... 954 

Then duly shall appear 881 j 

Then entering th' eternal halls . . . 1032 j 
Then ever blessed be his name! . . . 915 
Then felt my soul the heavy load . . 500 
Then from the craggy mountains . .1131 
Then, in a nobler, sweeter song . . . 300 
Then, in that way, so free, so safe, so 314 j 
Then is my strength by thee renewed 844 
Then let Jehovah be adored .... 609 
Then let me join this heavenly train 1089 
Then let me mount and soar awa 7 . 481: 
Then let my faith each fear dispel . 1197 
Then let my soul march boldlv on . . 889 
Then let our humble faith address . . 424 
Then let our songs abound .... 968 
Then let our sorrows cease to flow . . 1217 
Then let the grateful church, to-day . 1145 
Then let the hope of joys to come . . 1108 
Then let the last loud trumpet sound 1210 
Then let the name of Christ, our King 248 
Then let the visits of thy love . . . 590 

Then let us adore 349 

Then let us ever make our boast . . 406 

Then let us joyful sing! 1±>~) 

Then let us sit beneath his cross . . 502 
Then linger not in all the plain . . . 538 
Then, "Lo! I come," the Saviour sail 259 

93 



HYMN 

Then love's soft dew o'er every eye . 1276 
Then may I close my eyes in death . 214 
Then murmur not, nor mourn . . . 907 
Then peace returns with balmy wing 1110 
Tiien raise your eyes, and tune your . 359 
Then save me from eternal death . . 725 
Then, see my sorrows, gracious Lord! 1280 
Then shall he make his justice . . . 238 
Then shall he wipe all tears away . . 1273 
Then shall I end my sad complaints . 763 
Then shall I not, O Saviour mine ! . 685 
Then shall I raise glad songs of praise 613 
Then shall I see, and hear, and know 11 
Then shall my drooping spirits rise . 616 
Then shall my joyful powers unite . 732 
Then shall my thankful powers rejoice 626 
Then shall, on faith's sublimest wing 1265 
Then shall the mourner at thy feet . 608 
Then, should the earth's foundations . 179 
Then take your golden lyres .... 355 
Then the end; — beneath his rod . . 392 
Then the fierce tempest broke . . . 950 
Then, then shall I know the full beauty 782 
Then they who live shall changed be 1275 
Then, though it be in accents weak . 413 
Then, though the grave my flesh . . li'73 
Then, though thou bend my spirit low 943 
Then, to draw near to thee, my God . 644 
Then to thy rest, my soul, return . . 984 
Then unto the Lord, they cry . . . 281 
Then wait his gracious will .... 507 
Then welcome toil and care and pain! 1241 
Then what my thoughts design to do 501 
Then, whatever may betide .... 835 
Then, when among the 6aints in light 794 
Then, when on earth I breathe no . , 929 
Then, when our work is finished here 1058 
Then, when the glorious end .... 881 
Then, when th' unbodied spirit lands 1187 
Then, when their weary ark found . 1145 
Then, when you hear his voice . . . 533 
Then will he "own my worthless name 797 
Then will I humbly "wait . . . . 848 
Then will 1 teach the world thy ways 596 
Then with angel-harps again .... 7 
Then with my waking thoughts . . 989 
Then, with the love of him who said . 1106 
Thence he arose, ascending high . . 1210 
There all the followers of the Lamb . 1258 
There all the heavenly hosts are seen 1233 
There all the millions of his saints . 1190 
There are no acts of pardon passed . 501 
There, at my Saviour's side .... 1224 
There dwells the Lord, our King . . 344 
There everlasting spring abides . . .1191 
There faith lifts up her cheerful eye . 1255 
There for sinners thou art pleading . 371 
There fragrant flowers immortal . . 1255 
Tii ere, from the bosom of my God . 815 
There garlands of immortal joy . . 971 
There, hand in hand, firm-linked at . 1244 
There happier bowers, than Eden's . 1231 
There his triumphal chariot waits . . 362 
There hung a deeper gloom .... 427 
There I behold, with sweet delight . 751 
There, if thy Spirit touch the soul . . 913 
There in full chorus shall we join . . 895 
There is a battle to be fought .... 903 
There is a dark and fearful vale . . . 888 
There is a day of sunny rest .... 948 
There is a death whose pang .... 496 
There is a gulf that must be crossed . 8S8 
There is a heavenly mercy-seat . . . 847 
There is a home for weary souls . . 1255 
There is a place where Jesus sheds . 845 
There is a river pure and bright . . 198 
There is a river that makes glad . . . 190 
There is a scene where spirits blend . 845 



ALL STANZAS BUT THE FIRST. 



ITYMtf I 

There is a stream, whose gentle flow . 192 This flesh' y robe the Lord did wear 
There is a world above . . ' . . . . 1214 | This glorious hope revives 



852 This hope supports u* here ... 

57-3 j This is the glorious day 

302 ' This is the grace that lives and sings 
1200 This is the hidden life I prize . . 
This is the thing I crave . . . ." 
This is the way I lona had sought . 
This lamp, through all the tedious 
Tliis lite 's a dream, an empty show 
This shall be known when we are . 
This spotless robe tiie same appears 



There is an arm that never tires . 

There is joy in heaven! 

There is none other name than thine 
There is the throne of David . . . 
There joys unseen by mortal eyes . 12(45 

There lot the way appear 989 

There, like the nightingale, she pours 913 

There, low before his glorious throne 1258 

There my God bore all my guilt . . 1^)1 

There no tumult can alarm thee . . 677 

There, on a green and flowery mount 1229 i This temple, hallowed by thine hand 

There pardon, peace, and holy joy . 148 \ This was compassion like a God . . 

There rest shall follow toil 1225 j This will I do, for thy love's sake . . 

There rest the pris'ners, now released ll'.K? , Thither the tribes repair 29 



792 

857 
893 

1027 
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804 
735 
488 
816 

1034 

1003 
463 

1057 
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There safe thou shalt abide .... 526 
There servants, masters, small and . ll'.Ki 
There shall his sacred Spirit dwell . 1013 
There shall I bathe my weary soul . 1260 
There shall I offer my requests ... 20 
There shall I wear a starry crown . . 889 
There shall my lips in endless praise . 205 
There shall my raptured spirit raise . 1183 
There shall we join, and never tire . 77 
There shall we sit, and sing, and tell . 1251 
There shed thy choicest love abroad . 1000 



Those are the hymns that we shall . 1083 
Those arc the prayers of all the saints 337 
Those gentle whispers let me hear . . 127 
Those holy gates forever bar .... 1257 
Those mightv orbs proclaim thy power 350 
Thou art a God before whose sight . 43 
Thou art as ready to forgive .... 780 
Thou art by heaven and earth adored 473 
Thou art gone in before us, Lord . . 365 
Thou art gone to the. grave ! . . . . 1218 
Thou art in heaven our all 444 



There's not a plant or flower below . IIS | Thou art my everlasting trust 



There the Lamb, our Shepherd, leads 1226 
There, there, on eagle wings we soar . 845 
There they see the Lord who bought 407 
There to fulfill his sweet commaiids . 1251 

There was joy in heaven! 573 

There, when the turmoil is no more . 1276 
There, where my blessed Jesus reigns 1252 
There, with eternal glory crowmd . 
There, with united heart and voice 
Therefore, in life I '11 trust in thee . 
Therefore, man, while yet thou . . 
These, and every secret fault . . . 
These are the blessings I desire . . 
These are the robes, unsoiled and . 
These ashes too, this little dust . . 
These, great God, to thee we owe 



324 
Thou art my living fountain, Lord . 658 
Thou art my Strength, my Life, my . 667 

Thou art our holy Lord 1084 

Thou art our portion here below . . 642 
Thou art the earnest of his love ... 455 
Thou art the First, and thou the Last 245 

Thou art the Life of God 918 

883 | Thou art the Life: the rending tomb . 445 

509 i Thou art the sea of love 645 

213 j Thou art the Truth divine 918 

1281 Thou art the Truth: thy word alone . 445 
612 i Thou art the Way, the Truth, the Life 445 
812 I Thou art their triumph and their joy 429 
1241 ! Thou art thyself the way .... 
127(5 ! Thou callest me to seek thy face 
1142 [ Thou canst not toil in vain . . . 

These lively hopes we owe 1274 ; Thou com est in the darksome night 

These pleas, presented at thy throne . 1117 j Thou didst create the stars of night 
These pleasures now no longer please 818 ; Thou dost visit earth, and rain . . 

These speak of thee with loud acclaim 138 Thou givest me the lot 

These temples of his grace 1025 ! Thou God of covenanted grace! . 

These, these prepare us tor the sight . 334 ; Thou good and wise and righteous 
These through fiery trials trod . . . 1248 j Thou great and good, thou just and . 

They all, in life and death 1247 ; Thou hast bought me with thy blood . 90S 

They are harmless, meek, and mild . 957 j Thou hast bowed the dying head . . 423 
They are lights upon the earth . . . 957 ] Thou hast promised to receive us . . 400 
They come, they come ! — thine exiled 1 134 j Thou hast redeemed our souls with . 337 
They die in Jesus, and are blest . . 1212 , Thou heard'st, well pleased, the song 1115 
They found me nigh to death . . . 551 ! Thou heavenly Friend! thou . . .1079 

They go from strength to strength . . 16 i Thou Holy Ghost! arise 1128 

They journey on from strength' to . . 13 i Thou Holy God! preserve my soul . 155 
1245 j Thou know'st I love thee, dearest Lord 698 
504 ! Thou knowest, Lord, what things be . 597 
■°>>7 ; Thou know'st the way to bring me . 631 
10 41 1 Thou, Lord, alone, art all thv children 647 
992 Thou lovely Chief of all my joys . .1278 



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They marked the footsteps that he 
They shall find rest who learn of me . 
They sing of death and hell o'erthrow 
They watch for souls, for which the 
They with unwearied feet shall tread 
Thine all-surrounding sight surveys . 135 

Thine armor is divine 892 

Thine earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we . . 1253 
Thine eye beholds, with kind regard . 201 
Thine image. Lord, bestow .... 854 
Thine inward teachings make me know 453 
Thine is the day and night .... 418, 

Thine is the earth, and thine the skies 210 j Thou, our only Life and Guide! 
Thine. O Lord, are power and . . . 1071 Thou, our Saviour, from the thn 
. 1007 Thou Prince of """ 



Thou must go forth alone, my soul 
Thou my deliv'rer art, O God . . . 
Thou my one thing needful be . . . 
Thou, ocr whom the sword and rod . 
Thou, of heaven and earth Creator! . 
Thou, only with the Holy Ghost . . 
Thou our feeble flesh hast worn . . . 



Thine the Name to sinners de; 

Thine, then, forever be 

Thine, wholly thine, oh, let us be! 
Think of thy sorrows, dearest Lord! , 
Txiis day be grateful homage paid . , 



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836 
264 
426 
468 
423 
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j iiiou rruice ui uie: arise .... 
2 i Thou shalt see mv g'ory soon . . . 
819 i Thou soread'st the curtains of the night 62 
560 | Thou sun. with dazzling ravs ... 120 
60 Thou the hope and refuge ait . . .1143 

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HYMN 

Thou, the Life, the Truth, the Way . 623 

Thou the shame, the grief hast known 423 

Thou tread'st upon enchanted ground 901 

Thou trustedst me awhde 050 

Thou, who didst come to bring . . . 476 
Thou, who for sinners felt such pain . 1282 

Thou, who, homeless and forlorn . . 51 1 

Thou who the sins of all the world . 408 

Thou, who wast so sorely tried . . . 938 

Thou wilt arise, and show thy face . 618 

Thou wilt not break a bruised reed . 76S 

Thou wilt not cast me oft* when age . 213 

Thou wilt regard my cries 817 

Thou wouldst, like wretched man, be 692 

Though all the flocks and herds were 414 

Though clouds may surround us, our 982 
Though dead, they speak in reason's . 1246 

Though destruction walk around us . 69 

Though doubts and griefs assailing . 894 

Though earth and hell assail .... 153 

Though estranged from thee in heart . 98 

Though faith and hope are often tried 771 

Though far from home, fatigued . . 771 

Though from the fold, with sad ... 951 

Though heavy clouds of sorrow . . . 894 

Though high above all praise .... 113 

Though hosts encamp around me . . 884 
Though I have grieved thy Spirit, Lord 595 

Thoug.'i I nave most unfaithful been . 4(51 

Though in a bare and rugged way . . 219 

Though in a foreign land 680 

Though in the paths of death I tread . 219 

Though in the very form of God . . 692 

Though iate, I all forsake 622 

Though like a wanderer 9S9 

Though Lord of all, above, below . . 716 

Though mountains crumble into dust 978 

Though now ascended up on high . . 855 

Though numerous hosts of mighty . 431 

Though oft I seem to tread alone . . 771 

Though oft thy way is in the sea . . 946 

Though our sins, our hearts .... 1119 

Though sin would fill me with distress 414 

Though storms his face obscure . . . 599 
Though strange and winding seem* the 978 

Though such griefs were thine to bear 803 

Though tempest-tossed and half a . . 411 

Though the night be dark and dreary 69 

Tuough unworthy, Lord, thine ear . 7 

Though we are guilty, thou art good . 87 

Though we pass through tribulation . 973 



IIYMX 

Thus Abraham, the friend of God . . 743 
Thus, as the moments pass away . . 84 

Thus, by thyself, the Way 918 

Thus far thine arm has led us on . . 1131 
Thus I wait for his returning .... 421 
Thus, like the morning, culm and . . 1153 
Thus low the Lord of life was brought 3-59 
Thus may the sacred law of love . . 1095 
Thus may we abide in union .... 91 
Thus melt us down, thus make us . . 611 
Thus might I hide my blushing face . 562 
Thus, oh, thus an entrance give . . . 833 
Thus on the heavenly hills .... 8fil 
Thus onward still we press . . . .1019 
Thus present still, though now . . .1113 
Thus shall they guard my sleeping . 1197 
Thus shall we best proclaim abroad . 9j3 
Thus spake the seraph; and forthwith 2(58 

Thus star by 6tar declines 1214 

Thus the clouds thy power confess . 1143 
Thus they shall learn, in God alone . 1090 
Thus, though the universe shall burn 1134 
Thus, till my last, expiring breath . . 707 
Thus, till my last ? expiring day ... 44 
Thus we greet this holy day .... 
Thus what our heavenly Father gave . 
Thus, when life's toilsome day is o'er 
Thus, when the night of death shall . 
Thus will he pour "salvation down . . 
Thus "will I sing till nature cease . . 
Thus, with my thoughts composed to 
Thus would I live till nature fail . . 
Thy blood, dear Jesus, thine alone 
Thy body, broken for my sake . . . 
Thy bountiful care what tongue can . 
Thy bounty every season crowns . . 
Thy choice, O God of goodness! then 
Thy chosen temple, Lord, how fair! 
Thy church is in the desert now . 
Thy condescending grace .... 
Thy counsels, Lord, shall guide my 
Thy cov'nant in the darkest gloom 
Thy cross, not mine, O Christ . . 
Thy cross, thy lonely path below . 
Thy crown of life hold fast . . . 
Thy crown of thorns is all our boast 
Thy death, not mine, O Christ . . 
Thy death to sin we die below . . 
Thy deep decrees from our dim sight 
Thy face with reverence and with . 
Thy favor, all my journey through . 



Though, your young branches torn . 1219 ! Thy favor, Lord, is all I want 



Thrice blest will all our blessings 
Thrice happy they, whose choice has . 
Through all eternity to thee .... 
Through all his ancient works . . . 
Through ail his works what wisdom . 
Through all my pilgrimage below . . 
Through all revolving ages, he 



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Through all the changing scenes of life 761 [ Thy grace first 
Through all the dangers of the day . 73 ' Thy grace, O C 



821) j Thy toes in vain designs engage . . 
17 Thy f«>es might hate, despise, revile 
211 ! Thy foot unmoved he ever keeps . 

188 Thy glories infinitely rise 184 

189 ■ Thy glorious eye pervadeth space . . 822 
774 ! Thy glorv, fearless of decline . . . 128 
250 i Thy God, thy Head's above . . , . 569 

' made me feel my sin . 717 



> God, alone 



Through all the earth, the nations round 40 

Through all the windings of my heart 590 

Through each bright world above . . 182 

Through each perplexing path of life 216 

Through every period of my life, Each 214 

Through every period of my life, Thy 211 

Through fickle fortune's various scene 1099 

Through life your guard and guide . ]092 

Through many dangers, toils, and . . 1015 

Through the desert Jesus leads them . 407 

Through the hours of darksome night 897 { Thy love will there array my soul 

Through the midst of toil and pain . 891 ] Thy loving counsel gave to me 



550 



Thy grace shall dwell upon my tongue 825 
Thy grace still dwells upon my heart . 432 
Thy hand, how wide it spread the sky! 183 
Thy hands, dear Jesus, were not armed 258 
Thy holy land, where none shall stop 633 
Thy kingdom come, thy will .... 2 
Thy land — its gates, how bright they 0°>8 
Thy laws are just and pure .... 481 
Thy love hath been my heritage . . 761 
Thy love the power of thought bestowed. 4 
•" ■' — -' 1010 

233 



Through the rich merits of that blood 94 \ Thy mercy gilds the path of life . . . 1096 

Through this vain world he guides our 166 , Thy mercy I entreat 625 

Through thy blood, by faith applied . 1049) Thy mercy, Lord, preserved my . . 208 
Through waves and clouds and storms 676 ! Thy mercy-seat is open still .... 668 
Throughout the world thy churches . 243 Thy mercy tempers every blast ... 127 

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ALL STANZAS EUT THE FIHST. 



HYMN J 

Thy morning light ami evening shade 11.50 | 'Tia thine the passions to recall . 
Thy name my inmost powers adore . 411 'T is thine to cleanse the heart . 
Thy nature, gracious Lord, impart . 577 "T is through, the purchase of his 



Thy noblest wonders here we view . 479 
Thy pardoning love, so free, so sweet . 630 
Thy path ascends the skies .... 535 
Thy power and glory work within . . 405 
Thy power is in the ocean deeps . . 139 
Thy precepts make me truly Avise . . 48!) 
Thy presence, Lord, can cheer my . 007 
Thy promise is my only plea . . * . . 602 

Thy promises are true 121 

Thy righteousness alone 1004 

Thy saints, in all this glorious war . . 8<S5 
Thy servant, — me thy servant choose 1098 
Thy showers the thirsty furrows till . 1150 
Thy sovereign grace can give relief . 765 
Thy sovereign laws are ever sure . . 133 
Thv sovereign wavs are ail unknown . 1001 

Thy Spirit shall unite 790 

Thy Spirit then will speak 1147 

Thy sway is known below, above . . 300 
Thv svmpathies and hopes are ours . 320 
Thy tears, not mine, O Christ . . .1004 
Thy threatenings wake my slumbering 484 
Thy throne eternal ages stood . . . 142 
Thy throne no joy to us would bring . 909 
Thy throne, O God, forever stands! 



HYMN" 
. 540 
. 452 
. 1012 
. 1007 
. 832 
• 960 

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252 
Thy truth unchanged hath ever stood 086 

Thy walls are strength, and at thy . . 1029 To him, let every tongue be praise 
Thy word brought forth the flaming . 190 | To him our prayers and cries . 
Thy word commands our flesh to dust 146 I To him who suffered on the tree 



'Tistl 

'Tis thy grace alone can save . 

'Tis to my Saviour I would live 

'Tis well when Jesus calls . , 

'Tis well when joys arise . . 

To a pleasant land he brings .... 231 

To all the list'ning tribes, O Lord . 

To and fro, without an aim . • . 

To chase the shades of death away 

To claim thee for my own .... 

To-day attend his voice . . . . 

To-day he rose, and left the dead . 

To-day the Saviour calls .... 

To dwell with God, to feel his love . 

To each the soul of each how dear! 

To ever fragrant meads 403 

To faint, to grieve, to die for me! . . 699 
To Father, Son, and Spirit, now . . 469 

To gentle offices of love 875 

To God I cried when troubles rose . . 956 
To God the Father glory be . . . .1077 
To God, the Judge of quick and dead 8*58 

To God the Son belongs 477 

To God the Spirit's name 477 

To heaven, the place of his abode . . 328 
To him, enthroned by filial right . . 3°9 
To him I owe my life and breath . . 328 

245 



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540 
904 
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864 



Thy word is everlasting truth . . . 489 
Thy words the raging winds control . 132 
Thy wounds, not mine, O Christ . . 1004 
Thv wrath I fear, thy wrath alone . . 1289 
Till filled with light, and joy, and love 9 
Till God diffuse his graces down . . 400 
Till God in human flesh I see . . . 303 

Till, of the prize possessed 803 

Till then I would thy love proclaim . 441 
Till then — nor is my boasting vain . 798 
Time is winging us away ..... 1107 
Time, like an ever-rolling stream . . 146 
Times of sickness, times of health . . 657 
'T is a broad land, of wealth unknown 487 

'Tis but a little while 1220 

'T is but in part I know thv will . . 186 
'Tis by the merits of thv death . . . 303 
'T is by thy death we live, O Lord ! . . 305 

'Tis conflict here below 1225 

'Tis done, the great transaction's . .1005 
"Tis even so, my dying Lord! . . . 1277 
♦• 'Tis finished!"— all that heaven . 208 
'Tis finished all: the vail is rent . . 716 
" 'T is finished ! " — let the joyful sound 298 

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"Tis finished!"— Son of God, thy 
'T is from the mercy of our God 
'T is gloom and darkness here . . 
'Tis God's all animating voice . . 
'Tis God that lifts our comforts high 

'T is he forgives thy sins 

'T is he, my soul, that sent his Son . 
'Tis he that girds me with his might 

'Tis his almighty love 24'? 

'T is like the sun, a heavenly light . . 489 
'Tis mercy — mercy we implore . . 611 



To Jesus, our atoning Priest 
To Jordan's bank whene'er we come 
To mine illumined eyes display . . 
To-morrow's sun may never me . 
To others we would stoop, and learn 

To our Redeemer, God 240 

To pray, and wait the hour 1279 

To scorn the senses' sway 870 

To serve the present age 916 

To songs of praise an cf joy 12 

To spread the rays of heavenly light . 281 
To tents of woe, to beds of pain .~ . . 
To the anxious soul impart .... 
To thee all angels cry aloud .... 
To thee aloud all angels cry .... 

To thee, and thee alone 

To thee, great One in Three .... 
To thee Lcheerfully submit .... 
To thee I come, from thee I am . . . 
To thee I owe my wealth and friends . 
To thee I tell each rising grief . . . 
To thee my trembling spirit flies . . 
To thee, 0' Lord, myself I give . . . 
To thee ten thousand thanks we bring 
To thee, the Christ of God . . . . ; 4AW 
To thee the triumph we ascribe . . .1116 

To thee, to thee I press 1232 

To thee we flee, to thee we pray . . . 1103 
To thee we still would cleave ." . . . 790 
To thee will I address my prayer . . 009 
To this dear cov'nant of thy word . . 840 
To this dear Refuge, Lord, we come . 201 
To thy great name, almighty Lord . 
To us a Child of hope is born . . 
To us remains nor place nor time 



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Tis midnight; and, for others' guilt . 202 To us thy cross 570 

Tis midnight; and, from all removed 202 ! To watch and pray, and never faint . 10oS 
T is midnight, — and from ether-plains 202 I To what a stubborn frann 

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'T is my most fervent prayer 
'T is not a cause of small import 
*T is not by works of righteousness 
'Tis not that murmuring thoughts . 
'Tis sin, alas! with dreadful power 
'T is strung and tuned for endless . 
'Tis then I've caught the Savioui 



804 j To you, in David's town, this day 
1061 ! To Zion's peaceful courts above . 
1012 | Together oft they seek the place . 
1239 I Together to their Father's house . 

582 I Tod on, and in thy toil rejoice . 

300 Toil on, — faint not, — keep watch and 879 

633 Too much to thee I cannot give . . . 564 



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* 'T is there," he says, " I am to dwell 755 Touched with a sympathy within . 

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INDEX OF FIRST LINES OF 



HYMN 

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Transient and vai i is every hope 
Transporting bore!— still on my soul 
Treasures of everlasting might . . 
Trembling before thy throne I bend 
Tn mbling beside the grave . . . 
Triumphant in thy closing eye . . . 
Triumphant smiles the victor's brow . 1198 
True, 't is a strait and thorny road . . 890 
Truly blessed is this station . . . . 295 
Trust him, ye saints, in all your ways 355 
Trust in the Lord; forever trust . . . 1028 
Trust in thy Saviour's might .... 900 
Trust thee as the only light .... 764 
Trust thy blood to cleanse my soul . 704 
Tune your harps anew, ye seraphs . 297 
Turn, 'Christian, turn ! thy soul apply 1205 
Turn, mortal, turn ! thy danger know 1205 
Turn to Christ your longing eyes . . 519 
Turn, turn us, mighty God! .... 555 
'T was for my sins my dearest Lord . 5S3 
'T was grace that taught my heart to . 1015 
'T was he (and we '11 adore' his name) . 47<S 
'T was he that sought the lost . . . . 551 
'T was he who cleansed our foulest sins 325 
'T was his own purpose that begun . . 100S 
'T was I that shed the sacred blood . . 747 
'T was merry filled the throne . . . 255 
'T was sovereign mercy called me . . 2Rfl 
'T was Hiwn in weakness here . . .1271 
'T was the same love that spread the . 10*5 
'T was through tiie Lamb's most . .1246 
Under the shadow of thy throne . . 110 
Undone and lost, for aid I cry . . . 9NS 
Unfading palms they bear alott . . . 1082 

Unholy and impure* 812 

Unnumbered comforts on my soul . . 211 
Unnumbered myriads stand .... 153 

Unshaken as eternal hiils 1038 

Until it come to thee 663 

Up I aad take thy shield and 6Word . 891 
Tip into thee, cur living Head . . . 990 
Up to her courts, with joys unknown . 27 
Up to the courts where angels dwell . 1172 
Up to the hills where Christ is gone . i^ 
Up, up, in swift ascent, they rise . . 1215 

Upheld by thy commands 121 

Upon the willows long 1232 

Vain, sinful man!— creation's Lord . 41 
Vain the stone, the watch, the seal . . 354 
Vain were all our toil and labor . . . 659 
Vainer still the hope of heaven . . . 65 
Vainly we offer each ample oblation . 266 
Vast are thy works, almighty Lord! . LN 

Vilest of the sons of men 592 

Vine of heaven! thy blood supplies . 1052 
Visit, then, this soul cf mine .... 425 
Vouchsafe, O Lord, we humbly pray . 96 
Waft, waft, ye winds, his story . . . 1132 
Wait on the Lord, ye trembling saints 674 
Wait then, my soul, submissive wait . 241 
Wake, all ye soaring throngs, and sing 1!0 
Waken, O Lord, our drowsy sense . . 1157 

Walk in the light! 924 

Warm our hearts in prayer and praise 85 

Warn me of every sin 

Was crucified for you and me . . . 
Was it for crimes that I had done . . 
Wash me, and make me thus thine 
Wash cut its stains, reline its dross 
Washed in thy blood, I shall be pure . 
Waste not thy previous stores .... 
Watch e'er my lips, and guard them . 
Watch ! 't is your Lord's command . . 
Wat diman, does its beauteous ray 



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What in thy love possess I not? 

What is my being, but for thee . . . 

What language can I bo i row . . . . 

What peaceful hours I once enjoyed! . 

What shall I render to the Lord ? . . 

What shall I render unto thee . . . 
. . What should I wish, or wait for, then . 
Watchman, let thy wanderings cease . 276 • What strange, surprising grace is this 
Watchman, tell us of the night . . . 2"0 What thanks I owe thee, and what 
Watchman, will its beams alone . . . 276 What thou shalt to-day provide . . . 
We adore thee as our. King £64 What though he hide his face . . . . 

938 



HYMN 

We alt, like erring sheep, had strayed 307 
We are. his people, we his care ... 33 
We are sinful: clearse us, Lord . . . 456 
We ask fjr wisdom: Lord, impart . . 813 
"\\ e ask rot golden streams of wealth 813 
W e ask net a mors, which an hour . . 813 
We ask i:ct ; Lord, the cloven flame . 449 

We bless trite holv \torl 1027 

We bring them. Lord, i" thfcnfc^M 

We celebr 

We did no 

We expect 

We hear th 

We held hi 

We hope to 

We in perfe 

We know th 

We laid thei 

We '11 crowd 

We '11 follow 

We 11 talk of ~ „«m- . . • o3 

We long to hear thy voice . . . ; - .1270 
We long to see thy'ehurches full ; . 1055 
We lose, we lack,' that men may gahr. 1097 
We mark her goodly battlements . . 1038 

We meet with one accord 448 

We plead thy grace, indulgent God! . 1117 
We purge our mortal dross away . . 805 
We raise our shouts, () God, to thee . 478 
We render thanks, and bless the Lord 346 
We shall be reckoned for thine own . 792 
We share our mutual woes .... 857 
We sinners, Lord, with earnest heart . 765 
We speak of its freedom from sin . . 1261 
We spe;ik of its pathways of gold . . 1261 
We speak of its service of love . . . 1261 
We stood not bv the empty tomb . . 361 
We taste thee, (> thou living Bread . 686 
We trust not in our native strength . 1066 
We upward lift our longing eyes . . 307 
We 've no abiding citv here .... 1223 
We welcome, Lord, those rising tears 1219 

We will be slaves no more 915 

We Mould no longer lie .• 1002 

Weak is the effort of my heart . . . 441 
Weaned from earth's vexatious . . . 586 
Weary of this war within ..... 776 
Weep not for him at Calvary's station 367 
Welcome, all by sin oppressed ... 261 
Welcome, sweet hour of full discharge 1242 
Welcome the fiercest waves that roll . 930 
Welcome the thorniest path, if there . 930 
Well might the skies with wonder view 323 
Well might the sun in darkness hide . 562 
Well, the delightful day will come . . 433 
Well when they see his face .... 9(10 
Were all my crimes before my sight . 730 
Were half the breath thus vainly spent 853 
Were I in heaven without my God . 644 
Were I inspired to preach and tell . . SC><i 
Were I possessor of the eartb .... 643 
Were the whole realm of nature mine 316 
What bro jght them to that world . 
What can Isav thy grace to move? 
What have I done for him who died . 
What have I then wherein to trust? . 
What if the springs of life were broke 



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ALL STANZAS BUT THE FIRST. 



HYMN 

"What though in lonely grief I sigh . . 929 

What though, in solemn silence, all . 119 

What though it pierced my fainting . 949 
What though the skies iu smoke decay 893 

What though the spicy breezes . , . 1132 

What though the tempest rage . . . 1224 
What though the world deceitful prove 771 

What though thou rulest not! . . . G7C> 

What thrilling joy, when on our sight 1154 
What transport then shall rill my heart 802 

Whate'er consists not with thy love . 701 

Whate'er events betide 762 

Whate'er I fondly counted mine . . 828 

Whate'er my fears or foes suggest . . G19 

Whate'er pursuits my time employ . 822 

Whate'er the mighty Lord decrees . . 177 

Whate'er thy providence denies . . . 1001 

Whate'er thy sacred will ordains . . 1001 

Whate'er thy word hath promised, all 978 

Whate'er we fondly call our own . . 935 

Whate'er would tempt the soul to . . 919 

When <;fflictions cloud my sky . . . 772 

Whe^ all created streams are "dried . 651 

Wh„n all I am I clearly see .... 768 

When all shall stand before thy . . . 12S2 

When all the sharpness of our death . 335 

When anxious cares would break my 961 

When anxious thoughts arise .... 7(30 

When black the threatening clouds . 888 

When by the dreadful tempest borne . 202 
When cares and sorrows thicken round 774 

When day, with farewell beam, delays 1152 

When death o'er nature shall prevail . 901 

When death these mortal eyes shall . 68!) 

When doubts disturb my troubled . . 237 

When dreadful guilt is done away . . 609 

When each can feel his brother's sigh 8-59 

When each day's scenes and labors . 47 

When ends life's transient dream . . 722 
When fainting under guilt's dread load 294 

When fear her chilling mantle flings . 149 

When flesh declines, then strengthen 919 
When free from envy, scorn, and pride 859 

When free grace awoke me by light . 1006 

When friends depart, and hopes are . 847 
When from flesh the spirit freed . .1264 

When from the dust of earth I rise . . 1003 
When gladness wings my favored hour 4 

When gloomy care and keen distress . 205 

When God is mine, and I am his . . 368 

When he came, the angels sung . . . 442 

When he lived on earth abased . . . 438 

When he makes bare his arm .... 675 

When heart and flesh, O Lord, shall . 642 

When heaven, thy beauteous work on 170 

When here thy messengers proclaim . 11)72 

When I am filled with sore distress . 324 

When I appear in yonder cloud . . . 333 

When I behold them pressed with . . 6 

When I behold thy works on high . . 287 

When I faint with summer's heat . . 206 

When I have erred and gone astray . 373 

When I hear the wicked call .... 714 

When I review my ways 567 

When I stand before the throne . . . 714 

When I survey the stars 171 

When I touch the blessed shore ... 833 

When I tread the verge of Jordan . . 1221 

When I turn my eyes within .... 589 

When, in ecstasy sublime 693 

When in flowery paths I tread . . . 715 

When, in the slippery paths of youth 211 

When, in the solemn hour of death . 939 

When in the sultry glebe I faint . . . 219 

When in want, or when in wealth . . 98 

When my dim reason would deiriand 237 

When my feeble flame is dying . . . GGQ 

When my forgetful soul renews . . . 629 



HYMN 

When my pain is most intense . . . 808 
When my sky above is glowing . . . 668 
When my soul is dark and clouded . 666 
When myst'ry clouds my darkened . 149 
When nature sinks, and spirits droop 486 
When no eye its pity gave us ... . 296 

When on Calvary I rest 693 

When on my aching, burdened heart 939 
When on my head huge sorrows fell . 850 
When once thou visitest the heart . . 809 
When our eyes grow dim in death . . 423 
When poor and helpless sons of grief. 873 
When rising floods my soul o'erflow . 402 
When Satan, by my sins made bold . 873 
When seated at the feast of love ... 294 
When shall I reach that happy place . 1234 
When shall the day, dear Lord, appear 1235 
When shall the sovereign grace . . . 775 
When, shriveling like a parched scroll 1283 
When soft the dews of kindly sleep . GS 
When sorrowing o'er some stone I bend 412 
When storms of fierce temptation beat 413 
When storms of trouble on me fall . . 67S 
When tempests rock the groaning . . 1107 
When that happy era begins .... 1188 
When that illustrious day shall rise . 885 
When the Chief Shepherd shall appear 90 
When the dark scene of death, the'last 294 
When the full light of heavenly day . 373 
When the heart is sad within .... 423 
When the Judge descends in light . . 546 
When the King of heavenly glory . . 1281 
When the lips are dumb which . . . 1182 
When the morning paints the skies . 227 
When the pangs of death assail me . 1175 
When the praise of heaven I hear . . 714 
When the secret idol's gone .... 988 
When the sun of bliss is beaming . . 317 
When the sun shall turn to sackcloth 1281 
When the vale of death appears . . . 772 
When the woes of life o'ertake me . . 317 
When thou didst hang upon the tree . 336 
When thou, O Lord! shalt stand . . 1280 
When through the deep waters I call . 180 
When thy heavenly dew distills . . . 772 
When thy statutes I forsake .... 772 
When to the cross I turn my eyes . . 1050 
When to thy works on high .... 171 
When tongues shall cease, and power 449 
When trials sore obstruct my way . . 989 
When trouble, like a gloomy cloud . 431 
When troubles, like a burning sun . . 388 
When troubles rise, and storms appear 20 
When, wandering from the peaceful . 1081 

When we asunder part 857 

When we come to death's dark river . 1222 
When we in darkness walk .... GS0 

When we seek relief 404 

When weary in the christian race . . 373 
When youthful spring around us . . 1152 
When Zion we see, having gained the 521 
Whene'er I feel temptation's power . 294 
Whene'er temptations fright my heart 637 
Whene'er to call the Saviour mine . . 459 
Where are the happy seasons spent . 628 
YVhere are the vows which then I . . 947 
Where can the mourner go .... 942 
Where is the blessedness I knew . . 627 
Where is the zeal that led us then . . 628 
Where none shall beckon us away . . 1244 
Where the cross, God's love revealing 990 
Where the saints of all ages in . . . 1176 
Where we shall breathe in heavenly . 77 
Where'er I look, my wondering eyes . 700 
Where'er the helpless sons of grief . . 1095 

Wherever earth is fair 137 

Wherever he may guide me .... 673 
Wherever in the world I am .... 215 



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Wherewith I longed for thee .... 904 

Which of all our" friends, to save us . 438 

W'hile action may his praise reveal . . GOG 
While all our hearts and all our songs 1055 

While all the powers on high .... 97 

While all the stars that round her burn 119 

While all things change, he changes . 422 

While angels shout and praise their . 378 
While, cleaving to that darlim? dust . 1219 

While God invites, how blest the day! 497 

While golden harps and angel tongues 158 

While guilt disturbs and breaks my . 492 

While harps unnumbered" sound his . 388 

While he affords Ids aid 217 

While his high praise ye sing . ... 39 

While I draw this fleeting breath . . 721 

While I hear this grace revealed . . . 838 

While I hearken to thy law .... 81 
While in this darksome wild I stray 
While Jews on their own law rely . 
While life's dark maze I tread . . 
While looking to Jesus, my heart . 
While on earth ordained to stay . . 
While our silent steps are straying . 
While pity prompts the rising sigh . 



While sinners in despair shall call . . 1207 
While the heralds of salvation . . . 1102 
While the Holy Ghost is nigh. . . . 546 
While the prayers of saints ascend . 81 
While they around the throne . . . 341 
While through this dubious maze I . 453 
While thus we mourn, we would . . 1054 
While thy glorious praise is sung . . 81 
While we pray for pard'ning g'-ace . 55 
While with a melting, broken heart . 583 
While, with my heart and tongue . . 482 
While yet in anguish he surveyed . . 105G 

Whither, all! whither shall I g 411 

Whither should a wretch be flying . . 531 
Who can his mighty deeds express . . 181 
Who is the Ki n g of glory ? — lie . . . 3G4 
Who is the King of glory — who? . . 3G4 
Who is the King of glory — who ? . . 303 
Who is the King of glory — who? . . 3G2 
Who is this King of glory — who? . . 3G3 
Who knows the errors of his thoughts? 484 
Who made this beating heart of mine 911 

Who now accuseth them 357 

Who points the clouds their course . 675 
Wiio shall adjudge the saints to hell? . 1005 
Who shall not fear thee, Lord! ... 97 
Who su'Ter with thee, Lord, below . . 370 
Who, then, shall drive my trembling . 730 
Who, when in pain he lies apart . . 795 
Who, who would live alway, away . . 117G 
Who within the silent grave .... 941 
Whom have I on earth below? . . . 836 
Whose breast expands with generous . 875 
Whose grace is all unsearchable . . . 849 
Whose hands are pare, whose heart is 021 
Why do these cares my soul divide . 828 
Why linger then ? Come, Saviour . . Sit) 
Why restless, why cast down, my soul? 654 
Why should I shrink at pain and woe? 1-31 
Why should I shrink at thy command 927 
Why should I then for suite rings grieve 945 



Wide as the world is thy command . 33 
Wide as they sweep their sounding . 127 
Will gifts delight the Lord our God? . 726 

Will that not joyful be 1262 

Will ye not hi's grace receive? . . . 539 
Will you let him die in vain ? .... 539 
Willing hands to lead the blind . . . 874 
Wilt thou let him bleed in vain? . . 545 

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. 782 With his blood the Lord hath bought. 407 
7 i With holy ioy I hail the day .... 5Q 

. 1213, With humble faith I wait 775 

. 1180 With ioy like his, shall every saint . . 359 

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While place we seek, or place we shun 140 j With joy the Father doth approve 
While resounds the joyful cry .^ . . 278 ; With joy thy people stand 



With longing eyes thy creatures wait . 147 
With pardon in his hands ..... 1092 
With pitying eyes the Prince of Grace 262 
With prayer and crying strong . . . «** 
With rapture shall I then survey . . 
With righteousness thy priests array . 
With sacred awe pronounce his name 



With saints, who all triumphantly . 
With such a promise need I fear . . 
With thanks approach his awful sight 

With thee, amid the crowd 

With thee conversing, I forget . . . 



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Why should my passions mix with 
Why should this anxious load . . 
Why should we doubt a father's love 
Why should we tremble to convey . 
Why shrinks my soul? — in death's 
Why then despond in life's dark vale 
Why was I made to hear thy voice . 
Why will vou in the crooked ways . 

Why wilt thou still delay? 560 

Wide as his vast dominion lies . . . 112 



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With thee, in thee, by faith 
With thee, when darkness brings 
With Ihee, when dawn comes in 
With thee, when day is done . . 

With this polluted heart rts 

With us in the lonely valley .... 419 
With us their names shall live . . . 1211 
With us when the storm is sweeping . 419 
With us when we toil in sadness . . 419 
Within these walls let holy peace . . 80 
Within these walls may peace ... 29 
Within thy circling power I stand . . 134 

Within thy presence. Lord 197 

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Within thy temple where we stand . 

Work in all, in all renew 

Worship, honor, power, and blessing . 
Worthy is he who once was slain . . 
" Worthy the Lamb that died," they . 
Worthy thy hand to hold the keys . . 
Would aught with thee my wishes . . 
Would not my heart pour forth its . . _. 
Wrapped in the gloom of dark despair 435 
Wretch that I am to wander thus . . 629 
Ye angels, catch the thrilling sound . 110 
Ye chosen seed of Israel's race . . . 379 

Ye dwellers in the dust 1271 

Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take . 236 
Ye Gentile sinners, ne'er forget ... 379 
Ye know where morn exulting springs 614 
Ye mortals, catch the sound .... 356 
Ye nations, bend — in reverence bend 1C0 
Ye no more your suns descending . . 964 
Ye saints below, and hosts of heaven ! 1053 

Ye sinners! seek his grace 1288 

Ye souls that a-e wounded, oh, flee to 521 
Ye stars are but the shining dust . . 1190 

Ye vapors, hail, and snow 120 

Ye wheels of nature, speed your . . 1158 
Ye, who, forsaking all 1138 

940 



VLL STAXZAS BUT THE FIRST. 



HYMN 

Yc who are of death afraid 300 

Ye who, tossed on beds of pain . . . 514 

Ye -winds and racing seas 114 

Yea, bless his holy name 1153 

Yea, into nothing would I fall , . . 437 
Yea, though I walk in death's dark vale 220 
Yes, and I must and will esteem . . 724 
Yes, for me he standeth pleading . . 421 
Yes, I believe; and only thou . . . . 779 
Yes, I hasten from you gladly . . . llo9 
Yes, I'm secure beneath thy blood . 566 
Yes, I would count them all but loss . 699 
Yes, in me abroad he sheddeth . . . 421 
Yes, in me, in me he dwelleth . . . 421 
Yes, keep me calm, though lou; 1 and . 906 
Yes, let it go 1 — one look from jo . . 834 
Yes, my Redeemer, they shall die . . 5S3 
Yes, o'er me, o'er me he watcheth . . 421 
Yes, i 3on and forever we '11 see as . . 796 
Yes, speak of Jesus, while mine ear . 434 

Yes that will joyful be 1262 

Yes, the Christian's course is run ! . . 1264 
Yes, the Redeemer left his throne . . 311 
Yes, thou shalt be our guide through . 642 
Yes, thou wilt save; my soul is free! . 731 
Yes, though of sinners I'm the worst 818 
Yes, though unlimited his works . . 653 
Yes. thy sins have done the deed . . 545 
Yes, when I pray, thou prayest too . 1077 

Yes, whosoever will 506 

Yet again we hope to meet thee . . . 1209 
Yet all the griefs he felt were ours . . 313 

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HYMN" 

Yet could I hear him once again . . 985 

Yet, Father, thou art Love 661 

Yet gracious God, thy power and love 310 
Yet grant that we may follow thee . . 697 
Yet 1 may love thee, too, O Lord . . 172 
Yet I mourn my stubborn will . . . 589 
Yet, if I might make some reserve . . 821 
Yet in the Lord will I be glad .... 951 
Yet must we part, and, parting, weep 1244 
Yet not the less that blood avails . . 747 
Yet not thus buried, or extinct . . . 1276 
Yet, oh, the chief of sinners spare . . 461 
Yet one prayer morel — and be it one . 74 
Yet save a trembling sinner, Lord 1 . . 594 
Y 7 et 6hall we meet again in peace . . 1244 
Yet sovereign mercy calls — " Return ! " 630 
Yet there is one, of human frame . . 248 
Yet this acknowledgment I '11 make . 695 
Yet this my soul desires to know . . 234 
Y"et though I have not seen, and still . 689 
Yet, though my soul in darkness . . 616 
Yet through this rough and thorny . 652 
Yet to view the heavens he bends . . 173 
Yet when his holiest works are done . 921 
Yet would I lift my trembling voice . 185 
Yield, my heart, ho longer hardened . 399 
Yonder stars that gild the sky ... 85 
Y r our streams were floating me along ; 815 
Zion enjoys her Monarch's love ... 192 

Zion, now arise and shine 1 1042 

Zion, thrice happy place 26 



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